JL Events Reviews
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Joo Sent on 05/02/2026The Best Wedding Planner/Coordinator
We couldn't have asked for a better 2-month wedding coordinator than Justina. Before she stepped in, we were managing everything ourselves, but as soon as she took over, we felt an immediate sense of relief. She is incredibly well-prepared and utilizes excellent templates that kept all of our information organized and accessible. Her attention to detail was a total lifesaver.
Justina is a consummate professional and an excellent communicator. She managed our vendors with such precision that our reception felt incredibly smooth and exciting. Toward the end of the planning process, we felt a bit discouraged when it seemed like some vendors lost interest once they were paid. However, we truly felt that Justina actually cared for us and our wedding personally. Knowing she was doing her absolute best for us was so heartwarming and allowed us to actually focus on the joy of the day rather than the logistics. She was the perfect pillar between us and our vendors.
What we loved most was that she didn't just manage what we already had; she encouraged us to add fun, personal details to the reception. I was initially worried about being overwhelmed, but Justina empowered us to add a wedding trivia game and a snack table—both of which were huge hits. As a major bonus, she provided several wedding-related items for us to use that we otherwise would have had to buy for one-time use, and her Minted discount was a total win!
Our wedding had some logistical challenges, including a ceremony venue located 30 minutes away and a sharp 11:00 PM transition to an afterparty. Justina handled every moving part flawlessly so that we could stay in the moment. She even made sure we were fed by bringing us snacks and kindly asking guests to give us space at the sweetheart table so we could actually eat.
Justina truly went above and beyond. Thanks to her, we and our guests had an absolute blast. It was an unforgettable, stress-free day, and we cannot recommend her highly enough! -
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Leo Sent on 12/31/2025The peace of mind every couple needs
Justina is a wonderful person to work with, and we cannot recommend her enough. She is warm, attentive, and highly adaptable. By far, the most stressful part of our wedding planning was the lack of communication from our DJ and my makeup artist, Chau. Both became completely unresponsive and "off the grid" at critical points, which caused us a significant amount of anxiety. Justina stepped in and took full control when we felt stuck. She was the only one able to get through to them, using her tenacity and professional grit to track them down and secure their commitment. Having her bridge that gap was the only reason those situations didn’t boil over into a disaster; she truly saved the day and gave us our sanity back.
Beyond managing difficult vendors, our venue was a non-conventional wedding spot and a challenge to work with, but Justina handled everything perfectly. She acted as our main point of contact and took the stress of the venue’s requirements off our plates. She went above and beyond, even letting us borrow items from her own inventory, such as easel stands and tables. She is so attentive that she even caught me right before I could spill tea on my dress.
The lead-up to the wedding was incredibly smooth thanks to Justina's structured approach. She facilitated monthly check-ins starting two months out to guide us through music and photobooth details, then meticulously finalized our timeline one month prior. On the wedding day, she was the calm, confident presence I needed. She kept everything running on time so we could focus on each other instead of the logistics. Justina is a genuinely good person who cares about her couples, and she has our highest possible recommendation.
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Ron Sent on 09/26/2025A Dream Team That Made Our Day Stress-Free
Justina was a necessity during our wedding planning. She came in with such a thorough checklist—covering details we hadn’t even thought of—and guided us with her knowledge and attentiveness. From the start, she was transparent that her team would be there on the actual day, and we felt completely confident leaving everything in their hands. Even though we met them for the first time at the wedding, they were seamless extensions of Justina—professional, prepared, and on top of every detail. JL Event was worth every cent, and we truly couldn’t have done it without them. -
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Starrie Sent on 09/05/202510/10 would recommend!
I’m not even sure I can come up with the right combination of words to describe how incredible this team was! Firstly, this team is based in the Bay Area but is open to traveling anywhere to offer their services. I brought them up to Sacramento and no regrets there. Disclaimer: I have been weaved into the wedding industry through photography for over a decade so I felt like I’ve had my fair share of working with coordinators and THIS is exactly what you would dream for in a wedding planning service.
The level of organization is top tier. I thought I was a pretty well versed spreadsheet girly but she had helped me become even more detailed and organized!
I ended up only hiring Justina and her team for day of coordination for the wedding day because by the time I had messaged her, we had done a lot of the leg work in terms of the actual planning side. However, I felt like she did go above and beyond in terms of helping me plan for the actual wedding. She helped narrow down my many bright ideas. She asked all the right questions to get me on track and tie everything seamlessly together. And she helped me set deadlines which really worked out if you need that little push sometimes. Wedding planning felt less stressful than I had anticipated because of her guidance throughout the process.
On the actual day of the wedding, I felt so comfortable just letting loose and enjoy being an actual bride. I handed all control over to this team and they slid in so effortlessly to deliver such a memorable experience. My guests all had such a great time as well. Overall, my husband and I felt so taken care of and we would do this process all over again. Only because it was so fun and we really got to enjoy ourselves. So yes, definitely a 10/10 would recommend 💕
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Nancy Sent on 12/23/2024The Amazing Justina
My husband and I just had our wedding last week on 12/15/24! Justina was our wedding coordinator and she was truly amazing. She is not only detail oriented, responsive, organized, and professional, but she is also thoughtful and personable. She even helped save us money on not going into over-time with our wedding venue! She also saved our wedding timeline (we initially had an early start time for our ceremony because we thought sunset photos were always taken afterwards, but she helped us move things around and coordinated with our photographer to really make our timeline better and more efiicient)! Leading up to our wedding day, she was on multiple video calls with us to make sure we were on track and had everything we needed. She was so good at anticipating our needs and helping us execute every little detail that we wanted for our wedding day. I also knew Justina was good because she helped plan my best friend's wedding, who was my matron of honor at my wedding! A full circle moment haha.
