Jen, Aletha and Luisa of Burlap & Rose are fantastic, amazing and incredibly talented human beings who, I am certain, are wedding fairy godmothers in disguise.

The Burlap & Rose (B&R) team helped my now-husband and I who live in San Francisco plan a Los Angeles wedding weekend. As Type-A, organized and generally "on top of it" as we consider ourselves, there was so much about the planning process and about the wedding industry in general that we didn't know about. The B&R Team helped us source our vendors, set up tastings and appointments, even visited a venue to take photos when we couldn't visit and answered every single question we had (and there were plenty) via email, phone call and even text.

On the day of our ceremony rehearsal, there was a lot of confusion with the wedding coordinator for the venue (a Catholic church) and we were hugely concerned that we wouldn't be able to do a lot of what we wanted since we were getting married by an outside priest who was a family friend, and not the parish priest. Luisa of the B&R Team must have read the panic and frustration on my face when I felt like we were getting stymied, and she stayed for the entire hour-long rehearsal to help smooth things over. This was even though she had told us she had to make a long haul across town to get to an event that early afternoon where she was performing. (For LA folks, it was from Highland Park all the way to Claremont -- you know how far that is and how huge of a sacrifice it was for her to risk leaving any closer to rush hour!). It was a testament to how much the team supported us even when we didn't ask them to -- they truly went above and beyond.

Another anecdote of how amazing the team was -- our *very* thirsty guests drank us out of some of our hard alcohol options during our reception, which were necessary for our signature drinks. Aletha calmly let us know about the situation and assured us someone would go run out and get more, no sweat. She helped to make a problem essentially a non-issue by handling it and leaving us to party and enjoy our reception.

We can't emphasize enough how incredibly helpful a planning team is to make sure your big day goes off without a hitch, and the B&R Team are the right gals to make sure it's not only a smooth ride, but a really fun and fabulous one!

I'll admit I was skeptical to hiring a wedding planner/coordinator, but reached out to Burlap & Rose Weddings out of curiosity. Looking back now? I don't know how I thought I could have done the whole process without Jen.

She kept me organized and stress-free the entire time, was patient and quick to respond to any questions or concerns that I had. Every phone call and catch-up that we had felt more like I was planning my wedding with a close friend. She just immediately puts you at ease, and you know that you're working with a real professional. Even my parents raved about how easy she made the day-of process without knowing all of the hard work Jen had already done behind the scenes.

I've had multiple friends ask how I managed to put it all together while making the process look so simple. My answer is always that I trusted Jen to do her job. I gave her small pieces of inspiration, and her creativity bloomed to make a wonderful event that guests are still raving about. She understood my vision, my overall personality, and used every tool at her disposal to make sure my husband and I had a worry-free, great time on the most memorable day of our lives.

Jen is seriously just the best, and I would recommend her a thousand times over

Do I have room for all the wonderful things I want to say about Jen and her team? Kind, warm, honest, open, huge smile. Of all the nerves I had for my wedding, Jen was absolutely not one of them. Friends have asked if anything didn't go as planned the day of and I can honestly say that if it did, I had no idea. Jen is just plain great at what she does. From the beginning of the planning process to the end Jen was here to ease my worries and make sure everything went flawlessly. She is an amazing listener and collaborator but will tell it to you if logistically something won't work or if, given her expertise, another option would work better. Jen helped me to take on a massive task of planning a wedding and helped me to laugh the entire way through. It was truly a joy to have her as part of our wedding day!

On Saturday, April 6th, 2019, at approximately 12:30pm - three hours before my wedding was set to begin, I was told that my outdoor venue was deemed unsafe due to flash floods and everyone was told to evacuate the premises.

As I cried in the bathroom, Jen Clary of Burlap & Rose Weddings set out to save our wedding. One hour later, we had a BEAUTIFUL NEW VENUE at no cost to us. Jen was behind EVERYTHING - she went about decorating the new venue, contacting vendors, reworking the schedule, EVERYTHING. The new venue was somehow *BETTER*. We are still in shock from it all. I have tears in my eye as I recount this. Craziest of all, we started ON. TIME.

This, on top of months of phone calls, coordination, and incredible professionalism.

Get yourself a Jen. Hire Burlap & Rose for your wedding!!!!

