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Jenni Grubba Events is a wedding planner and event coordinator based in Oakland, California. Welcome! Welcome! We LOVE love! Every single wedding produced by JGE results in raving reviews for years to come. We take a unique approach to wedding coordination by inviting our couples into our family. We will become quite close over the process and we guarantee FUN!

We specialize in the following services!

- Full Planning + Design
- Destination + Elopement
- Custom Signage

A midwestern gal with a midwestern work ethic, my team and I will go above and beyond in every aspect of your event, beginning with your very first consultation. We want this to be as seamless as possible and look so forward to working with you.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$5,800

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$9,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Jenni Grubba Events

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Jenni and her team are highly praised for their exceptional wedding planning services, with multiple reviewers expressing gratitude for their expertise, organization, and attention to detail. Known for creating magical and stress-free wedding experiences, Jenni is commended for curating teams of vendors and venues that reflect couples' visions perfectly. Reviewers highlight Jenni's professionalism, creative design skills, and industry connections as key factors in ensuring flawless weddings and recommending her services to anyone seeking a top-tier planner.

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Jenni and her team are highly praised for their exceptional wedding planning services, with multiple reviewers expressing gratitude for their expertise, organization, and attention to detail. Known for creating magical and stress-free wedding experiences, Jenni is commended for curating teams of vendors and venues that reflect couples' visions perfectly. Reviewers highlight Jenni's professionalism, creative design skills, and industry connections as key factors in ensuring flawless weddings and recommending her services to anyone seeking a top-tier planner.

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Truman Sent on 12/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The Best Decision You Can Make

Words cannot express how grateful we are to Jenni and Taylor for organizing the perfect wedding day for us. From the moment we met Jenni, we knew that she was the right planner for us, and going with her and her team was by far the most important decision we made. At first, we thought we could plan our wedding on our own, but as busy early-career professionals, we quickly realized we needed someone we could trust completely to carry out our vision without too much oversight. Jenni offered exactly that. From our first meeting, we felt listened to and could tell that she genuinely understood what we wanted out of the wedding and knew exactly how to handle the mountain of tasks necessary to make that vision a reality. Throughout the planning process, Jenni made it possible for us to plug into and out of planning as needed, and at every check-in, we were amazed by how much progress she made. It was not uncommon for us to raise questions or needs at these check-ins only for her to tell us that she had anticipated them and handled them exactly how we would’ve wanted.

Without Jenni, we simply could not have had the wedding we had. Since Jenni is so experienced and beloved by vendors and venues she’s worked with, she was able to curate a team that perfectly matched our taste. There’s no way we would’ve found our venue—which was nothing short of magical—without Jenni, because the owners of the venue don’t host many weddings but have a personal relationship to Jenni, so the venue is not something generic you would find on Google or wedding venue sites. Also, all of our vendors had worked with Jenni before and, as a result, had either worked with each other or at the venue before. This made the wedding that much better because the vendors were comfortable and familiar with each other and with the venue, so they could better focus on their work and have fun while doing so. If you want a wedding that uniquely reflects your relationship, choose Jenni, who has the connections to make that possible. If it’s any indication, every vendor we worked with praised Jenni and told us how lucky we were to have the best wedding planner.

Nothing phased Jenni. She is incredibly organized and a spreadsheet master. Having attended our share of weddings as guests, we have definitely come across planners that seemed stressed and overwhelmed. Jenni is the complete opposite of that. Jenni handled everything that came our way with grace, levity, and a smile. The day before our wedding, Jenni remarked that “Nothing scares me anymore,” and that is 100% true from everything we observed. At no point throughout the planning process or the wedding did Jenni make us feel stressed. She only ever made us feel calmer because we knew that the wedding was in good hands and that we did not need to worry.

What makes Jenni special is that she is also the loveliest person on top of being a master wedding planner. You can tell that she loves her work and genuinely cares for her clients. During the rehearsal and wedding, she made the effort to speak with our family members and friends, and everyone loved her instantly and could tell that the wedding was going to be incredible in her capable hands. Having her as a wedding planner often felt like having an old friend taking care of things for you.