Justina was so professional, but working with her also felt like planning my wedding with a friend. She is so kind and sweet and I will truly miss working with her. She even helped to keep me warm when I was standing outside in cold December night weather.
We really couldn't have done it without Justina and we are SO glad we picked her to be our wedding coordinator. We couldn't have asked for a better person to help us plan the best day of our lives! -
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Dahlia Sent on 12/20/2024Smoothest Wedding Planning
Working with Justina on planning our wedding was the best decision we made. We went and used her full planning service and it was SO worth the price. My husband and I had already found a venue prior to hiring Justina. After we found the venue, we were completely at a loss with where to start with the planning as it was overwhelming. But Justina removed this burden completely and she was so patient with us. One trait of Justina that we greatly appreciate is her transparency. Before we signed a contract with her, she was straightforward with us about her giving birth in the middle of the wedding planning process. Despite having to give labor in the middle of planning, Justina's continued to impress us with her clear communication on timelines and expectations. She only stepped away from about 2 weeks after labor and resumed with us; just WOW, we wanted to tell her that she should rest more. During the planing process, Justina handles all of the timelines, organization, and paperwork; which saved my husband and I so much time! Justina was especially a godsend for me, as I was working full-time and wrapping up my master's degree in the same year. We loved how she is prepared with templates for us to follow and takes notes of our every meeting. She is also extremely efficient and was conscious of our budget, and tries her best to help us stay within the budget range we specified. Justina has a lot of connections, so her recommendations were helpful and often helped us save time on researching more vendors. Furthermore, Justina is always willing to come out to meet in person when necessary, and she enjoys choosing fabrics and equipment for the wedding with you -- which we thought was so nice. One thing we also noticed is that all the vendors we worked with also had endless praises for Justina.
When it came to actual wedding day, we were surprised by how smooth our wedding event ran. We were prepared to yolo things if things got out of handle, since we have heard a lot of stories from friends about how some of their weddings did not go as planned. Our wedding was a more complicated one as we crammed a lot of events during reception. As the bride, I had one outfit change, we had 7 toast speeches from family/friends, we played the shoe game, and had 3 musical performances prior to opening up the dance floor. Honestly, we did not expect to be able to go through with everything, but Justina made sure we were good on time and we were able to do everything we planned!
We were so happy with our wedding and it was everything we expected. Thanks to Justina, we did not feel nearly as stressed out as we initially thought. Due to Justina's immense experience and professionalism, a daunting planning turned into a piece of cake. I would HIGHLY recommend Justina to everyone to plan their events. She is absolutely amazing and we felt so inspired by her work ethic and reliability. Once again, thank you so much for making our dream wedding come true Justina! -
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Misao Sent on 11/16/2024Wedding Planning Stress? Not with Justina!
We first saw Justina in action at our close friends' wedding and were blown away by how smoothly everything ran. They raved about her, so we reached out about 9 months before our own wedding. From our very first call, Justina was incredibly thorough in explaining her services and offered so many helpful tips. We booked her wedding coordinator package, and she was amazing throughout the entire planning process.
Justina was always responsive and provided fantastic suggestions. Two months before the wedding, she really helped us nail down the timeline, which was the most stressful part for us. She even stayed late to make sure we had it perfect and asked all the right questions to ensure everything flowed smoothly. As a bonus, she helped us incorporate some Vietnamese traditions that we didn't know about, which we really appreciated.
Before the big day, Justina did a walk-through of our venue and coordinated with all the vendors to confirm timings. On the wedding day itself, she was an absolute rockstar! She took care of everything and everyone – us, our wedding party, and even our guests. She even helped with our ceremony reception the day before, making sure we were fed and on schedule.
Justina is incredibly reliable, communicative, and organized. We are so thankful we hired her; she made our wedding day truly perfect! Cảm ơn, Chị Justina! -
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Angela Sent on 09/29/2024Highly Recommend JL Events!
If you're looking for a wedding planner who's professional but easy to work with, look no further than Justina of JL Events!
Early on in our engagement, my husband and I were ambivalent on the idea of hiring a wedding planner. We had already chosen several of our main vendors and thought we could save money and handle planning our wedding on our own but we were mistaken. We were soon overwhelmed with all the details and started to have decision-making fatigue so we decided to look for a wedding planner. After quite a bit of research we chose Justina/JL Events and we are so grateful we did! Her services were definitely worth the investment.
We highly recommend Justina for wedding planning and coordination. She is professional but personable, trustworthy, and very easy to work with. She had great communication from the start and all throughout the preparation for our big day; her responsiveness was amazing. During our first meeting, Justina quickly identified our needs and vision and created a detailed timeline for our wedding planning. She helped us narrow down design choices and accompanied us to meetings with vendors. We were impressed by her organization and proactive approach!
