Taneva Events was founded by Velina Taneva in 2014. Because of Velina’s strong family values and love for diverse cultures and their celebrations, the company’s initial focus was weddings and various family gatherings. Since then, Velina has produced a variety of events in her community including complex 3 day seminars for women entrepreneurs, destination retreats, celebrations for a major Bay Area car company, as well as contributed to the production of the annual SFJazz Gala - an event that helped raise a record amount of funds for artistic and educational programs. Velina is proud to have brought on amazing additions to the team - Nina Thompson and Lily Mandavi.
Nina Thompson brings a strong background in event execution and coordination from her past experiences at local event venues. She also has experience in owning and running a successful Bay Area Bar & Grill. Nina has a passion for floral design and her calm demeanor as well as her attention to detail makes her an amazing day-of coordinator. When not at work, Nina loves spending time with her husband and their two girls. We are so blessed to have Nina on the team!
Lily Mandavi is the behind the scenes expert for Taneva Events. She has a rich background in managing events and graduated with a BS in Business Administration and Hospitality Management from the University of San Francisco. Lily loves finding picturesque venues, trying out new cuisines, and finding the most talented vendors to help make the client’s vision a reality. When she is not event coordinating, she loves to hike, spend time at the beach, find the best food trucks in town, and attend live sporting events with friends and family!
We love what we do and can’t wait to connect and learn more about your event and how we can best support your vision!
Meet The Team
Testimonials
"Velina was such a pleasure to work with for our wedding! She has a very relaxed presence (which was a pleasant change from other planners we had looked into/worked with). She was our day of coordinator and she did our flowers. I wanted pretty simple florals, and she did a beautiful job with little input needed from me (which was very nice with all that was on my plate!) Velina was so calm and flexible and was really willing to do whatever we needed in the weeks leading up to our wedding - including picking up tons of personal items and decorations to deliver on the day of! A huge stress relief. She ensured that our day went smoothly and we were really able to sit back and enjoy it. On top of all that, her prices are very reasonable and she is an amazing value. I can't say enough how much we appreciate everything! Thank you, Velina!"
Maite O. / Mountain View, CA
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"We used her for our day of coordinator at our wedding. She took the time to know our needs and even attended our tasting with us so that she could help guide us through the process. We had calls with her to go over the schedule and she helped us think through our options; helping us to know what was important vs not. On the day of she made it so we didn't have to lift a finger and helped to coordinate everything. She even brought a great wedding day emergency kit that we found super helpful."
Daniel H. / San Francisco, CA
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