MEET THE TEAM

Tricia Maldonado

Owner & Founder, Lead Event Manager

Tricia Maldonado is living out her passion as the owner and lead event manager of Tricia Dahlgren Events established in 2009. Tricia has been working in the event industry and as an event manager for over 15 years. Her clients appreciate her ability to execute flawless and unforgettable events! She could not imagine doing anything else!

Beyond event planning, you will find Tricia and her family at their favorite place, Disneyland! In her spare time, she also enjoys weekend sports with her husband and 2 children!

Aly Cokeley

Event Manager

Aly has coordinated weddings from coast to coast in the last 10 years, but these Southern California weddings are always the dreamiest. After owning an event planning company in Charleston, SC, Aly followed her hubby out to Cali for his job and connected with Tricia in 2017. The last six years have been filled with incredible weddings at beautiful venues from San Luis Obispo down to San Diego.

Aly is a wanderer at heart. She’s lived in 5 states and travels every chance she gets. Her favorite spots are Disney parks and sunny beaches.

Tiffany Garibay

Event Manager

Tiffany is a Southern California native. She was born and raised in Los Angeles County. She worked as a Brand Manager and Event Planner for many years, and has experience planning large scale corporate events in California and Arizona.

In her spare time you’ll find her spending time working out, going to Disneyland and spending time with her family.

Melissa Laudano

Event Manager

Melissa has grown up in Southern California. She is has always had a passion for events and planning and has been in the service industry for over ten years.

When she is not planning your dream event she can be found at home with her husband and two little boys, or out finding adventure on a camping trip!

Brandi Clark

Event Manager

Lakisha Evans

Event Manager

Lakisha is a Southern California native known for her glam style and taste. Always being the go-to person for her planning and organization expertise, landed her in the event planning field. Lakisha is a seasoned event planning professional with over 10 years of experience. Lakisha has planned weddings, celebrity parties and corporate events and retreats.

In her free time, Lakisha enjoys shopping, traveling, spending time with her family and hosting fabulous events at her home.

Sandy Loch

Event Manager

What started out as a side gig has turned into Sandy’s passion. She has coordinated all types of events. Sandy worked in the service industry for over a decade when she was first introduced to the wedding industry. She loves everything that goes into event planning, from all the personalized details to putting it together the day of!

When she’s not working Sandy enjoys being outside, spending time with her family, and catching up with friends.

Keller Manthei

Event Manager

Keller has always had a keen eye when it comes to organization and attention to detail, fueling a passion which led her to pursue a degree in Public Relations. The natural ability to see structure in the smallest details nurtured a draw to the Events and Wedding Planning niche of her field. After coordinating and planning many weddings and events for both business and friends, she is very excited to be planning her own upcoming wedding.

In her free time, Keller greatly enjoys caring for her plant collection, reading, and practicing photography.

Kaitlyn Dasmann

Event Manager

Kaitlyn has always had a passion for the thoughtful details of events. Through years of other endeavors in the event industry, Kaitlyn has found that wedding and event planning is her forte. She pursued event planning as a career and earned a Recreation and Tourism Management Degree. She enjoys seeing all the details come together, and the joy from happy couples, clients, and guests!

In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys yoga, walks, and spending time with friends and family.