Our Curated Design

We were an out-of-town couple planning a wedding in Richmond, and we wanted a wedding planner who not only knew what she was doing and all the best vendors in the area but also just someone fun to Zoom with 1 to 4 times per month. We spoke with multiple planners and chose Jami because she felt like one of our friends right from the start, and we knew we’d enjoy working with her for our year of planning. We chose her full planning package and would say our end result was full plus plus plus planning. She kept the whole process stress-free, smooth, organized, and, most importantly, enjoyable!

Jami’s attention to detail and design are next level. We trusted her vision and knew she’d more than deliver! After deciding on the venue, we started talking about incorporating stained glass, and she quickly found someone across the country to design a piece for us that would be used during our ceremony. She and her husband designed and built our chuppah, from which our stained glass hung as the backdrop. The chuppah was both beautiful and functional and fit into our wedding style better than we imagined!

It’s evident that vendors also enjoy working with Jami, which speaks to her professionalism and demeanor. Jami is very responsive at all hours of the day! She is also the queen of flat lays. Admittedly, we are not very into flat lays, but what Jami pieced together from our wedding details (and the modern, artsy additions she threw in) was beyond!!

Jami truly delivered on Our Curated Design. She brought to life something we never could have without her.

We had an amazing experience working with Jami for our wedding at Upper Shirley Vineyard in May 2026. From the very beginning, she was incredibly detail oriented, responsive, organized, and genuinely kind throughout the entire planning process.

What really stood out was how much care and creativity she brought to every aspect of our wedding design and vision. She truly held our hand through the entire process — from creating the overall aesthetic and tablescape design to thoughtfully mapping out each location and flow of the wedding events throughout the venue. She made everything feel cohesive, intentional, and uniquely “us.”

One of our favorite personal touches was that she hand wrote all of our table numbers and place cards in beautiful calligraphy, which added such an elegant and meaningful touch to the day.

On the wedding day, Jami handled everything seamlessly so we could fully enjoy the experience with our family and friends. She was calm, professional, and always one step ahead. We felt completely supported the entire time and are so grateful for everything she did to make our wedding so special.

Long overdue, forgive me:

Our wedding simply would not have happened without Jami Pollnow.

We were told early on that the number one regret couples have is not hiring a wedding planner. Like many couples, we thought we could handle it ourselves — and very quickly realized why everyone says that. We are eternally grateful to whoever told us to call Jami.

From the very beginning, Jami was a ray of sunshine — someone who made us feel both excited and completely secure, knowing she was absolutely going to get it done. Our schedules were all over the place, communication was sometimes less than ideal on our end, and yet Jami never wavered. She was endlessly patient, always prepared, and consistently provided thoughtful updates and detailed notes — all without ever making things feel overwhelming.

It’s rare to meet someone with Jami’s energy, determination, and sheer gusto. She understood our budget from day one and paired us with incredible vendors who were high-quality, professional, and still within a range we were comfortable with. We truly got a five-star wedding — authentic, thoughtful, beautifully organized — for what felt like a steal. We didn’t have to search endlessly or second-guess decisions; we simply trusted Jami, followed her timeline, and leaned into the amazing people she brought to the table.

And then there was the wedding day itself.

Jami was nothing short of commander-in-chief — herding cats, wrangling a bunch of lovable hooligans, keeping everyone on time, in line, and moving forward with grace, humor, and just the right amount of authority when needed (think: enthusiastic friends and brothers who enjoyed the open bar).

In fact, my grandfather’s favorite part of the wedding — aside from watching his favorite granddaughters get married — was watching Jami run the ship. He affectionately called her “Red” and was endlessly entertained and impressed by her calm command of the day.

Do yourself a favor and hire this woman.

Jami loves love. She loves weddings. She loves her people. And she will do anything to make your dream a reality. We cannot imagine our wedding — or the joy and peace we felt throughout the process — without her.

Jami Pollnow Heath was an absolute rockstar from our very first conversation to the final magical moments of our wedding day!! She carried our vision with such grace, precision, and heart, guiding me through every step with calm wisdom and unwavering support. When stress tried to creep in, Jami was the steady lighthouse, always ten steps ahead, always making the impossible feel effortless. Her attention to detail, her creative intuition, and her deep care for every moving piece turned our wedding into a living dream. I cannot imagine this journey without her. If you are searching for someone who will champion your love story with excellence and soul, Jami is truly the one!