Having Justina as our planner helped alleviate much of the stress that comes with planning a large wedding (we had about 260 guests.) There were several instances in which we were frustrated dealing with unresponsive vendors but Justina was great at facilitating communication and even helped us find better companies to work with.
Justina helped us stay on track during rehearsal day and was an expert problem-solver. She coordinated with our vendors and the staff at Casa Real with ease and was patient with us and our large wedding entourage. On the day of our wedding, Justina and her assistant Dana took such great care of us and we were able to enjoy our wedding celebration! Justina truly demonstrated her expertise with event coordination. We really appreciated her taking so many behind-the-scenes photos and videos, too! She also created our beautiful wedding cake topper and welcome sign.
We are forever incredibly grateful to Justina for bringing our dream wedding to life!
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Janny Sent on 08/19/2024
The Best Decision We Made
We were on the fence about hiring a wedding planner but decided to do it since we are not living in the Bay Area. We wanted someone experienced in planning Asian-American weddings and someone with who we vibed with. Hiring Justina was one of the best choices we made, especially as the wedding day got closer and things got more hectic. Having her and her team plan, coordinate, and manage the vendors decreased the overall workload and stress on us. Justina turned our vision into reality while keeping everything realistic and feasible to our budget. She communicated promptly, provided excellent vendor options, and helped tackle any concerns, questions, or issues we had, which ensured everything was smooth leading up to the wedding and on the day of. It was nice that we could just fly in for our wedding and know that Justina and her had everything under control. We wholeheartedly recommend Justina and her team to help plan your special day. -
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Fiona Sent on 12/18/2023
Partial Planning
We hired Justina for her partial planning services and she was a joy to work with. We found her through Instagram and turns out she was actually on our venue’s preferred vendors list! We had an intro meeting and she suggested that we select partial planning services as we had already chosen our venue at the time, yet she was still very attentive and responsive throughout the planning process and did a great job offering vendor options to consider. Sometimes we work till pretty late, and it was great that Justina offered late meetings. Just keep in mind that like many planners/vendors, she has many events on the weekends and she won’t be replying to emails per her official office hours M-Th, but likely reachable on IG or text if you have an emergency. She definitely went above and beyond to help with our DIY seating chart! The best part though, was that she took so many pictures for us on our wedding day and shared it all with us so we got to enjoy them on our honeymoon and during the agonizing wait for our official pictures to come back! She made sure our day went smoothly and was great at communicating with the vendors before, during, and after the wedding. Would recommend her to couples!! You definitely do not want to do the whole planning and coordinating thing alone… -
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Kevin Sent on 11/23/2023Amazing Wedding Planner who will make your dream wedding come true!
We found Justina at a family member's wedding (now she's been the family's wedding planner 3 times!). We initially had a phone consultation and knew instantly that we wanted her to be our partial planner/ coordinator. Justina has been super helpful with the entire wedding planning process. I had a general idea of what I wanted in terms of my colors, makeup look, florals, music, etc and Justina was able to suggest different vendors she has worked with and helped us reach out to them. She was also super easy to message whenever I had a question or to help us reach out to a vendor. On our wedding day, she made sure we were having fun, and actually eating. And even though it, unfortunately, rained, pushing our ceremony from outdoors to indoors, she made sure that my dream wedding still came to life. We totally recommend her to all future couples getting married! -
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Denice Sent on 10/23/2023Lovely Wedding Planning Experience
Words cannot describe how grateful I am for Justina and her wonderful team for making my wedding day as special and as seamless as possible! Having a very busy schedule made it extremely difficult for me to plan my wedding. But all my wedding planning anxiety went away after hiring Justina. My husband and I picked the full service planning and let me tell you.... IT WAS SO WORTH IT! Justina made everything as easy as possible and was very organized and professional throughout the past year that I worked with her. She made sure we got each task done in a timely manner and always followed up on each vendor so nothing slipped out of the cracks. She is very knowledgeable in the wedding industry and gave so much guidance throughout the whole planning process that I honestly don't know what I would have done without her. On the day of our wedding she and her amazing team made everything run smoothly and helped give me ease so that I could enjoy my wedding day. Overall, I am so happy we booked her and I would definitely do it again for a party or event in the future! Thanks Justina and team! -
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Shay Sent on 09/01/2022
JL Events made our wedding day perfect!
We're so happy we hired Justina & JL Events. We booked the Intimate Package to have Justina help with day of & she helped with so much more. I'm a very organized & detailed person but knew I needed someone who understood wedding timelines and ALL THE DETAILS -- so happy Justina was by our side.
BEFORE:
* When we booked Justina about a year in advanced, she shared a Google Drive with to-do lists & more to keep us on track & organized.
* 2 months prior, we did a video call to go through the vendors, contracts, to-lists, vision. And did about 2 more final calls leading up to the wedding. After every conversation with Justina, we felt like a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders. She got our vendors together, reached out to those missing insurances, shared the timeline, etc etc.
* There were many things we didn't know regarding marriage certificates, what to incorporate or not in a timeline, contract review, and many more details. Having Justina on our team was a breath of fresh air.
* Venue walkthrough & rehearsals - Justina helped us & our wedding party get in order and set up for walking down the aisle.
* Justina also does wedding signs & made our beautiful welcome sign with acrylic in a week turnaround. And also helped us book our rentals at an industry price (discount).