We sincerely cannot imagine a better wedding planner than Jenni. The smartest wedding planning decision you can make is to hire Jenni and her team. Trust us, you won’t regret it!
Patrick
Patrick Sent on 08/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful wedding planner

Jenni is a wedding magician. She designed and planned our wedding weekend events and truly exceeded all of our expectations. During the planning process, she guided us through venue shopping, vendor options, and was responsive to all of our requests and questions. She took our design inspiration and executed it in such a beautiful way. On the day-of, she took care of every single detail and we were able to enjoy the day without any stress. When our officiant had to unexpectedly cancel two hours before the reception, Jenni smoothly handled the crisis and made sure the ceremony was executed flawlessly despite the change in plans. Not only is she a planning professional, she is a lovely person! We would recommend Jenni and her team to anyone planning a wedding, they will make your dreams come true.
Kylie
Kylie Sent on 01/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision we made!

We found Jenni late into our planning process after having issues with our original planner. With less than a year until the wedding we were stressed about making a change but it was the best decision we could have possibly made for our wedding. Previously we felt like our planner was too busy for us and that we were just another thing on her list that she could hardly remember anything about us, but with Jenni it felt like every time we met, or even between meetings just through texts or emails, that we were the center of her attention. She had every detail handled even those that we had no idea to think about. She took our loosely scattered wedding plans and put them together flawlessly to create our perfect wedding. We had a destination wedding weekend with multiple events, and my husband and I spent the whole weekend asking each other if we could even imagine what the weekend would be like without Jenni and thanking God we decided to make the switch! Jenni was more than just a dedicated and hands on planner/coordinator, she’s also a talented artist/designer and, the best part, a great friend to spend time with. She made multiple trips to Cabo, where our wedding was, to be sure things were perfect despite us not being able to be there.

I knew nothing about wedding planning when we started, and I have no eye for design or even planning whatsoever, but if I have any advice for those starting to plan it is that a wedding planner is by far the most important factor. Having worked with a subpar planner and then switching to Jenni I have first hand experience in planning under both circumstances and would say that the best decision we made for our wedding is making the switch.
Jenni is truly dedicated to her clients and their events, and I could not recommend anyone more highly!
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Nadia Sent on 01/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

There is No Planner in the World Quite Like Jenni Grubba

Nearly 3 months out from our wedding and I finally have the head space to fully articulate the magic Jenni helped us create for our 3-day wedding weekend.

It wasn’t just a wedding, it was a spiritual, emotional, boogie-filled festival! Jenni makes your vision happen. She is enormously helpful in the months and weeks leading up. Where Jenni really shines is making things happen on the ground. She is direct, creative, professional, intuitive, and a jack-of-all-trades!

She was handing our officiant tissues to hand my husband and I at the exact moment we needed them mid-ceremony. She was behind-the-scenes making magic happen to making not 1 but 6 (!!!) events and locations come to life in a way that completely blew us away. This included a celestial space cowboy evening, solar eclipse viewing party, the most gorgeous ceremony site I’ve ever seen (word to the wise: use Jenni’s incredible parasols to make your ceremony the most magical), a string light dinner straight out of a woodland fairytale, disco reception, and epic desert rave after party. This woman is incredible. Also her assistant Taylor is just as on it as Jenni.

Jenni + Tay are the most loving, warm, talented and exceptional humans. Hire them. They will so easily become family.
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Mm + Sent on 12/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Jenni is amazing

Jenni truly is an amazing person and wedding planner! We are east coast based and worked with Jenni remotely while she planned our June 2023 California wedding which included 3 events, each with a different vibe and she nailed them all.

Right from the beginning it was clear that Jenni is organized, creative, energetic and infectiously positive. She has great relationships with tons of venues and vendors and brought together an amazing team to support our wedding weekend. These relationships were tested and showed their strength when our original venue flooded 6 months before our wedding date. Jenni immediately calmed our nerves and was a badass replanning our ceremony and reception for a new venue, keeping all of our original vendors on board.

We cannot imagine what our wedding would have been without Jenni and cannot stop singing her praises and recommending her. If you are planning a wedding, do yourself a favor and let Jenni plan a perfect wedding for you!
Anny
Anny Sent on 10/27/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Could not have asked for a better wedding planner!