From the start, Jami made us feel like she had everything under control while being an incredibly warm and comforting person. She assuaged any concerns we had and helped us design the most flawless wedding I could think of. From planning sessions to day-of coordination and execution, I can’t imagine a better person for the job. I highly recommend Our Curated Design.

TL;DR – From one type A girly to another (making an assumption about my reader here), I whole heartedly recommend working with Jami for your big day. She is talented, committed and kind.

If you’re interested in the longer take… We initially hired Jami in a partial planning capacity but as we got a better sense of her prowess (and how complicated wedding planning can be!), we quicky upgraded to her full planning offering. Jami is exactly as advertised in her *OCD* branding. She is detail-oriented, she is creative, she has an excellent eye, and she has extensive experience in the industry. In fact, we were her 100th wedding! Jami connected us with trusted local vendors in the Richmond area – all of whom were within our budget and were a delight to work with. Fun bonus – Jami is also a calligrapher! So, she ended up doing our day-of signage, name tags etc. (This, of course, was an added cost but it meant one less vendor to manage AND everything was beautifully done.) I will also add that Jami, with the upmost respect, disagreed with some of our ideas and recommended alternatives. I personally hugely appreciated working with someone who was not just a ‘yes’ woman. She knows this business far better than we do and we could tell she was genuinely thinking as critically as we were about our day. If you’re on the fence about working with her, make the leap!

Jami was the best wedding planner we could have asked for! She made our special day absolutely perfect, and we couldn't recommend her more. We had our wedding at the Branch Museum, which she used her connections to help identify. Her connections are second to none, and gave us access to the top vendors in the area, who helped make our wedding amazing. Jami is so dedicated, and planned our wedding through her pregnancy and into the newborn life of her adorable daughter. Jami is extremely creative, and was always looking for ways to keep us within our budget without sacrificing quality. During our event, she made sure everything was executed perfectly. She kept us calm and confident, and made sure our family, friends, and wedding party were taken care of. We had a Jewish wedding, and she was able to highlight and fulfill every one our traditions, including kosher style dining and getting married under a Chuppah, which her father-in-law made himself. We are so grateful we went with Jami for our wedding, and hope someday to use her for our children's Bar or Bat Mitzvah too!

Jami is simply the best! We were nervous about working with a planner, and were hesitant to allot some of the budget to it...but we are SO glad that we did. Not only was Jami incredible on the day of the wedding, and turned all our piles of things we brought to the venue into magic, but she was so present throughout the planning process. Wedding planning comes with excitement, but also stress and Jami was always the perfect blend of enthusiasm and calm to keep us feeling excited and motivated, which meant a lot to us. Jami has great relationships with many other vendors in Richmond, every time we hired someone and mentioned Jami they always spoke highly of her. She provided crucial guidance and support that made us feel listened to and we ultimately had the most incredible wedding, very much due to her efforts! We are so grateful for her and highly recommend working with Jami.

Just do yourself a favor and pull the trigger on hiring Jami… she makes dreams come true.

Without a doubt, the best thing that happened to me while I was wedding planning was meeting and hiring Jami. The attention to detail, thoughtfulness, and intention she put behind every detail, email/call with a vendor, and even just in the little notes and gifts she gave me along the way far surpassed the fees I paid for her services. Every step of the process over my two-year engagement, she was concerned with how we could make my vision happen, without going into bankruptcy. Wedding planning is an expensive, stressful, never-ending process, so do yourself a favor and don’t do it without Jami. Bonus points: she’s also so fun, so funny, and so so kind. She’s the kind of person you want to give your money to. We will be forever thankful to Jami for our day.

Jami is truly a blessing to anyone she encounters. We met her on our first and only venue tour - after seeing her kind heart and knowledge of the venue/wedding planning we knew we needed her by our side through this process. She played an integral part in making all of our dreams come true on our wedding weekend. From the beginning she was honest, consistent, and organized. She truly saved us many times with her knowledge of vendors and ability to break down contracts. Jami is very detail oriented. She completely understood our vision and added certain touches that took the day to another level - ESPECIALLY the incredible flat lay. In the last few weeks- she continued to keep me on track, alleviated stress, and was my sense of peace. To this day, we still do not know what went wrong (if anything) because of Jami’s preparedness and problem solving abilities. If you are on the fence about hiring a wedding planner… DO IT! Jami is it!