WEDDING DAY:
* True emotional support, with Justina - we were able to 100% be with our friends and family and everything went smoothly.
* The team made sure we ate, gifts + cards were safely collected, everything flowed with the timeline, all our vendors worked as a one team mentality, and so much more.
* Did I mention we had 230 guests, a huge family, did table visits, got family photos with everyone, AND still had time to be with our guests, enjoy every moment, and more? Justina made it happen.
Thank you Justina & Andrea! It wouldn't have been the same with out and I'm sad it's all over. -
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Bridget Sent on 07/24/2022So fantastic!!
JL Events is a must-hire for your wedding or event! I absolutely loved working with Justina as our month and day-of coordinator for our wedding.
She went above and beyond, even communicating and organizing details well before the month of the wedding. She was super friendly and fun to work with, all while being so incredibly on top of ALL the details.
Everything was flawless in the weeks leading up to the wedding, and then Justina and her day-of assistant were so incredible on the big day, taking care of every single detail with ease, and making sure my husband and I were well taken care of through the whole night.
We were able to take a step back and relax during this important time, all while having Justina run the show, and I couldn't more grateful for that. Thank you, Justina!! You're the best!! -
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Susan Sent on 05/19/2022Best thing I did for my wedding!
Justina is very professional, organized, and friendly. She was also very patient and easy to work with. I booked with JLEvents in 2019 for my 2020 wedding. Although it got delayed to 2021, Justina checked up on me every now and then to make sure my planning was going smoothly.
She was able to put together a whole seating chart for the reception in less than 12 hour notice. The day of the wedding, I had Justina and Dana. They had the venue set up exactly the way I wanted and all the details were there. They communicated with all the vendors and made sure they knew what to do. My husband and I were well taken care of as they fed us appetizers and got us cocktails while we were busy taking photos. They kept us on the timeline and made sure we were doing ok throughout the whole event.
I truly believe booking Justina and her team was the best thing I did for my wedding. She really goes above and beyond for her clients. -
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Vanessa Sent on 12/23/202110/10 Hire Justina!
Justina was by far our best investment for our wedding. My husband and I opted for the intimate package (month/day of coordinator) as we had already lined up our vendors. As we got closer to our wedding, Justina started organizing our vendors, establishing arrival times, helped with our final floor plan, and provided due dates for our own tasks (i.e. getting a marriage license).
On the day of, Justina and her staff made our reception ran smoothly. While handling vendors and timing, she even took the time to check in on both my husband and me throughout the night.
There was an incident where my dad dragged our late night boba somewhere where it wasn't supposed to be, but Justina and her team caught it quickly...so quickly that I didn't even hear about it until after the reception over.
I would highly recommend booking with Justina if you can! -
Stella Sent on 10/25/2021
Best wedding planner 🥰
If you are getting married or holding any kind of event and need a planner, Justina of JL events is the one for you! When I started wedding planning, I knew I would need a day of coordinator and I interviewed her and one other person, I instantly felt comfortable talking to her on the phone. She's super nice and personable!
We opted for day of coordinator because we knew from previous friends weddings that venue coordinators leave after a certain time but paying for someone outside of the venue makes sure everything runs smoothly til the end. On the day of our wedding, Justina was amazing she was putting out small fires everywhere. From the Dj to the boba bar being prematurely announced as being open. She also made sure the day before we had a rehearsal and that we knew how we were walking in and how my mom would hand me off to my then fiancé. She's not just a planner/coordinator she becomes someone you trust and will be able to confide in. We are truly grateful for all her hard work for our wedding! If we ever have any events in the future like a Baby shower or any party planning needs, we will 100 percent hire Justina again! Also she moonlights as undercover photographer, it was such a nice surprise that she also helped us take a couple photos throughout our wedding for the setup to us doing the first dance , ceremony and cake cutting! -
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Suchee Sent on 07/13/2021Great experience!
We selected JL Events for a 50-person wedding during COVID. We have chosen the venue and the caterer when we met Justina, but have not planned anything related to the decorations, logistics, and timeline. We specifically asked Justina for her guidance and ideas on these, as we would like to DIY most of these items and didn’t want to spend a lot of resources on them; at the same time, we didn’t know where to start and were afraid of missing anything. Justina did exactly that for us! After meeting on the color theme and decoration preferences, she created concept boards and guided us through finding every design element we needed (and there were a lot of them!). She kept everything under budget, offered great ideas, and reminded us of things that we missed from time to time. We also met at the venue multiple times to make sure that our designs would work for the location. She made sure that we were not worried or stressed about anything about the wedding.
On the wedding day, Justina led her assistants to set up the decorations, guided all vendors (e.g., florist, caterer, musicians, photographers, cake). The result was a beautiful, romantic, and flawless event. All our guests praised the decorations, and everything worked out according to the timeline. We thoroughly enjoyed our wedding (instead of feeling that we needed to take care of anything) because of Justina. I highly recommend JL Events for couples who like to take care of (or design) parts of the wedding themselves, don’t want to overspend on wedding planning, but also want guidance from someone who is experienced, kind, and thorough. Justina knows how to work with your preferences, be a part of the team, and make your dream wedding come true.
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Grace Sent on 12/06/2020
Best. Coordinator. Ever.
