J29 Events

hem for full-service planning – which they describe as the ‘hand holding’ package on their website – and that’s exactly what it feels like. Planning a wedding can be incredibly stressful, but J29 took the stress out of the equation and actually made the entire process fun! We looked forward to every meeting and always left feeling accomplished and even more excited to see the vision Shauna was putting to life. We didn’t have to worry about making sure we had our bases covered because we quickly realized just how on their game J29 events is. And that’s saying something, because we are both type-A and very meticulous. Throughout the planning process, Shauna was able to capture the vision of our ‘perfect wedding day’ through constant ad-hoc communication as well as in-depth scheduled meetings. She was responsive and addressed all of our calls, emails, and texts and after a few weeks, it felt like working with a close friend. She never once gave off a ‘close enough’ mentality; her high drive and attention to detail is palpable. It doesn’t just take someone with the characteristics of a good planner to make a good planner. J29 is well connected in the industry – and they clearly only network with the best of the best. Every single referral that they gave us was tailored to our taste and highly talented at their own craft. We watched as J29 events curated a dream-team of vendors who made our wedding day look like something out of a dream. As we got closer and closer to the wedding, the value of hiring J29 became more and more evident. And when the big day finally came, J29 events set themselves apart as the highest value-add to our wedding. Shauna & Sabrina were absolute machines. Their ability to coordinate 30 or so individuals from various vendor teams, overseeing & handling 200+ wedding guests and ensuring that we were sticking to our day-of timeline was so impressive. As stressful as that job may sound, neither one of them wore it on their sleeves; every time they came into the bridal suites, they had smiles on their faces and made sure that there was a stress-free vibe in the room. What has been even more impressive is that they handled issues without us even knowing about them! We had only heard of the few tiny hiccups after our wedding. We left our wedding and in a paid-for car service. We came back the next day, and the planning team had taken our keys and packed up our car of all personal belongings that we left behind. In hindsight, it is easy to look at the various things that we chose to do and not to do and decide if those things were worth it or not. Undoubtedly, hiring J29 Events was the single BEST decision we made in the wedding planning process. We give them our highest recommendation and have nothing but positive things to say about the team and the amount of work they put in for us. Anyone who hires them will surely be in good hands. Thank you SO much to Shauna, Sabrina, and the entire J29 Events team! You made our wedding the best day of our lives and we are so grateful. We’ve gained friends for life and will forever recommend J29 to any and all couples!

riented makes her tremendously successful at what she does. This skillset was crucial as she helped us navigate the restrictions and constant changes with venue requirements with such ease. With every zoom conference call, email, phone call and in person venue walkthroughs the rehearsal, she made sure that we were moving right along in the planning process and would give great recommendations to help tie in all of the details. My husband and I are so grateful for Shauna and the J29 events team! They made our wedding day vision come to life and helped us create a unique experience that tied in our culture and backgrounds. The day of the wedding went by smoothly and we are both well aware that it was because of Shauna skillfully juggling all of the pieces with the wedding timeline and vendors. We were able to fully enjoy the day without having to worry about a thing- it never once felt rushed or hectic! We can't wait to work with her for our next family event. THANK YOU!

o help lead me to a decision. Shauna excels at considering the couple holistically and made suggestions given our story, priorities and vision. Without J29 I wouldn't have been referred the exceptional vendors we had for our wedding! Again, Shauna's attentiveness, knowledge and connections to various vendors was so invaluable. I cannot thank Shauna enough for all of her help during this process. For the weeks leading up to the wedding, Lois was an all star and so thoughtful of details that would make the day of our microwedding effortless. Lois set up the most elegant and ethereal tablescape of my dreams! Everything about our microwedding was exactly what I envisioned and I am SO happy to have had J29's help! I would book with them again and again! My husband and I have had multiple conversations discussing how thankful we are for booking with J29. Thank you, thank you, thank you Shauna, Lois & J29 team!

ney I spent, even my husband agrees. Both Shauna and Sabrina were in constant contact with me making sure I was aware of all the daily changes and requirements having to do with COVID, as well as keeping me on task as a bride to ensure my vision was being executed. J29 went above and beyond with making sure to pick up the ball where my venue had dropped it. They were proactive with informing my venue of the regulations as they changed. J29 really wanted to make sure I got the wedding I wanted even amid a global pandemic. There is just so much that this team did that I have to list it: I live out of state and they were able to tour my venue for me therefore saving me a long road trip, went to the store when I forgot pins for my runner, made sure the venue was following CDC guidelines, kept in contact with the mayor's office to try and get ahead of any changes that would affect my wedding day, helped me change my shoes in the middle of the wedding, decorated the venue while I got ready and I didn't have to find friends and family to help, suggested great vendors, dealt with all of my vendor drama, read all my contracts and highlighted the important items I may have missed, stayed with me until I walked down the aisle and kept a positive environment. The biggest saving grace was their ability to assist my venue, my venue was just so lost and had no clue. J29 stepped up and really got them together and they worked hard with having 2 to 3 a day communication with my venue 3 months out. J29 was just so amazing and is the best planner I could have asked for. Thank you, Shauna and Sabrina.

