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On WeddingWire since 2020

Last update: February 2025

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, The Bridal Bar specializes in being a one stop shop system for couples to plan and build their wedding in one place! This team, led by Samantha Rose and Gelareh Matheson, dedicates themselves to creating memorable and impactful experiences that reflect your inspiring union. Together, with over 15 years of experience in the planning industry, The Bridal Bar has had the opportunity to learn a great deal about wedding culture throughout the globe. No matter your location, this collective of event professionals can help you plan a celebration that highlights the things you love most about one another.

Services Offered

Each wedding deserves its own completely original approach, and The Bridal Bar is full service company allowing you to book all vendors in one place and achieves that by working closely with their couples. Building a relationship with you allows the team to discover what makes you different.

No matter the size or level of assistance you require for your special day, these coordinators can cater to you. They offer various packages, from full-day coordination to micro weddings. Each service guarantees you time with an event coordinator that will help you determine the right path to take for the celebration you want.

Allow these seasoned planners and team of design professionals to guide you through venue scouting and vendor selection with ease. Make creating your milestone just as enjoyable as celebrating it. The Bridal Bar is also one of the only bridal accessory and gift shop in the Vancouver area!

Frequently asked questions

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Budget analysis
Day-of coordination
Event design
Full planning
Guest list creation
Partial planning
Timelines
To-do lists
Vendor referrals

What types of weddings do you accommodate?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double weddings
Eco-friendly
Military
Non-religious
Religious

How many planners are on your team?

6

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes
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Any other questions?

Reviews for The Bridal Bar

Ashley
Ashley Sent on 20/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Bridal Bar was amazing

Samantha from bridal bar was the perfect wedding day coordinator! It felt like my big sister was helping me plan my special day. The phone calls and emails before the big day were helpful and fun! It was like “oh yea I didn’t think of that!" and “oh that’s a cool idea!” On the day of things flowed perfectly. There were a few little check ins helping me relax and have fun getting ready knowing it was all handled! The day flowed perfectly and I had a fantastic time enjoying my special day completely stress free! I feel every bride needs a day of coordinator and I think I got the best there is booking Samantha!
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Kerstin Sent on 31/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

So amazing!

This company was so incredible to work with! The best decision I made. They paid such great attention to detail and there is no way I would have been able to handle everything they were running around doing! Thank-you!
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Robyn Sent on 22/07/2024
1 out of 5 rating

Disappointing, unethical

BRIDES BE WARNED - My wedding was July 7, 2024. The Bridal Bar has been pure disappointment from start to finish.

On your wedding day, you hope your planner has your back. Especially when you've provided them all the details to execute and they complement you consistently on your organization and your detail-oriented planning. But unfortunately, I caught Samantha in so many lies… and all she has done is blame other people for things that any decent person would just take ownership over, especially when all the facts and evidence shows she is in the wrong. I even gave her an opportunity to address the issues and she kept lying and diverting the blame.

2 weeks after the wedding I was sent an invoice for over $750 for items Samantha claims to have done before the wedding. I sent her 3 pages of my seating arrangements, which she asked for to place menus appropriately. She charged me for reviewing a 13 page document. If she had an issue with opening the document, she should have advised me first and asked me to agree to the extra charges. Not to mention, the 3 pages she was given were NOT even followed!!! Our contract includes her finalizing details with vendors. After the wedding, and with no approval/no warning, I was charged $175 for her phone call with the venue. I never agreed to this or preauthorized this. Lastly, the previously agreed to price for a third day-of coordinator was 20% greater on the invoice she submitted to me after the wedding, along with a late fee applied within 1 day of emailing me the invoice. Crazy unethical and scammy business practices by The Bridal Bar - which I have notified the Better Business Bureau accordingly.
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Alexsandra Sent on 09/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

I had the full package of planning

Made it a stress free process!
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Lauren Sent on 29/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Easiest Elopement

We were so happy to have Samantha and her team guide us and make our wedding the happiest and easiest day!
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Jane Sent on 04/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Dream planner!

Samantha and her team were incredible to work with. She took the time to make all of our fun and crazy dreams come true. SRW will make your event one to remember, without any of the stress of coordinating the day yourself. Thank you!
Paulyna
Paulyna Sent on 23/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The BEST wedding planner!

Samantha is AMAZING! I was supposed to have my wedding on 2022, however one of our important guests got sick and we had to cancel the wedding. However I worked with Samantha for months and I couldn't ask for more in a wedding planner. She was always on top of any situation. I highly recommend her and her team. I know I was going to have an amazing wedding because she had everything organized, she even read my mind in multiple occasions. Definitely 5 stars!
Kristi
Kristi Sent on 22/09/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Over the moon pleased!

We are so grateful to have worked with Samantha Rose Weddings for our wedding planning. Our wedding day was absolutely seamless thanks to the hard work of SRW. SRW didn’t have it easy with us, given that we were thrown every covid curveball possible, yet SRW worked hard to problem solve and make our special day absolutely spectacular. You can expect prudent attention to detail, outstanding organization, and incredibly timely responses. Thank you to Samantha Rose Weddings for helping make our wedding day beautiful and memorable!
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Megan Sent on 02/11/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Super team!

As if planning a wedding wasn't hard enough, throw a pandemic into the mix and it becomes an impossible task. This team was very helpful from booking to execution, and answered all of my questions along the way. I booked with them last year and obviously things weren't going the way we had planned originally (247 guests) and so we decided to go with a very small intimate wedding of immediate family only. They assisted with the smaller wedding at no additional cost (even though it was a lot more work to cancel and change everything) It was still more beautiful than I imagined and we are looking forward to planning a large reception to celebrate in 2021 or 2022 with this company.

Would definitely recommend!
Jonathan
Jonathan Sent on 22/10/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Company

We really appreciated all of the ongoing assistance and communication from this team. They were always available when needed and really made our wedding an amazing day. Would recommend them one thousand percent!
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600-1285 W Broadway V6H3X8 Vancouver (British Columbia)

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