Working with Justina was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. She’s organized, professional, and she will make sure things run smoothly. Our wedding schedule was packed - I’m talking things planned to the minute - and we were on time for everything! Does that even happen at weddings? Yes, when Justina and her team are there! It’s difficult for things to run smoothly with so much in the program and so many moving parts but Justina pulled it off!
Her warm and fun demeanor made her a dream to work with. She answered all of our silly questions and addressed all of our menial concerns without making us feel bad about them. We even left some things for last minute (I know, my husband and I are horrible) and she personally reached out to her network to help us pull things off! It really was like having a friend coordinate our wedding.
She is super organized and sends you a carefully planned pdf with checklists and everything you could ever need to plan a wedding! You can even add tabs to further customize to your special day. She also has a personal inventory of things you can borrow for the day of the wedding (signs, money boxes, chargers for a fee, etc). We actually went with her chargers because the ones our venue tried to charge us for were 7x the price (shout out to Justina for helping us save money on your wedding)! She makes sure you are on time with your deadlines and that you and the rest of your vendors are all on the same page.
She has a great eye for design and style so you can rest assured your reception/event will look amazing. She really goes above and beyond for her clients and she definitely exceeded all of our expectations.
If I plan any other events, she will be the first person I call. She also plans bridal showers, baby reveals, does balloon arches, engagements, romantic picnics in the park - she is seriously the whole package. My husband and I were so lucky to have worked with her!
If you want your wedding to look amazing, be stress free, be organized, and have just an all around amazing person in your corner, hire Justina. If you’re on the fence about booking her, just do it! I promise you won’t regret it!
Our wedding was a dream and we got so many compliments!! Thank you so much Justina!!! -
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Stefanie Sent on 12/01/2020
Worth every penny!
Justina was our wedding planner for our wedding this past March (pre-covid lockdown, phew). And boy, did she make a world of difference! She is so meticulous and really helped to organize things we hadn’t even thought of!
When someone tells you you don’t need a wedding planner, I can safely say they’re probably wrong. With Justina by our sides, our wedding planning was relatively stress free. She was available at all times and answered all my silly questions without making me feel uncomfortable. She gave input anytime I was unsure about something, which happened often.
On the day of our wedding, we barely had any hiccups and if we did, Justina was there to iron them out before we even knew there was an issue! She worked well with all our vendors and my bridal party. She truly made a difference in how smooth our wedding went.
We hired her as well for her wedding styling. She did a great job! She took what I had in my mind, and brought it to life beautifully.
I couldn’t have asked for a better planner! I’ll continue to recommend her for all events. Thanks so much, Justina -
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Tracy Sent on 09/22/2020
Best Wedding Coordinator Ever!
We really needed a month of wedding coordinator to organize our vendors and provide general planning assistance. Our wedding was at the Julia Morgan Ballroom, and the team there recommended a handful of coordinators, including Justina. My now-husband, Laddie, who actually has the patience to research, looked into all of the referrals and decided that Justina seemed like the best fit for our needs. After our initial consultation with her, we knew that we wanted to work with her and immediately engaged her. Even though she was supposed to be a month of coordinator, she started assisting us immediately (we were about four months away from our wedding when we engaged her). She communicated with the Julia Morgan team, started reaching out to vendors, provided input on little details regarding the wedding, and did everything she could to make the wedding planning process easy for us.
On the day of, Laddie and I were expecting something to go wrong just because of all the horror stories we'd heard from family and friends. But, thanks to Justina and her team, the day was amazing and everything went as planned. We had a pretty big wedding, but Justina and her team were on it and if something did go wrong, we didn't and still don't know about it because Justina just handled it. That was the most important thing for us - to have a coordinator who just handled any issues/problems that arose without telling us about it. Wedding planning is stressful enough, and we didn't want to be more stressed out on the day of hearing about things that were going wrong.
If we had to do our wedding all over again, we wouldn't do it without Justina and her team. They are the best, and made our wedding day the best day of our lives. Wish we really could do it all again! -
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Elizabeth Sent on 03/03/2020
Day of Wedding Coordinator
Justina and her team are really great at what they do. I booked Muong as my day-of-coordinator because Justina was already booked for another wedding that same day. I was hesitant at first, but Justina reassured me that she would be with me every step of the way, and that Muong along with 2-3 other assistants would execute day of. With more than enough hands on deck, I trusted them completely and needless to say Justina, Muong and the girls were AMAZING!!!
Communication is key, and with them it was always easy and immediate. I am so happy and impressed with how my wedding turned out. They made sure my vision came to life, allowing me and my bridal party to truly enjoy the day. The team took care of the set up and clean up. They made sure my husband and I had something to eat and something to drink at all times. They ensured our vendors got fed and paid at end of night. They helped with all the envelopes my husband and I received during reception. They kept the pace going, because table visits can be hard to get through.
Overall, I appreciate these girls SO MUCH! They made the entire process leading up to my wedding and day-of-execution stress free. They know what they are doing, it really wouldn't have been a success without Justina, Muong and the girls. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!
Give them a call, you won't regret it. -
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David Sent on 11/11/2019
No one beats Justina and Team!
Choose Justina! You won't regret it!
We selected Justina as our "day of coordinator" for our September wedding. She provides a positive can do attitude that everything will be executed quickly and well done.
