Reviews of J29 Events (Event Planner)

Lauryn Harriman

Shauna and her team are a group of super talented and extremely detail-oriented designers and planners. Their work is exquisitely designed and perfectly executed. I've had the pleasure of photographing some of their beautiful work--everything was 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!

Rosalia Costello

Michelle was fantastic to work with! She is detail-oriented, organized, very personable, and an absolute wealth of knowledge regarding the Portland wedding scene. She was easy to communicate with and greatly alleviated my stress during the wedding planning process and the wedding day itself-everything went perfectly as planned because of her! I would hire her again in an instant and recommend J29 to anyone.

Accurate Productions

It is always a great pleasure working with Shauna at J29 Events. She is very professional, organized and fun! Her attention to detail at any events (and especially weddings) makes the planning process and the day-of execution a breeze. We highly recommend J29 Events for anyone that is serious about creating the wedding that they deserve.

Shannon Stribos

Shauna was incredible to work with. We decided to have a destination wedding, booking everything sight-unseen. Shauna put me at ease throughout the whole process and helped weigh-in and direct me while still allowing my aesthetic to come through. 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.

Brenna Peters

My husband and I got married in Trinidad, CA on August 18th of this year. We booked Shauna for our day of wedding planner - but she was much more than that. We planned our wedding from out of state (in WA). I grew up in Northern California and 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.

Kim Dodrill

I love working with J29 Events! Their whole team is professional, organized, and a fun to be around. I know when Shauna or another team member is coordinating my clients wedding, things will run smoothly and so much stress will be taken off everyone's shoulders. They run flawless events all while having a fun, upbeat attitude....because planning your wedding should be FUN! If you are feeling stressed, unsure about what direction to take your wedding, or simply not into the details, I would strongly urge you to contact Shauna. Her and her team will help you plan the wedding of your dreams!

Morgan Croft

Planning a wedding to be held in a place I had never been, from across the country no less, felt daunting. That’s when I found j29. Shauna helped me throughout the whole process and she made everything so easy and she was a wonderful sounding 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.

Sara Guttero

Shauna is the best in the industry, and it’s for reasons far past the usual expectations. She is, of course, as creative, resourceful, organized, diligent and professional as you would expect. But she is also as genuine as they come. She truly cared about our love story and she was a friend during a very stressful process. We came to Shauna with a venue that was a logistical nightmare and we had a very specific vision for our big day and no idea how to make it all come together. Like most couples we wanted our wedding day to be unique and a true representation of us. This for us meant we wanted a sentimental, elegant, outdoor, ocean view, redwood tree backdrop, tasty food, awesome music, party all night long wedding. And Shauna made it all happen, and I mean ALL OF IT! Best of all, Shauna took care of everything the day of. This meant we could be fully present with each other, our family and our friends, and immerse ourselves in the moment. Words cannot express my gratitude for Shauna. I mean it when I say SHAUNA IS THE BEST! I am confident she can handle any couple and any wedding with grace and ease.

Naomi Segal Deitz

A fantastic experience. Ema ran us through our rehearsals the night before, and clearly had done her homework on the plans for marching music and ceremony. The next day I learned what wedding-day coordinators do -- because I didn't have to do ANYTHING. Ema and her assistant figured out how to assemble a chuppah, put all decorations in place before anyone got there, signaled our procession from behind the scenes, and so much more. At the end, by the time we were finishing up dancing, everything was already in boxes! Later, Ema and her boss advised me with a problem I had with the venue. It was worth every penny.

Jon Wagner

We worked with Michelle for the month of our wedding and she was absolutely fantastic. She handled all coordination between vendors and even took care of last min requests by our wedding party. The rehearsal and wedding could not have gone better and Michelle from J29 was the reason. Thank you!!!

Jeri A

My now-husband and I were very impressed with Shauna the first time we talked to her, and before we were lucky to book her as our day-of coordinator for our August 30, 2014 wedding. She seemed very knowledgeable and experienced, she had great ideas and taste, and she seemed very organized (which was a huge plus for my OCD-organized husband :)). Shauna was so easy to work with, and she made everything run smoothly on our wedding day. She also has a great demeanor--sweet and friendly, yet she'll take charge and get things done. My mom and I did a lot of the planning leading up to the big day, but thanks to Shauna--all the details came together better than I could have imagined on the actual wedding day. Having Shauna there allowed us to enjoy the day because we knew the various day-of wedding details and logistics were being taken care of. I give my highest recommendation to Shauna! Thank you, Shauna, for your integral role in Naaman's and my amazing wedding day!!! :)

Cambry Leahy

To say Shauna and her team are incredible, is an understatement. Shauna helped us design and plan our day, and execute everything flawlessly. She handled all of our day of coordination and setup/design of our wedding. I am a very picky person but 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!

Scott Newman

We signed a contract with this company, and Nicole specifically, for "day of" planning which entitled us to get in contact with her 2 weeks out and get her help planning our wedding day. When the time came for communication to begin Nicole was nowhere to be found and ignored countless calls, emails, and texts from multiple people in our wedding, including my bride, for a week before calling back and acting like her totally ditching us until a few days before our wedding was no big deal. She did nothing for us- literally not one single thing. She showed up on Friday night for the rehearsal dinner in gym clothes and looked unprofessional and totally inappropriate for a wedding. On Saturday highlights of her behavior included stealing the golf cart of a random family that was also staying on the grounds, refusing to drive anyone in the wedding party anywhere despite being asked, and literally disappearing to who knows where to hide so she didn't have to do anything. She also left before the end of the wedding - hours and hours before- and really didn't even say goodbye. Her conduct, attitude, and overall performance was so bad that this company is now banned permanently from the venue, and every single other vendor we hired gave us a written statement confirming Nicole was the worst wedding planner they've ever worked with. We tried speaking to the owner of the company on several occasions and she promised to make it right but never got back to us and also refuses to call back the other vendors who asked to speak to her so they could confirm just how bad it was. We are actually now looking into having an attorney sue her because she basically stole close to $2,000 from us to send an inexperienced planner to our wedding to drive aimlessly around the grounds hiding from having to do any work. We are appalled that someone would treat us like this and we're just thankful the on-site planner at the venue and our families stepped up to do her job or our wedding would have been a complete disaster. As a small business owner, the last thing I ever want to do is publicly chastise another small business as I know how hard running a company is but we gave the owner multiple chances to make this right and she refuses to communicate or even admit fault. Avoid at all costs!

Tracy Amos

I had a wedding with J29 Events this past weekend and Michelle was fantastic to work with! She made it a breeze to deliver to Barn Kestral. It was flawlessly executed and her calm demeanor with all the vendors makes for a very non - stressful event. Many unforeseen things can happen on the day of a wedding and Michelle is someone you would want for any last minute changes. I highly recommend her and her team!

Natalie Keehn

Words cannot describe how lovely the ladies are at J29 Events. After a slight venue fiasco, Shauna and Nicole not only smoothed the problem over by providing alternative solutions, but they calmed my nerves which allowed me to enjoy our weekend. 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.