Vanessa Vierra, the founder, creative director, and principal planner behind Vanessa Noel Events, has been curating nuanced, design-rich, and couple-centric weddings and celebrations for the past 15 years. Born and raised in the agricultural heart of California, she revels in producing exceptional, refined events that make natural landscapes sing. Vanessa, whose cup is filled by international travel, architecture, and interior design, anchors her holistic process in place, drawing inspiration from craggy Santa Barbara cliffsides, Napa Valley’s undulating vineyards, Mexico’s terra-cotta Spanish-colonial buildings, and more to produce customized, contextual celebrations for her clients. Specializing in planning intentional weekend weddings at some of the world’s most remarkable properties, Vanessa believes that parties have plot points—not details—that tell the stories of couples, families, friends, and melded cultures. Her work has been recognized by leading industry publications, including Over the Moon, BRIDES, Martha Stewart Weddings, and more.