My husband and I do not live in the Bay Area, which meant excellent communication skills were crucial for us in a coordinator. Justina always responded quickly to texts, calls, and emails despite planing multiple weddings. If you want amazing organization she can't be beat. Her planning templates and live meetings were incredibly helpful for thinking through all the parts of a wedding and clarifying our preferences.
My wife and I didn't need full wedding planning so we opted for the "intimate package". When we requested recommendations for photography, make-up, cake decorator, or DJ she provided lists of contacts that perfectly matched our tastes. Her personal decor selection was also available to us, and was an excellent perk to have.
The day of the wedding was amazing. We had a 30 min drive between our ceremony and reception, and she handled it like a pro. Even under time and travel constraints her team made both venues looked beautiful. She ensured all guests knew where to be and when at all times. All guests had fun and felt at ease. The venue had a mix up with the seating, but she handled it professionally and most importantly without troubling me or my husband.
Justina will make your daunting wedding planning so much more manageable and give you confidence that your wedding day will be perfect. -
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Alfred Sent on 09/26/2019100% recommended
We worked with Justina who was our "day of coordinator" during our recent wedding at the Los Altos History Museum. My partner and I got engaged well over a year ago, and I reached out to Justina pretty early on. I did majority of the wedding planning but I realized I needed a day of coordinator so we chose the "Intimate" package. We met with Justina and felt it was a really good fit. The month prior to the wedding Justina really started working and she was always on top of everything! She is very organized, and whenever I had questions or concerns she was very responsive and prompt despite her being quite busy herself.
The day of the wedding went pretty smoothly (if not, Justina did a good job of hiding it). She had contacted all our vendors and not once did we feel super stressed out or worried. She kept the flow going. And most of all our guests all seemed to have a great time since our wedding had such a relaxed feel. So kudos to Justina and her team. I 100% would recommend her to anyone asking for a wedding coordinator, her work is exemplary and we really could not have done it without her. -
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Jennifer Sent on 08/27/2019Justina for your wedding/party/event coordinator!
JUSTINA IS THE BEST!!!
I was looking for a little help with planning my wedding in June and Justina was the perfect person to go to!
The biggest help we needed was someone to coordinate with the vendors the day of the wedding so we did the "Intimate" wedding package.
Any questions I had, Justina didn't hesitate to help! She was there with me when we met with the venue manager for the final meeting and was on top of everything! I couldn't have planned this wedding without her and her team! She also introduced me to a florist (JensFloralsDesign) and 2 bartenders that we used for our wedding as well.
I won't have anymore weddings (hopefully) but will definitely ask Justina for her assistance for our 10 year anniversary and baby showers! Thank you so much! :) -
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Anh Sent on 11/02/2018Super easy to work with and took care of everything!
First and foremost our wedding was a huge success, in large part due to Justina, Muong, and all of the day of coordinators that helped throughout the day. We are so happy to have went with JL Events and would recommend them to anyone looking for wedding coordination. It really did make it easier for us to plan and just not have to worry about too many things on our special day. We are very pleased with how it all turned out.
From our initial planning meetings, conference calls, to the walk through and ultimately our special day, they came prepared and were professional. Sure little things came up that we really couldn’t control, but it was all sorted out and we really couldn't have imagined it going so well.
I have to admit we were kind of guinea pigs being one of the first weddings where Justina (the owner) was not going to be there as she had to coordinate for another wedding. Yes we were a tad bit nervous. But as soon as our day started Muong and her team eased our stress and allowed us to enjoy the day. They just got things done with minimal input from us and that is what we liked. To not have to deal with those things really did make it nice for us.
So if you are thinking about getting wedding coordinators, I would reach out to JL Events and see if they can help you. Not only did they execute on our day, they let us borrow a dozen wedding decorations and random things that we were able to save money on. Also, they referred us to some awesome bartenders we ended up using.
To sum this all up: we are happy! :)
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Muey Sent on 10/12/2018Hiring Justina as my wedding coordinator was one of the best decisions I made. She was professional, reliable, and so was so responsive during the entire process. She checked in with me consistently and always made great suggestions throughout the months leading up to the wedding.
On the day of the wedding, she showed up with her team and delivered! I didn't have to worry about a thing. I am so grateful that she was able to take my vision and plan and coordinate everything while I celebrated with my husband without any worries! -
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Ara Sent on 07/11/2018Justina was very good at communicating with our vendors. We rented out a historic house as our wedding reception venue, and she did an amazing job to make sure the break down of the event happened smoothly and made sure the venue was not damaged and had put everything back in place if any alteration had happend for our event.
Whatever we had communicated to her, she did her best to make it happen. We had a walk through and just before the wedding we had a very detailed phone call. So as much as detail that I provided, she was able to deliver.
I’d highly recommend her and her team!
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Allison Sent on 05/31/2018I didn't know how bad we needed Justina for our wedding planning until we started working with her. She definitely knows what she's doing. She was so thoughtful and brought to our attention all the details we needed to think through for our diy wedding. The day of she was so great in working with the vendors and all my family members who helped set up. When the audio had some difficulties she handled it discretely and with ease. We are so thankful for her and her assistant's help.
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Helen Sent on 05/13/2018I initially met Justina because she coordinated my sisters wedding last year. I had a sense of her work ethic and knew right away that her knowledge and organizational skills in wedding coordinating was at a high level.
