9.30.2024

Saguzo Featured on BRIDES

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Wedding in Antigua, Guatemala

This spectacular wedding took place at the Capuchinas Convent, Antigua Guatemala. Saguzo, as their wedding planners, were very excited and focused on making this beautiful wedding happen. If you want to read the full article, follow the link to BRIDES.



9.17.2024

Review of Saguzo by Jose R.

 



Hello Gladys,

 

First, THANK YOU THANK YOU!

 

When Ana told me she felt right about choosing you to coordinate our wedding, I know we were in good hands.

 

Thank you for making the reservation for the venue we had wished for at the convento capuchinas.

 

Thank you for allowing us to trust you for making our dream come true.

 

Thank you for being honest and someone we could speak to and have a good experience with planning.

 

Thank you for all you made happened to have our day go smoothly.

 

I can’t express how grateful we are to have you and your sister be a part of our wedding.

 

Be safe and wish you all the best!


Jose R.

 

Review of Saguzo by AK & Jose

 


Where do you begin? Well, I started by working with the best wedding planners in Guatemala: Gladys and Olga @saguzo.wp My first and only choice for a venue was La Iglesia and Convento de Las Capuchinas. Then the office that runs the calendar had a change in management and suddenly, we had no idea if it would be ours or not. I released the fear and trusted that no matter where our wedding ended up being, it was going to be beautiful. Then the Mayan gods said, “it’s yours!”

Gladys was easy to work with. I told her I had no idea about a budget, about how much things cost, but that I wanted the 3 B’s (bueno, bonito y barato) and her suggestions were in point. Communication is key when you’re planning a destination wedding. So is patience and definitely faith. I cannot say enough about how this team listened to my asks, my concerns, my vision and with that wonderful smile, Gladys and Olga delivered each time (¡las extraño!)

My vendors! They each deserve a post, but I had to start with the ones who made this all happen.

Eternamente agradecidos, chicas.

¡Nos vemos prontito!

AK & Jose Rosales



Review of Saguzo by Mrs. Elahe

 


I am a mother of the bride; indeed a very demanding one! We just had our daughter’s wedding in
Antigua, Guatemala. This was a series of events spanning over a few days. The first event was a family
breakfast for a large group of extended family members at Sabe Rico, one of the local restaurants. Then
a rehearsal luncheon the next day, at Casa Tracolli, which led right into our actual rehearsal at the
wedding venue. Almost immediately following this, was another one of our major events, the Welcome
Reception, at Las Capuchinas, where all of our guests were invited. The wedding ceremony came the
very next day, at San Jose El Viejo, leading to the wedding reception at Casa Santo Domingo Hotel, which lasted until 1 am. And finally, all events consummating in a Farewell Brunch the next morning at Hotel Porta.

I cannot find enough words to explain the beauty and magic of this wedding experience for our family
and guests. It is not an exaggeration to say that everyone was awestruck! Everything was like a fairytale, nothing short of spectacular, draped in elegance and beauty.

My daughter, Tara, and her fiancé, Daniel, got engaged in early September, and were adamant to get
married before the end of the year, during the Christmas holiday. Moreover, my daughter had dreamt of
having her wedding in Antigua, Guatemala, for the past decade, even before there was a man in her life.
This seemed like an impossible task, to plan a multi-event destination wedding in a country I had never
visited, and invite more than 200 of our friends and families from all over the world during their
holidays— all in 3 months and 3 weeks time! Most people considered us crazy!

Our desire above all else was to make this wedding worth the trip for the many who sacrificed their
money and time so close to the holidays.

I am a very demanding person, with high standards, and accept nothing short of excellence! I had a
glorious vision for this wedding and I felt so helpless to make it happen in a country I did not know. That is when my talented niece, Veronica Rogers, a well published wedding designer, found me Saguzo
Eventos wedding planning, and put me in touch with Gladys Santizo, the general manager of the
company.

Gladys was a gift from heaven. She was everything I needed, had dreamt of, and even far more. She is
the first person in my life that has exceeded my expectations. I wish I could give you pictures of our
guests as they entered every venue with their jaws dropped, gasping for words to express their
emotions of awe, and wonder!

As I said previously, I am a perfectionist, and I have very high standards. I continue to fail my own
standards! But not Gladys! This lady is a super woman. I have worked as a senior executive in corporate America for years. I have had thousands of people working for me over the years. I have never encountered anyone with such a level of competence. Her project management skills, her attention to details, her follow up, her promptness, quick response to questions, her grace under pressure, her backbone to stand up to me and tell me why some of my ideas were not workable, and her creativity to come up with solutions in cases where we would hit a roadblock, were unmatched. Throughout, she and her staff kept a smile on their faces and guided us through a journey of joy and excitement. She knows all the best local vendors and has a personal relationship with them. That is how she makes magic happen! She secured the venues we wanted with such a short notice during the busiest time of the year. She convinced Adolfo Cojulun of Expressions, who usually closes shop during the holidays, to work this year and have all his staff work too!! Adolfo’s work was magical and the work of dreams.

Gladys communicated our complex vision for the events, articulated in English, to Adolfo, in Spanish, in a way, that he blew all of us away with his spectacular implementation.

Not to mention, my daughter, Tara, and new son-in-law, Daniel, could not be a happier bride and
groom!! For the decade that Tara dreamt of weddings in Antigua, never had she dreamt a wedding as
exquisite as she received!

Thank you Gladys! Thank you Olga! Thank you Adolfo! You guys are my heroes. I wish you worked in
the US, so all my family and friends could hire you for future weddings!

You guys are the BEST!

Elahe H.


 


7.10.2020

BELIEF AWARDS 13TH EDITION Wedding Creators

BELIEF AWARDS
13TH EDITION
Wedding Creators

26 countries participated, and we won in two categories: Black & White, and Wedding Concept!

The team for the 
CHANTHAM CHARTHU & MYLANCHI of Tania and Jacob...

Photography: @JosephNancePhoto + @FrancoGiomiPhoto 
Bride: @TaniaKottoor 
Outfits: @WESTxEASTofficial 
Wedding Planner: @Saguzo.Eventos
Decor: @mario.r.ayala at @EscenicaEvents 
Venue: Convento de Capuchinas
Furniture: Alquifiestas
Lighting: @LuzyMuebles + @LucesArqEventos
Catering: @ChefRobertoDLF @CliosFoodCraft 
Tabla/Sitar: @DiegoCald1983
DJ: Edwin García
MUA: @Jocelyn_Biga
Hair Stylist: @WeddingHair_ByVilmacoy
Henna: @HennabyInder 
Videography: @JosephYoungFilm
Guest Hotels: @PensativoHouse + @PortaHotelAntigua
Transportation: @AntiguaTours
Candles: Romelia Alvarado y Luis Barrientos
Churros and Chocolate:  Luis Fernando Maldonado


Thank you so much  @beliefweddingcreators !!!


13th edition Awards









SAGUZO EVENTOS
by Gladys Santizo