meet angelicA

Founded in 2022, Porta Bella Events was born from Angelica's passion for hospitality, thoughtful design, and bringing people together.

As the owner of The Willow Ballroom, one of Sacramento's premier wedding venues, Angelica brings more than a decade of industry experience and over 300 events to her work. Her longstanding relationships with the region's most talented vendors, extensive knowledge of event production, and discerning eye for detail have shaped an approach that is both creative and exceptionally organized.

From full-service planning and design to wedding coordination and event management, Angelica approaches every celebration with the same commitment to thoughtful execution, personalized service, and genuine hospitality. She believes the most memorable events are not only beautifully designed, but seamlessly orchestrated, allowing her clients to be fully present and enjoy every moment.

At the heart of Porta Bella Events is a simple belief: life is worth celebrating, and every occasion deserves to be extraordinary.

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  • "If I could give 10 starts I would!"

    We hired Angelica as our wedding planner for our June 2022 wedding in Napa. She helped us throughout the whole process and there's no way we could have pulled off the event without her. The vendor recommendations she gave us were top notch, we loved everyone she recommended. She has a great eye for design and gave amazing input on design to make our event stunning. She was there the whole weekend for our wedding and related events and took care of so much stuff behind the scenes allowing us to fully enjoy our celebration. Seriously could not recommend Angelica enough. There's no way we could have had the amazing wedding we did without her!

  • "Angelica, was hands down the best decision we made in the wedding process."

    Angelica went above and beyond in very category. Planning a California wedding from the East Coast was only possible because of her and her alone! She is kind, professional, warm and the biggest wealth of knowledge! Angelica has the utmost organization and confidence that shine so bright and will make your special day that much more special. If you're looking for a professional, an artist, and a kind soul to be along your side for the wedding process, Angelica is about good as it could ever get! Thank you Angelica for being so fabulous and helping make our wedding process seamless and the big day itself so perfect . Most people on their wedding day say the bride and groom don't eat or get a chance to soak up the day- not with Angelica...we ate, drank and we felt so present in every moment. Thank you Angelica, you're a gem!

  • "Angelica made our wedding an absolute dream."

    She handled all the vendor coordination and stress involved with wedding planning so we could truly relax and enjoy the day. Everything turned out even more beautiful than I could have imagined. From start to finish she made the day so seem less and enjoyable. To be able to say I did not have to stress, as the bride, is something I feel is truly rare. Every time I think back to our wedding day, I am so thankful we had Angelica guiding us the whole way through. We love her.

  • "My husband and I couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner!"

    No detail, big or small, will go unnoticed or without so much care & forethought. Her knowledge of the industry was so incredibly helpful when it came to the many decisions one has to make when planning your big day -- from amazing vendor suggestions to creating the perfect timeline, to helping us with our seating chart, and even calming our pre-wedding nerves on the regular. Angelica feels more like a best friend who just so happens to be your dream wedding planner, and any couple would be so lucky to have her in their corner.