I'm so glad that Justina and her team coordinated the day of wedding. No bride or groom should be running around planning their wedding day. Justina and her team are AMAZING. We had so many small details in our wedding and with 2 hours her and her team were able to set everything up.
To give you an idea of what we had, our center pieces had 3 cylinder vases with fairy lights that needed to be placed and turned on, 3 votive lights that needed to be set and lit, table numbers and floral arrangements. Our venue had a donut wall which her and her team placed the donuts on and we had a self serve boba bar. With a small window to set this all up Justina and her team were able to do that. They unpacked all of our things and packed it all at the end of the night.
Long story short. Anytime I needed something Justina or her assistance were there without even asking. An example is: After the grand entrance my bridesmaids asked oh where are you going to put your bouquet and I wondered hmm it's ok. I'll put it on the table and there was Justina's assistant with the vase for my bouquet.
Throughout the night and even leading into the ceremony Justina provided me a time check when I asked and let me know where we had time and not to worry.
I highly recommend Justina and her team. There is so much more that happens in one day and all I can say was that I did not regret choosing her as my coordinator. Leading up to the wedding she did a monthly check in from 6 months to 1 month so her "day of coordination" goes beyond one day. -
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Helen Sent on 05/13/2018I initially met Justina because she coordinated my sisters wedding last year. I had a sense of her work ethic and knew right away that her knowledge and organizational skills in wedding coordinating was at a high level.
I'm so glad that Justina and her team coordinated the day of wedding. No bride or groom should be running around planning their wedding day. Justina and her team are AMAZING. We had so many small details in our wedding and with 2 hours her and her team were able to set everything up.
To give you an idea of what we had, our center pieces had 3 cylinder vases with fairy lights that needed to be placed and turned on, 3 votive lights that needed to be set and lit, table numbers and floral arrangements. Our venue had a donut wall which her and her team placed the donuts on and we had a self serve boba bar. With a small window to set this all up Justina and her team were able to do that. They unpacked all of our things and packed it all at the end of the night.
Long story short. Anytime I needed something Justina or her assistance were there without even asking. An example is: After the grand entrance my bridesmaids asked oh where are you going to put your bouquet and I wondered hmm it's ok. I'll put it on the table and there was Justina's assistant with the vase for my bouquet.
Throughout the night and even leading into the ceremony Justina provided me a time check when I asked and let me know where we had time and not to worry.
I highly recommend Justina and her team. There is so much more that happens in one day and all I can say was that I did not regret choosing her as my coordinator. Leading up to the wedding she did a monthly check in from 6 months to 1 month so her "day of coordination" goes beyond one day. -
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Michelle Sent on 12/12/2017My husband and I are so happy and lucky to have had Justina as our wedding coordinator. She is super prompt, organized, reliable and responsible. We found her prices to be extremely reasonable. My husband and I had agreed to plan as much as possible on our own and have her as our day of coordinator - she guided us throughout our planning w monthly deadlines and suggestions. The month of: she helped execute our timeline, met w us continuously and our vendors, and helped execute our wedding. She had been very patient and flexible w us throughout the wedding planning process. Everything we planned for came true.
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Bonnie Sent on 12/14/2021Go with a coordinator!
Background on our wedding: my husband and I got married in a civil ceremony in October 2019. We wanted to have our bigger reception with family and friends in October 2020. Then the pandemic happened and we postponed to October 2021.
Around June 2021, as we were getting closer to our new October 2021, we realized it would probably be helpful to get some outside help with coordination and logistics. After chatting with a few vendors, we went with JL Events because their rates seemed to be at a reasonable price point, have worked at our venue before, and have also worked with some of our other vendors like the caterer and DJ. When interviewing JL Events, Justina was upfront that she herself was booked on our date. She offered to have one of her lead coordinators, Andrea, work our event while she lead the coordination leading up to it. We were fine with that since both Justina and Andrea have worked weddings at our venue before.
We went with the Intimate Package since we had already booked the majority of our vendors so we did not need help with vendor research or contract negotiations. Our main goal in looking for a coordinator was to have someone that wasn't a family or friend step in for communications and tying up loose ends leading up to our event, assisting with creating a day-of timeline, and to be on-site for set up and breakdown, and to keep us on track with the timeline. With JL Events, they were able to these services! It was also great that Justina had some decor like table numbers, easels, and votive candles that we could borrow for free.
A couple months before our big day, Justina shared a Google Drive with some spreadsheets to help us keep organized, such as a list to plug in vendor names and and their contact info, and timeline and seating chart templates. I utilized these resources along with my own created lists to keep track of things. I think the Intimate Package is good for someone who is already organized. I did have to jump in a few times to clarify details with vendors and to remind Justina of things I wanted to her to send out. It was good to also have Justina be a second pair of eyes for finalizing details like the rentals with our catering company and reminding me of what furniture was already available at our venue since she's worked there before.
About a month before our event, we met with Justina and Andrea for a site visit at our venue. During this time they helped us visualize where our vendors would be set up, how our reception tables would be laid out, and started a mock floor map for us. We also went over our timeline draft to make a few tweaks. We appreciated their input with suggestions on how to make the timeline flow better. A few days before our event, we met Andrea at our venue to drop off our decor. She went through each box to make sure everything was accounted for in her binder.
