Jessica was the perfect wedding planner and guide for our wedding celebration. We chose to work with Jessica because she weaves together critical operational excellence with creative soul. It was also important to us to work with someone who had diverse couples in their portfolio, which Jessica did.

Over the course of the planning process, Jessica guided us with grace on the big decisions and gave her expert advice along the way. We had a complicated estate wedding with a full build out and packed weekend of activities. And during the day we didn’t have to worry about a moment - everything was taken care of down to the detail. Jessica brought just as much expertise to our overall design and vision as she did to making sure the chefs had the right equipment.

Maybe most importantly was the heart that Jessica put into our wedding and our partnership. On planning calls, we shared our most sensitive hopes and fears. We laughed, we cried. Jessica even cried when she saw me in my dress for the first time. Jessica made us feel loved and seen. I can’t imagine going through this process without her.

Thank you, Jessica! If you’re looking for a wedding planner, look no further!

Jessica Carrillo is the best of the best in her field. She brings so much care, expertise, thoughtfulness, warmth, and love into what she does.
On a personal level, she will bring you authenticity, realness, tender conversations, and dream big with you. I was not someone that ever cared about weddings. It felt like a huge money suck. But it was important to my partner, so I was along for the ride. But through some initial envisioning chats with Jess, I suddenly started to see how it could actually feel like "us" and then I started getting REALLY excited about all the tiny details. And Jess was right there with us.
She is excited and fueled by the weddings she creates and will be your cheerleader every step of the way. She tunes into what you're really after and helps carve away at it until it gets even the most pessimistic bride (hello, it me) counting down for the big day.

On the technical details she is a rockstar. She has thought of things that would never cross your mind. Her connections and recommendations are THE BEST. You can tell she puts the same care she brings to her couples to her working relationships with the venues and vendors-- the team's respect and admiration for her really shows and it creates a warm, supportive environment where everyone is on the same page and part of the same camp. Yay!

Leading up to the wedding, she was fully centered on us... even mediating a few tense conversations between my partner and I over the MIL's needs (lol). During the wedding weekend, she created the most magical time of our lives. She set everyone up for success and to have a great time. She thought of the teeniest details that helped people feel taken care of.
In the end, she saved us so much time, money, and energy by bringing us her expertise and recommendations. We didn't need to search high & low for everything- I trusted her and am so glad I did. Everyone she recommended was beyond exceptional.

I could not imagine a better investment for my "favorite weekend ever" than hiring Jessica as our wedding planner & designer. She made me a believer in the specialness of weddings. Now the only sadness I have is that our planning sessions are over-- they were so special and one of the most fun times in my life. Can't recommend hiring Jessica and her team enough! (and if you do, trust her vendor recs.. they're never wrong!)

Art & Soul Events planned the best post-elopement party for us! Well, it was more than a party... more like an entire celebratory weekend. Since my husband and I live in San Francisco, we relied heavily on Jessica's knowledge and connections in the Los Angeles area. We had no issues in planning remotely, which was a huge relief. She guided us every step of the way and knew the perfect locations for our welcome party and Sunday farewell event. As a planner, Jessica is meticulous, responsive, thoughtful and an absolute pleasure to work with. Her ideas truly made the entire weekend feel whole. We are SO thankful. Highly recommend!!