l research. Her attention to detail is unmatched. In the end, we were able to have a beautiful wedding, done safely and respectfully. Our wedding day was everything that we imagined it to be thanks to Shauna!!

ful vendors. I can't thank Shauna enough for all her help and great advice! She def pulled off exactly what I wanted and kept it a complete surprise....not easy to do in general but given the pandemic, it was just awesome. Thank You!

y sister’s wedding. The wedding was nothing short of incredible! The correspondence with the team leading up to the wedding, the walk through meetings we had, rehearsal practice and the wedding day were incredible, and we owe a lot of that to the J29 team. Thank you J29 for taking the pressure off our family to help make the wedding as perfect as it was! It was truly a pleasure to work alongside you guys, I hope that more opportunities present themselves so we are able to do it again. Cheers!

board. Ema was there for us the day of and I would have been a terrible mess if not for her! I was able to spend the morning getting ready while Ema made sure everyone did their part and stayed on time, while reminding me to take care of myself too. These girls helped me create my dream and I could not have done it without them.

h. She made the entire wedding a cohesive experience which our guests are STILL raving about and in fact we have two couples who attended, request our vendor names because they enjoyed the wedding so much. It was the best experience and as someone in the event industry who handles events and different vendor personalities frequently, I do not give my endorsement lightly but Shauna and J29 Events have gone above and beyond & absolutely earned it.

event on what she would need to make things run smoothly. We had no idea what to do in a rehearsal; she took charge and ran us right through it several times, obviously familiar with our music and ceremony. The next day I dropped off our decorations and other things, and, returning several hours later, found it all magically assembled and in place. She monitored our procession as she had the rehearsal so that all went as planned. Later, as the party was ending, I looked around to begin packing up the boxes -- and it was already done! She knew exactly where everything was and helped us pack up our cars. Later, Ema and her boss helped me resolve an issue I had with our venue. It was a seamlessly professional experience, and worth every penny.

massive process into small achievable steps. Having this structure completely changed our experienced from overwhelming and confusing to positive and exciting. Leading up the the wedding date, her structure allowed us to essentially have all tasks completed weeks before our wedding. Shauna was able to use her design expertise to create a design board that brought all of our various ideas into one cohesive vision. This then allowed us to begin finding the right vendors to bring that vision to life. Shauna's vast network of vendors and contacts was amazing and so crucial. She has contacts for each element of the planning process (venue, photography, catering, DJ, florals, videographer, signage, decor, etc) and because of that, we were able to connect with vendors that were in our budget, shared our style, and helped fulfill our vision. Having vendors already know and respect Shauna and J29 Events made for smooth communication and execution. Shauna was able to coordinate with all the various vendors on planing and logistics - a HUGE element that reduced our stress throughout this process. She also provided ways for us to stay within our budget but still include all desired elements of our day. Shauna and J29 Events made our entire wedding process easy and amazing. On our wedding day, Shauna was always two steps ahead of us. Our wedding day was absolutely perfect.

as accomplished without a hitch and every detail was absolutely gorgeous. If you are looking for a planner who will create and implement your wedding day so that it runs smoothly and beautifully, look no further because you're in good hands! I'm so looking forward to working with them again in the future!

able all the time and is so supportive. She is so organized and stays on top of every detail. The day of your wedding, she will make sure nothing bothers you. She will handle crazy in laws, parents, friends and family members. She will track down alcohol when your caterer runs out in the middle of the wedding. She will even figure out how to serve ice cream sandwiches to your guest in a creative way when your caterer forgets to put them in a freezer :) She solved every problem without even letting me know so that my guests had a great time and I didn't have to leave the dance floor. Wedding planning is a stressful and consuming process. I was so lucky to have Shauna by my side every step of the way. I truly don't know what I would have done without her. Picking J29 events to plan my wedding was the best decision I made.

my nerves. I was assigned Stephanie as our Day-Of Coordinator and she was a dream to work with. I think one of the most important things Stephanie did for us was just stay super positive...especially after a last minute venue cancelation and the will it/won't it rain on the day nerves. I showed up to help for a few hours in the morning and then left to get ready and when I came back, everything looked perfect! I would definitely recommend this company.

my parents still live there, but Shauna was a huge guide to us even though we had family in the area. She helped us with all the details till the day of the wedding and was our SAVIOR on the day of. She kept everything on time for the ceremony and all the events of the reception. She made sure vendors were where they needed to be and on time. I think I told her 10+ times that I was so happy she was there on the day/night of the wedding. My husband nearly cut the tip of his finger off before the ceremony (she glued it up), my brother who was a groomsman ripped his pants 5 minutes before the wedding and she had everything needed to get us through the ceremony, and she even gave us her ring during the ceremony as our best man misplaced our rings. My MOH and I continue to rave about her to this day, she even made my MOH consider wedding planning because she is so impressive. Not only is she really great at her job, but she is a very genuine person. I highly, highly recommend J29 events for anyone considering help with wedding planning.