Jenni is an incredible wedding planner and we could not have been luckier to find her! She helped us find a gorgeous venue that fit our aesthetic preferences which we probably would have otherwise overlooked. She also works with a great team of vendors who know and trust her and importantly are familiar with and have worked with each other in the past which really helped bring positive good energy on the day of the wedding. Throughout the whole process she never dropped the ball, was very responsive to communications yet not overbearing and was always happy to chat if we had any questions. She also did a lot of administrative work behind the scenes which we really appreciated. The day of our wedding could not run have run smoother -- we actually ran ahead of schedule for most of the day which is unheard of! Thank you Jenni for helping us plan the wedding of our lifetime!
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Marisa Sent on 10/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Jenni is the best!

We couldn't have been luckier than having Jenni as our wedding planner. From the moment we had our first conversation, her energy and enthusiasm convinced us we'd found a gem.

Jenni took the time to understand our vision for the wedding and executed on all planning and creative design from there. She exceeded our wildest expectations by turning our vision into a breathtaking reality. Her creativity, detail-orientation, and seamless execution ensured our day was flawless.

Communication with Jenni throughout the planning process was impeccable; her rapid response time made us feel like a top priority.

Our guests have been raving about our amazing wedding, and we owe it all to Jenni's expertise. Her industry connections, creativity, and genuine care for her clients set her apart. She's a wedding magician who turns dreams into reality.

We wholeheartedly recommend Jenni Grubba to anyone in need of a planner. Jenni, you made our special day more beautiful than we could have ever imagined, and we can't thank you enough!
Samantha
Samantha Sent on 08/31/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Years of work together

Jenni worked with us for several years planning our wedding, originally disrupted by the pandemic, so we have unusually deep experience with her. She exceeded our expectations in every way. The team of vendors and relationships that she has curated highlight her ability to create a collaborative and joy-filled environment. This was especially important because our wedding was a full weekend of glamping on our mendocino property- she handled everything from coordinating arrivals of 140 people on a one-way driveway, three days of catering and several musical acts. Jenni always kept an upbeat attitude, behaved professionally and completely handled all details. Neither my husband nor I had to address anything during the weekend. I am hopeful I can work with Jenni again on a celebratory event with all of our friends.
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Laura Sent on 08/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Team Jenni!

It has taken me a while to write a review for Jenni because I am having the hard time to find the words to express how INCREDIBLE Jenni was not only as a planner, but as a friend, throughout the entire wedding planning process. I am truly SO grateful to have worked with Jenni for my wedding. She was organized, helpful and creative throughout the planning process. I can be indecisive and I really appreciated that Jenni was honest and open with me and helped me stay focused to make decisions.

Jenni also designed my wedding, which I would do over and over again. Not only does she have an incredible taste level, but she knows exactly how to make a wedding unique and special, which is exactly what I told her I wanted when we started working together. Even months after my wedding, I still hear from friends & family how unique and beautiful my wedding was and I owe it all to Jenni.

I was told by peers to be ready for something unexpected to happen on my wedding day, but not with Jenni! Everything on the wedding day was seamless and smooth! Even when my strap on my dress unexpectedly broke, Jenni was there to sew it right back on (she even secured the other strap to make sure it didn’t happen again!). She kept me calm and collected throughout the entire day!

I also want to shout out Taylor, Jenni’s assistant, who is just as wonderful as Jenni. The two of them are a dynamic duo and I am so lucky to have worked with them!

I would 1000x work with Jenni again and recommend her to anyone & everyone I know! Thank you to Jenni and her incredible team for making my dream wedding come true!!
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Jesse Sent on 02/26/2023
5 out of 5 rating

An exceptionally good human who happens to plan amazing weddings

Jenni planned our wedding(s) over the 2020-2021 wedding season. We originally picked Jenni as our planner because hers was the only planner screening conversation where we hung up the phone feeling more relaxed. She stuck with us through a wild wedding season -- our original date was in October 2020, and around May 2020, we made the call to shift the date to October 2021. No problem - Jenni handled it all seamlessly. I think all told Jenni actually planned 3 weddings for us (only 1.5 of which ended happening). She also served as an emotional pillar over a period of pandemic time and a set of decisions (postponements, don't invite grandma) that kinda sucked. Her strengths: grace under pressure, good vibes, "look and feel" that aligned with our own aesthetics, and vendor curation that both aligned with our vision as well as gave us some creative new ideas. Her team is so incredible; we've since referred them to our friends. It was very important to us to have a wedding that shared what we loved about San Francisco and California with our guests, and she did that exceptionally well. We strongly recommend her to you. You won't regret the decision.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
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