About DUNCAN

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San Francisco, CA, United States
He began as a Corporate Event Planner until his tenure as Catering Manager for luxury San Francisco hotels, as well as the General Manager/Director of Events for the Julia Morgan Ballroom. Later became the Catering Manager for Weddings at the historic Westin St. Francis Hotel. Impressive accolades have given him credentials to recognize him as an Independent Food Editor, Restaurant Critic and a Contributing Writer for several media publications. Spanning impressive years in Wedding and Event Planning, his passion has taken him to create F. DUNCAN REYES EVENTS BY DESIGN and is renowned as the Event Industry’s most premiere Wedding and Event Planner Extraordinnaire! In January 2009, he was honored by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Top 100 new businesses in their “Book Of Lists 2009”. Duncan is a member of the National Assoc. of Catered Events (NACE) and last April 2010 was voted “Member of the Year” 2010 and the 2013 Winner of Silicon Valley NACE's coveted Best of the Industry Award in Event Design. In January 2011, 2012 and 2013, received prestigious recognition with the WeddingWire Bride's Choice Award for Wedding Planning.

CHRISTINA & BILLY

" 5 stars all around for Duncan, who lived up to his legendary reputation. Duncan was actually the first vendor we hired. My husband had experienced Duncan's talent at his older brother's wedding and kept saying how smooth everything was. We were lucky that Duncan was available on our date and hired him without hesitation.  Starting the month before the wedding, Duncan was the main point of contact for every vendor we had hired. A wedding is such a production with so many people involved, so it was super helpful to have a coordinator handle major communications and follow up. Duncan came up with a detailed, 6-page timeline and ensured everyone knew where they needed to be at all times. He has great ideas and is always accessible, quick to respond, and detail-oriented.  One example that impressed me was how Duncan caught an error on my seating chart. To organize our guests, we had three different spreadsheets in Google Docs. One spreadsheet indicated everyone's entree selections. Another spreadsheet listed everyone by table. A third spreadsheet organized everyone alphabetically. Without my asking, Duncan cross-referenced the three spreadsheets and asked me if one guest was still coming, because her name with missing from the alphabetical order spreadsheet. Good thing Duncan caught that, because I was using the alphabetical order spreadsheet to lay out my seating chart! His timing couldn't have been better because he caught the error before I printed the chart.  Whenever anyone asks me how my wedding went, I tell them it was everything I hoped it would be and more. The day really was about as perfect as it could have been! I give a huge chunk of the credit to Duncan for making sure everything went off without a hitch. A relaxed bride is a happy bride. I absolutely recommend Duncan as someone you can trust to make your day happen. Hire him so that you can kick back and enjoy every moment! "
-- Christina Chiou-Yeh

Thanks to my amazing team of Wedding Pros who helped me create a fabulous Wedding for Christina & Billy.  It was a labor of love!

Wedding & Event Planning - Duncan Reyes and Mimi Renfro-Rodriguez with f. duncan reyes events by design

Photography - Larissa Cleveland and Jennifer Graham with Larissa Cleveland Wedding Photography

Catering and Reception Venue - Diane Fennikoh with Chardonnay Golf Club

Entertainment - Hubie Wang with Big Bounce Orchestra

Floral Design - Lisa Brown with Floralisa

Hair and Make-Up - Mei Zhou with Triple Twist, along with Jira, Matt and Yoong with Wowpretty Jira


Lighting Design - StefaNia Contreras with Atmosphere Lighting


Officiant - Rev. Michel Marcil

Photo Booth - Chris Wong with Perfect Pixel Photo Booth

Printing and Stationery - Buzzsaw Media

Wedding Ceremony Venue - Debbie Fradelizio with St. Helena Catholic Church

Wedding Cake - Alison Mitchell with SheChefs

Wedding Dress - Amy Kuschel

Wedding Dresses (Bridesmaids) - Mori Lee Affairs from Tom's Bridal





























3 comments:

AVRfilms, a Couture HDSLR and 8mm Film Style Wedding Cinematography Company for the San Francisco Bay Area said...

Fabulous pictures Duncan. Need I say to expect anything else but, a Beautimous raving review?
This looked like a fabulous couple and event.
You are the Master Planner!

AVRfilms, a Couture HDSLR and 8mm Film Style Wedding Cinematography Company for the San Francisco Bay Area said...

Fabulous pictures Duncan. Need I say to expect anything else but, a Beautimous raving review?
This looked like a fabulous couple and event.
You are the Master Planner!

SIMPLY DASHY PHOTOGRAPHY said...

What a gorgeous wedding, Duncan! =) Awesome work! =)