in Chicago and remotely planned our Portland wedding. Even though we did not have a "full" wedding planning package, Michelle was in constant contact and never hesitated to lend us every recommendation or referral we needed. I cannot stress enough how our wedding day would never have been as perfect without her. I would HIGHLY recommend J29...you simply cannot have a smooth and stress-free wedding day without an expert planner like Michelle!

ery beginning after our initial consultation, Nicole did not keep up with deadlines. I wasn't in any particular rush, but she would specifically e-mail me saying she would send over documents by a certain day and of course that day would come and go with no follow up e-mail. She was also not detail oriented in the least. I forwarded her correspondence from our ceremony cite entailing fees and she would reply asking about things that were clearly stated in the e-mails I sent her. For instance, she HAD THE WRONG DATE for our wedding listed in our correspondence which is kind of a big detail, don't you think? I tried to shrug off her unprofessionalism and attributed it to her being busy. I scheduled an in person meeting with Nicole for Christmas weekend. My husband (fiance at the time) and I both lived out of state and specifically flew into Portland to meet with her. We were supposed to meet at a coffee shop on Sunday at 11AM. We were literally in the car on our way to the coffee shop when she e-mailed me at 10:31AM stating she was feeling ill and couldn't make it. I seriously could not believe that she had the audacity to do that. It's completely understandable to be sick, but giving such short notice when we both came from out of state and scheduled our vacation around our meeting was ridiculously unprofessional. After that fiasco, I e-mailed the owner Shauna letting her know everything that had happened and I wanted my deposit back. At first, Shauna offered to take over planning my wedding and expressed how upset she was with what had happened. I did not trust someone who would hire such an unprofessional planner to manage my wedding so I refused. I received a reply stating she would give me a refund minus work done. WHAT WORK?!! This is verbatim from Shauna's e-mail: "After looking everything over, I'll deduct $225 for the venue referrals ($200) and email communication/hours (normally $50/hr)." UMM WHAT?! At this point, Nicole had sent me a design board (a pitiful one actually that I could probably make on pinterest in 5 min) and sent me a list of venues. This is COPY AND PASTED from the word document that she sent me. The was the $200 list that she charged me for: Venue Selection The Leftbank Annex 503.928.6437 leftbankannex.com Castaway 503.224.4898 castawayportland.com Coopers Hall 503.719.7000 coopershall.com Union Pine 971.254.4395 unionpine.com Yale Union 503.236.7996 yaleunion.org Exchange Ballroom 503.334.8624 exchangeballroom.com All in all, I paid $225 to this horrible company but it was worth it for my peace of mind. I hired another planner who was AMAZING. She was detail-oriented, replied to my e-mails in a timely manner, and didn't try to nickel and dime me for fake work. My wedding was amazing, no thanks to this company!

ked with Shauna for more than a year planning, styling, and coordinating our dream wedding in the Columbia River Gorge. Her recommended vendors and style guidance was top notch, translating our vision into a reality and helping us think through things we never would have on our own. But just 6 days before our wedding, the Eagle Creek Wildfire began. Three days later, our venue and the town of Hood River where all of our 100+ guests were going to stay, was at risk of evacuation. Shauna, while juggling two other weddings, mobilized not only her team at J29 Events, but her incredible network of vendors to spin up multiple backup options in case we needed to move everything. Unfortunately, due to hazardous smoke conditions, we did have to relocate—but fortunately, our backup, lined up and executed by Shauna and her team, ended up being the most incredible wedding ever. In less than one week, she moved heaven and earth to recreate what we had planned for more than a year in a totally different location. Her logistical know-how, reputation, and sheer determination turned a nightmare into an absolute fairy tale. But don't take our word for it: ALL of our guests have said it's the best wedding they've ever been to... Which is no surprise—it was a J29 wedding. THANK YOU, Shauna and Michelle!

er and Michelle from J29 was the reason. Thank you!!!

t you can NOT go wrong by hiring Shauna and her team at J29. Our wedding was a dream and everything came together absolutely beautifully. She helped my bring our wedding dreams to life and I am so thankful for her guidance, suggestions and ultimately, friendship! Would highly recommend her to ANYONE looking for a wedding coordinator :)

ut she responded quickly and perfectly to every one of my texts and emails asking for opinions and insight on things. She is amazing! She helped me feel at ease when the wedding stress really got to me (which it inevitably always does!). The best part about working with J29 and her team is that they felt like friends. I felt so comfortable talking with her candidly about anything and she was always willing to give me honest opinions about costs of things and the design. She handled everything with such ease. I can't recommend her and her team enough. I don't know what I would have done without her!

. Their professionalism and promptness won me over from the beginning but ultimately, it was how excited they were about us and our wedding that made us feel like we were in great hands. Our wedding was beautiful and went off without a hitch thanks to the J29 team! We would confidently recommend them to anyone we know.