

About Make it Mariko
Make it Mariko (pronounced MAH-ree-ko) is a San Francisco experiential events agency led by women of color that creates magical, meaningful moments for the community. We are experience curators, community activators, corporate planners, nonprofit advocates, and event enthusiasts.
We are committed to curating creative, inclusive, and diverse spaces in the events industry to challenge the status quo and pave the way for a new generation of event experience curators. Our company was founded in 2015 by Gina Mariko Rosales and we have a wide network of creative partners, vendors, and clients that we work with throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
About POC Wedding Party
POC Wedding Party is a curated collective of POC (people of color) Bay Area creatives & vendors that curate inclusive, non-traditional wedding experiences centered in community, love, and family. This is the wedding branch of Make it Mariko.
Weddings are a Family Affair. We believe that your wedding vendor team should also reflect the feeling of family and closeness. That’s why we created POC Wedding Party — so that we could do weddings with our Vendor Family that we already trust, know, and love. Every vendor has been carefully curated to bring the absolute best vibes and energy to your big day. The biggest benefits for our Clients? Zero time spent researching and all the time focusing on other, more fun things! We got your back.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Duties may vary week to week, but generally will include:
Wedding Planning & Vendor COORDINATION
- Full Service Wedding Planning for Couples assigned to you (you will denote in your application form how many weddings per year you are open to managing)
- Meetings:
- Monthly meetings for the first 4-12 months
- Bi weekly for 3 months
- Weekly for 1 month
- Full Vendor Coordination with our in house Vendor Team already part of our all-inclusive package. We have up to 3 vendor options per vendor category – your job is to walk Couples through the options and choose the best fit for their wedding. Vendors include:
- Venue, Furniture Rentals, Florals & Decor
- DJ, A/V, and Lighting
- Photographer, Videographer, Photobooth
- Food & Beverage, Cake/Dessert
- Wedding design lookbook creation per each couple’s vision
- Manage wedding upgrades as needed (i.e. specialty linens, soft seating lounges, food & beverage upgrades, etc)
- Manage up to (3) Venue Site Visits from our list of Featured Venues in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland
- Day-of Timeline development
- Budget Management
- Venue Layout/Floorplan Management via AllSeated
- Manage shared Google docs folder & Couple Overview slide deck
- Wedding website & invite consulting
Hours & Compensation
- Part Time Contract position
- Estimated 90-100 total hours of planning per wedding, spread across 6 months – 1 year. Average of 7-8 hours per month commitment.)
- Flat rate of up to $5K for every wedding that you plan.
- Mileage is covered for any weddings more than 60 miles outside of San Francisco zip code 94103.
- 5% sales commission for any client that you refer to Make it Mariko or POC Wedding Party that ends up booking with us.