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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 like to think outside of the box and aim to be creative when realizing all 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 can offer planning assistance for a whole host of events. These include 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:

  • Budget analysis
  • Day-of coordination
  • Event design
  • Guestlist creation
  • Full or partial planning
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists
  • Vendor referrals
  • Woman-owned

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$2,550

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$4,550

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$7,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$500

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious
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Jaya
Jaya W. Married on 02/19/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal

I don't even know how to begin this review because JMEP was incredible start to finish. Due to COVID, this was my 3rd time planning and now in a different state. Long distance planning is tough to say the least and the JMEP team was there every step of the way reassuring us that the weekend will be incredible. Our wedding weekend was a Catholic Cuban and South Asian fusion weekend with so many different elements and the team did not miss once. The team was on every call with vendors guiding us on what would be best while keeping in mind our budget. Special shout out to Ana Mendez who is such a sweetheart with a calm and friendly presence and was the main contact throughout the process. Bella was present throughout the weekend and Jennifer was present on the final wedding day, and those ladies too were phenomenal. The team always made sure the immediate families were okay, the bride and groom were fed/hydrated and they had great communication with our many vendors. Best decision was hiring this team!! Best weekend of our lives!
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Shaelyn O. Married on 04/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect wedding planner

Jen and her team were excellent to work with and without them, our perfect wedding day would not have happened. Jen worked with us during the planning process to make sure that every detail was covered and matched what we had envisioned for our wedding. You often hear about how difficult it is to plan a wedding, but Jen made this part of things a breeze for us. She was able to easily adjust our plans when issues came up or if we wanted to change something. She also used her experience planning weddings to help steer our decision in a certain direction when we were indecisive. On the day of the rehearsal, she provided directions to the wedding party so that it was quick and easy. For the wedding day, she and her team made sure that absolutely everything ran smoothly. We followed our schedule exactly as she had planned it out and even got ahead of schedule at certain points, which provided nice breaks in-between events. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was even more amazing. We can't say enough about how our reception turned out. It was everything that we had hoped for and more. We were absolutely thrilled with the outcome and we owe all this to her and her team. What really made Jen stand out though was that she made sure she did everything she could to provide the best day possible. We needed an emergency target run for some things during the middle of everything and she made sure this happened and we got what we needed (shout out to her husband too). We really can't say enough good things about Jen and her team though and are so thankful that we were able to work with them. If we had to do it all over again we would without a doubt pick Jen and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for help planning their wedding.
Natalie
Natalie D. Married on 02/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The dream team - couldn't have done this without them!

The entire JMEP team helped us plan and execute an amazing wedding – it was a flawless day and we can’t thank this team or recommend them highly enough. Jennifer was awesome in planning all the details, helping us think through things that we wouldn’t even have thought of. She was organized and decisive, making sure all the details were covered. Megan helped us run the rehearsal and day of execution and she was all over it – she was so much fun to work with and helped us make sure the day went smoothly.


We wanted to give an extra special shoutout to Bailey – who was our lead planner for most of the process. She was exceptional. So much fun to work with, so thoughtful and helped us bring the vision to life, and so thorough and dependable throughout the craziness of the day. Bailey – you absolutely rock and thank you for guiding us through the best day of our lives.
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Real Weddings

Rashmi & Wien
94 photos · 02/01/2020
Victoria & Justin
53 photos · 12/14/2019
Andrea & Jeff
21 photos · 11/03/2017

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Professional Network & Endorsements

5 Endorsements
DeLair Entertainment DeLair Entertainment Wedding DJs

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

SRQ Violinist SRQ Violinist Wedding Musicians

Jennifer is extremely professional and talented in wedding planning. I highly recommend her services!

Ivy & Vine Floral Design Ivy & Vine Floral Design Wedding Florists

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!

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