Jennifer Matteo Event Planning is a wedding event planning service based out of Sarasota, Florida. Jennifer and her team take pride in producing and styling custom weddings and events that are tailored to every couple, budget, and fairytale vision. They always think outside of the box and will be creative when realizing all of your ideas. While based out of Sarasota, they have crafted one-of-a-kind events across the globe and will go above and beyond to bring your vision to life.
Services Offered Jennifer Matteo Event Planning scan offer planning assistance for civil unions, destination weddings, double weddings, eco-friendly weddings, military weddings, and both religious and non-religious weddings. Some of the professional event planning services that they offer include:
My career means I am dealing with events and event coordinators on most weekends. I also have had a career in Hotel Management and catering, so I observe more intently and critically than most. We all have the best intentions when we put a plan together to make sure we get from A to B as smoothly as possible while anticipating and correcting obstacles along the way. From the moment I got to my venue to the moment I left, Jennifer was there ensuring EVERY detail was taken care of. She moved around the room without anyone noticing, anticipating the needs of everyone and delivering a seamless event. The whole point of hiring an event coordinator is to hand over the responsibility with confidence and reassurance, so you can actually switch off and enjoy your guests! I highly recommend Jennifer and I wish you a seamless, enjoyable and carefree event!
Sent on 05/07/2019
Aarial Ferguon-Henderson
· Married on 04/01/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Very happy, non-traditional bride 💛
Jennifer and her team are wonderful! My husband and I had a destination wedding in early January 2020. I really appreciated Jennifer's approach to working with clients: direct while supporting us throughout the planning process.
We started working with her 18 months prior to our wedding and were going for a vibe rather than specific theme. My fella and I both spent our 20's as restaurant professionals and are extremely particular on food and service. Jennifer rose to the occasion and kept things simple, detailed, and relaxing for us.
Here's a couple things we wanted:
- Vibe: Dinner party, relaxed and focused on our guests (think Alice in Wonderland mad-hatter tea-party table)
- Food & dining service: Family style meal, servers seamlessly ensuring everyone was taken care of, whole fish and whole ribeye
- Style: colorful, quality, simple, purposeful
- Venue: We wanted a house where we could host the wedding. We wanted our parents, siblings, and us could all stay together
I'd like to recognize that Jennifer's style (as you will see in these other reviews and on her Instagram account) is much more polished and pumped up than ours, we were so happy with our time with Jennifer and how much she respected us and our vision. I greatly respect her ability to hear what her client wants and guide them through the process while not adding in her personal style unless requested. Jennifer did a wonderful job making sure we had the right venders, right vibe, and when issues arose (as they inevitably do) she pushed to make things right. She made decisions when I didn't want to (for example, flowers stress me out so she took our vision and budget and took charge of the flowers) and anticipated our needs. I felt very supported through the process.
Something else delightful that Jennifer does is she matches your day-of planner with you based on personality. I love this! She paired us with Ryann and Bridgett - which couldn't have been a better match. Ryann is calm, collected and dedicated. The whole team did an incredible job under really unfavorable circumstances - it DUMPED rain the day of our wedding (which was entirely outside). Because of this we weren't able to get many detail-photos (nor were we able to include the full vision as planned), but I have shared what I could find :-).
Highly recommend, I would work with Jennifer and her team again in a flash and hope to someday to have the excuse to!
Sent on 04/22/2020
Amy Valenti
· Married on 03/14/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Fantastic Wedding planner!
I have nothing but amazing things to say about the JMEP team! They exceeded all of my expectations. I used Jennifer and her team as a month of coordinator but she was always available and willing to answer any and all questions I had along the way. All of the vendors she recommended were amazing and easy to work with. I am an extremely detail oriented person and she made sure I had all the information I needed and responded to all of my emails almost immediately. As far as the day of, every single detail was perfect. Donnamarie and Bridgette handled everything and did it flawlessly. My guests have not stopped raving about all the details and how beautiful everything looked. The best part is I didn’t have to think about anything the day of, I had zero stress and that says a lot coming from a micromanager! Everything got delivered and done on time and executed perfectly. I cannot thank JMEP enough for such a beautiful day!
Sent on 03/18/2020
Jennifer Matteo Event Planning's reply:
Thank you so much Amy!!!! I appreciate a detail oriented client, we are always happy to answer all your questions!
Meet to discuss your vision, get recommendations on vendors, decor and overall budget. I am happy to walk you through the planning process and discuss how I can help you have a successful and stress free wedding or event!
Jennifer's event planning skills are truly top notch! From the organizational aspect, to the creativity, professionalism, and her prompt responses in communication, we believe each client would enjoy in a most comprehensive package. We highly recommend her services without reservation.
Alice & Wayne DeLair, DeLair Entertainment
Jennifer Matteo is BEYOND talented at what she does. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with her this passed year and I am happy to call her a friend. She has an unbelievable skill set for organization, communication, style & decor and it shows in the way she does business. Her brides are always happy with her work because she literally takes care of every last detail AND THEN SOME! If you are looking for an incredibly well rounded event planner with fresh and fun ideas, contact Jennifer. I can't say enough about her!