LOVE!
Erin & Lee

​​THANK YOU JEN, AND THE BURLAP & ROSE TEAM! We were so lucky to have connected with and hire Jen to coordinate our wedding. We are two guys in Portland, Oregon planning a 180-person wedding 500 miles away from home in Virginia City, NV. Jen worked wonderfully with us from start to finish ​in whatever capacity we needed along the way​, growing by the month and then minute-to-minute direction during our 3 day event! Jen and Joe met us at our location months ahead of time to asses venues and build vendor relationships. Also: instant friends! Jen wrangled hard to reach vendors, looping us in with all the key information.​​ Jen supported us through a welcome dinner venue change that became necessary about 24-hours before the event. And perfectly! Jen has great packages and fees that she adapts to the variety of wedding needs and most paramount is Jen bringing to the planning process a depth of knowledge that was invaluable - her thoughts, ideas, and concerns about nearly every detail are exactly why our 3-day wedding event was pulled off without a single snafu!!!​ We had to bring everything in, so there was quite the circus to juggle, though we didn't have a single worry the day of, getting only to enjoy it. ​ If you are still looking for a coordinator talk to and hire Jen! You will assure a great party and a new friend!

Jen, Luisa, and the team over at Burlap and Rose are outstanding. Hiring Burlap and Rose was hands down the best decision we made in our wedding planning—absolutely worth the investment. Jen and her team fully understood our vision, kept us organized, suggested amazing vendors and did troubleshooting when necessary. In the couple of weeks leading up to the wedding, the forecast predicted rain and Jen and Luisa worked with the vendors and the venue to come up with a plan B. Their ability to quickly figure that out, gave me a sense of ease despite the gloomy forecast. Fortunately, the weather ended up clearing up and we were able to go with the original plan. The day-of Luisa kept everything running smoothly and perfectly executed what we had envisioned. Knowing that we were in great hands, my husband and I were able to fully enjoy ourselves on our wedding day, fully trusting that Luisa had it all under control. I can't recommend them enough.

Words cannot describe how great it was to work with Burlap & Rose Weddings! Our wedding for 60 guests was 6 months ago and people are still talking about it. It was to be in our backyard, and we did a lot of planning, including landscaping work, to prepare for it. We thought we could do it all but less than two months before the event, when I contacted them about 'day of wedding' services, we still had a number of outstanding items on the to-do list, including choosing the caterer, cake and party equipment supplier (e.g. tables, chairs), and finalizing music contracts. So they suggested a hybrid model, costing less than the total planning price, to get the remaining tasks done plus manage day-of-the-wedding tasks. They brought their favorite vendors in for our review, arranged for tastings at two different caterers, gave their suggestions on a variety of items, and overall made the day a great success. One of them even acted as the MC and played the flute for a special part of the ceremony, as a gift to us. Easy to work with, very responsive, good sense of humor and great aesthetic sense. Highly recommended!

I have worked as DJ vendor with Jen and her team at Burlap + Rose on a number of events the last couple years.

Jen is a true professional who is extremely talented, organized, and responsive. Her combination of cool, calm, and collected is impressive, all while getting the job done. She really knows what she is doing and you are in great hands when working with her.

I love being a part of her vendor team because the events are always so well executed. Can’t wait for the next party with Jen and her dream team at Burlap + Rose!

My husband and I worked with Jen for our wedding this past Spring. With the partial planning package, she made the daunting task of planning our own wedding so much more enjoyable. She was always available for a call and answered all our questions, even a year before our wedding. As the day approached, I was so impressed with her knowledge and ability to handle all the logistics so that we didn't have to worry about anything. On the day of, she was a rockstar, coordinating with all our vendors so seamlessly, with a big smile on her face! Her confidence that everything would run smoothly really put all our anxieties to rest. At the end of the night, she followed us to the afterparty at our hotel, making sure that we had all our stuff with us, and even arranged it so that our room was filled with vases of flowers from the wedding when we arrived. Above and beyond! Her attention to detail and calming presence truly made our day extra special, and we feel so lucky to have found her. Thank you Jen!!

While we were venue hunting, we checked out the Malibu West Beach Club and were lucky enough to be referred to Jen of Burlap & Rose. We ended up choosing The Adamson House in Malibu for our wedding – which is notorious for its strict rules, difficult parking, and having nothing on-site, meaning we had to bring in EVERYTHING – so it was important to us to have a coordinator that we trusted. Jen was that person!

Jen did a wonderful job leading our friends and family through the rehearsal – she helped us make final decisions of who should stand where and how they should get up there… all the things that you don’t think about – Jen does! In the days leading up to the wedding Jen personally called each of our vendors to make sure they had all of the information they needed. My hair and makeup team said no other wedding coordinator had ever done that before!

The day of the wedding, Jen and her assistant created the most perfect wedding venue! It looked stunning! All of my DIY décor and personal touches were displayed perfectly! I was very particular about my vision and they brought it to life and it was more beautiful than I could have imagined! Not to mention, at The Adamson House, they only let you set up starting at 2pm – and with guests arriving at 4:30 – the 2 ½ hour window for setup is insane – I am so blown away of how they were able to pull it off in those time constraints! It looked like they had days to setup!

Overall, Jen was fantastic! Please feel free to message me if you want any more specific details, I’m happy to provide you with more information about Jen and Burlap and Rose!