Downey Street Events – san Francisco

Downey Street Events was started by Lauren Geissler and Emily de Ayora, two best friends who met while attending Stanford Law School. While they both spent much of their time planning events, they didn’t consider turning event planning into a career. Instead their talents manifested themselves in elegant dinner parties, elaborately painted Christmas cookies, fine art and music, and meticulously run fundraisers and campaigns.

In 2008 while working at law firms in the Bay Area, Lauren and Emily planned and designed Lauren’s wedding. They fell in love with the process and saw an opening in the industry for an uber professional high tech event planning firm. Downey Street Events was born, and booked a full schedule of events within the first several months of business.

The company continued to grow and today still operates under the same ethos: bringing the same level of professionalism that you would expect from your lawyer to the wedding planning process. Now owned and managed by Kelsey Connely and with over a decade of experience, Downey Street Events is now recognized as one of the best wedding and event planning and design companies in California. With a focus on stylish, modern yet timeless design, the Downey Street team designs and executes gorgeous, flawlessly planned weddings throughout California and beyond.

Our clients include VPs from the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley, brilliant and successful artists, creators of the most innovative technology startups, doctors, musicians, and yes – a lot of lawyers. Our team brings experience and passion for beautiful events to your wedding.