On the day of our event, Andrea was our lead coordinator along with another assistant. Things seemed to be set up according to plan, and if something had to change Andrea would pull me aside for a quick update or to ask me for my input. However, we weren't bogged down by all the details and Andrea seemed to take care of everything along with our caterer and photographers. We were on track in our timeline (at times even ahead!) and at the end of the night, Andrea and her assistant performed the fastest clean-up I've ever seen. Everything was packed and loaded in our car in less than an hour after our reception was over.
Looking back at our reception, we felt like we really had a positive and stress-free experience! I know that a huge part of that was hiring JL Events as our coordinator. I would highly recommend getting a coordinator if you're planning a big event like a wedding reception because you deserve to enjoy your day! -
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Tony Sent on 07/02/2021Poor Experience with JL Events
My fiancé Katie and I had a very poor experience with JL Events and we would not recommend them.
We worked with Justina directly and found her to be not very thorough, lacking attention to detail, passive, not the most organized, borderline lazy, and a bit inexperienced.
We booked the "Over The Top" package for wedding planning and day of coordination, which Justina described as for "people who want to do little work and simply say 'yes' or 'no' to things". The reality was far from that as we found ourselves having to ask Justina to do every single little thing, otherwise things would not get done. After working with her for amount 6 months, we cancelled our contract with Justina and went with another planner: Christina Romero (who is AWESOME and has been planning for 17 years, i.e. very experienced) and we are very happy we made the change.
Example of being not very thorough:
Justina's "Over The Top" package includes reviewing contracts. We signed about 8 or 9 vendors and not a single contract seemed to be reviewed as there was not a single call out of anything to be changed. Being that things are just opening up from COVID and with the risk of a second wave with the new Delta variant, one would think that contracts would be reviewed for any language pertaining to another COVID shutdown, however, this did not happen. As a result, we are left open to risk if another shutdown were to happen. Another example is that Katie needed to buy a wedding dress and being that it is her first time, she had no idea of the timeline. One day, Katie hears from a friend that you should buy your dress about 10-12 months from the wedding date as it takes 4-6 months to make the dress and another 2-3 months or so for alterations. Why did Justina not mention this? In comparison, our current planner Christina created a list of milestones for Katie and I to ensure that we are doing each thing that we need to do by the date that it needs to be done. Very thorough and on top of it.
Example of lacking attention to detail (and being borderline lazy):
We provided Justina with the budget we were comfortable with for a floral vendor and Justina scheduled a call with one that ended up taking an hour long and was almost 2x our budget. This was a waste of time and could have been avoided. In addition, since the first vendor had all of the information of what we wanted, we asked Justina to please copy over those items for a quote with our second floral vendor. Instead of actually checking line item by line item, Justina said "I think it is just missing a few boutonniere's". Since I wasn't sure, I reviewed both quotes myself and noticed it was not missing just a few boutonniere's. Again, waste of time and could have been avoided if Justina just said "ok, I will review both quotes and make sure they match." Instead, Justina opted to do as little as possible, which placed that burden back on us.
Examples of being passive:
I already described that Justina did not do much work, unless we asked her. Having to ask her every time to do things got laborious and we found it to not be an efficient way to work. In comparison, our current planner Christina works by first asking us a ton of questions early on to get all of the information she needs. Then, she goes to work and does everything that needs to be done, only checking back in with us when she needs more information or for us to say "yes" or "no" to things. Also, on vendor calls with Justina, it was not clear who was leading the call. Was it Justina, the vendor, or myself? With Christina, it is very clear she is leading.
Example of being not the most organized:
Justina shared a Google Sheet with us to track everything wedding related. When vendors would get booked, the sheet would need to be updated with booking information, how much was paid, how much the balance was, etc. Sometimes Justina updated it, sometimes she did not. Consequently, I found myself updating the sheet with this type of information more times than her. Also, in looking at the document compared to Christina's, it is a NIGHT AND DAY difference with the amount of information that it contains. Justina's was about 8 sheets, while Christina's is a massive Teamwork doc that has fields for every single little detail for the wedding including slots for song names for each part of the wedding (i.e. when the wedding party comes out, when the bride and groom come out, closing song, etc.).
Example of being borderline lazy:
With vendors, Justina would simply forward Instagram links over to us with no additional information. Sometimes, the links forwarded would not even fit the criteria that we outlined for Justina. The result was that we had to do our own research to make decisions. Comparing this to our current planner, Christina asks vendors a long list of questions to get as much information as possible, which allows us to easily make decisions with very low effort on our part. Christina also presents 3 options, then recommends 1, and provides the reasons why, again very easy for us.
Example of inexperience:
With every vendor we worked with, Justina simply forwarded their emails to us. We would respond and she would then forward our response back. To help illustrate the difference, our current planner Christina would review a vendor's response and make sure it has all of the information needed. If it did not, she would reply back to them and get that information before presenting it to us. In terms of pricing, Justina did no negotiating unless we asked. Christina, meanwhile, actively negotiates (without us asking) to ensure we get the best possible rates.
All in all, Justina is a pleasant person to work with. However, everything else, as outlined above, we found to be lacking and/or subpar. We would not recommend Justina and JL Events.
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