Jacqueline Hallgarth - Santa Monica, California

Jane Han

My husband and I interviewed several wedding planners in the So Cal region and Jacqueline stood out from the crowd— she is easy to approach and talk to, kind, patient, and professional. I knew I had to have her as my wedding planner after that first meeting!

We planned our wedding with Jacqueline over the course of a year and a half and she was an integral part of each decision that was made. She scheduled venue visits, referred us to the best vendors in the region, helped us review contracts, created a budgeting plan, created a design based off of our inspiration photos, and so much more. When I requested different vendor options, she gave me a carefully curated list of options in different budget categories. She was even able to coordinate a cake tasting within a week’s notice when my husband and I were in town for the dinner tasting (we both live outside of California).
It’s also of note that my husband and I live out of state and both have rigid work schedules; despite these challenges, Jacqueline was always easy to communicate and schedule meetings with.

Now for the wedding weekend itself— Jacqueline took care of each mishap with grace and created a seamless wedding weekend timeline (not a small feat considering our wedding party was 25+ people and just our rehearsal dinner was 70 people). Every small detail such as setting up early check in for the bridal suite and coordinating ice cream pick up Jacqueline and her team handled perfectly. Even as a type-A bride, I felt at ease and incredibly calm throughout the weekend because I knew she was going to take care of us.

In regards to design, both the rehearsal dinner and wedding reflected our style perfectly; She brought to life the vision I had, even better than the inspiration photos I had shared with her. Numerous guests told us during and after the wedding that our wedding was the best wedding they had ever attended. It was each of the thoughtful details Jacquline suggested that made the weekend feel like magic. I could not recommend Jacqueline more as she is the best decision I made for my wedding.

Natalie Sung

Choosing a wedding planner is THE single most important thing in the wedding planning process and my husband and I are so thankful that we chose to work with Jacqueline. She possesses all the traits of what you need in a planner, plus more. She is professional, punctual, organized, creative, detail-oriented, and very kind. The weeks and days leading up to the wedding were made so enjoyable and smooth thanks to her expertise and guidance which was reassuring and allowed us to enjoy the big day without any worries. She also worked extremely well with all our other vendors and we have been told by several of them what a pleasure it was to work with Jacqueline. She was very accommodating to our requests and went beyond our expectations to make our dream wedding come to life. Without hesitation, we cannot recommend EDE by Jacqueline any more highly for planning your wedding.

Liz Korfin

There aren't enough words to express how we have come to feel about Jacqueline ~ She's simply THE BEST!
Our journey began 2 years ago. We are from Miami but wanted to have a destination wedding in Malibu. My daughter (the bride) found Jacqueline on Instagram, they face-timed and fell in love. There began our 2 year journey. Plans were made, dates were set, travel was had, tastings were eaten and champagne was toasted.. We were 6 weeks from the big day and COVID came knocking!!! After a major breakdown, we decided to cancel. Jacqueline had been paid in full and she did her job with grace, professionalism and kindness. She was always available and reassuring and ALWAYS calmed us down! Detail oriented, creative and even read our contracts! Always with our budget in mind. We rescheduled for a year down the road and hoped and prayed that things would be better. Jacquline explained that though she was paid in full, she still wanted to be there and help us with every detail, even though we rescheduled in Miami! Fast forward, COVID is still with us, our list went from 180 to 80 and Jacqueline handled every single detail from her home in California. She was so amazing and I came to lean on her for everything. Now she was planning the destination wedding instead of us! Well, as luck would have it, or just bad timing, Jacqueline was unable to come to Miami and outsourced to a local wedding planner. But she STILL stayed with us the whole time. Last night was our kids dream wedding. I can honestly say that without Jacqueline this never would have been such a huge success. It was truly a dream come true. She took no additional money from us. She is such a FANTASTIC WEDDING PLANNER, I can not imagine anyone not hiring her. She has become like family and I wish she could have been with us last evening. Jacqueline, thank you again for everything you've done and for making the wedding A Dream Come True.

Sarah Stettin-Katz

I couldn’t say enough wonderful things about Jacqueline. Her kindness, professionalism, communication, and organization are just a few of the many reasons we love her. From the moment you start working with her she is incredibly detail oriented and develops lists and plans to keep the entire wedding and family on track. She always makes herself available for questions or follow ups. My wedding was an absolute dream and Jacqueline helped to make it all come together with her design vision. Jacqueline maintains wonderful relationships with vendors and provides options for each need but is flexible and open to meeting new vendors in the business. Her follow through, even after the wedding, exemplifies her dedication to her clients. Jacqueline created a timeline for the day of my wedding that ran on time/ahead of schedule and each of the vendors was incredibly grateful for her organization and expertise. The entire night ran smoothly and I didn’t stress once because I knew I was in capable hands. Thank you Jacqueline for truly making our wedding a night we will never forget.

Brandon Wade Anderson

Jacqueline is a wedding planner extraordinaire! From our very first meeting through the final moments of our wedding, she was the epitome of professionalism, enthusiasm, and class. Through her excellent relationships with vendors in the industry, we were able to secure location, furniture, flowers, and cake - all of which far surpassed expectations. Her detailed check-lists and follow-up helped us feel always on-track and stress-free (as much as possible, that is). And her exceptional eye for arrangement, beauty, and aesthetic helped to create and transform three different events on our wedding day into remarkable spaces with magical moments we will never forget. Jacqueline was a huge part of our special day and we highly recommend her to anyone who is seeking a true partner during the wedding planning process. Thanks, Jacqueline - forever thankful for you!

Tatyana Samoilenko

Jacqueline was fabulous! She coordinated on the day of extremely well and even before the wedding she was always available to meet up, or for a phone call. She was not only extremely organized, dedicated and responsive, but really enjoyable to work with. She was really sweet and even delivered my wedding bouquet straight to where I was getting ready.
Leading up to the wedding Jacqueline took on all ownership with the vendors and took me out of the conversations, so I could relax.
I would have to say that if you're planning you're own wedding I would suggest hiring her as coordinator as it will make your day that much better! Everything went smoothly and we just got to enjoy our day!

I would unreservedly recommend her to anyone!

T & E

Ying Huang

We are SO grateful that we found Jacqueline to go on our wedding planning journey with. She is incredibly detail oriented, organized, professional, responsive, and also just an absolutely lovely person! We were planning an ambitious destination wedding in Italy with a thousand moving parts – what’s more, we had to postpone the wedding several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jacqueline went above and beyond to stay ahead of the numerous changes and updates with various vendors, and to keep us on track through navigating a sea of challenging logistics (3 days of events, 5 musical acts, 2 photographers – the list goes on). Throughout the planning process, it gave us immense peace of mind to know that Jacqueline would make sure everything was taken care of. During the wedding itself, she seamlessly managed every last detail to ensure that we had the wedding of our dreams. We absolutely and enthusiastically recommend Jacqueline to anyone planning a wedding and simply cannot thank her enough!

Taline Guevrekian

Jacqueline is AMAZING! I have to say working with and having Jacqueline as our wedding coordinator was one of the best decisions we made!! Jacqueline was an absolute pleasure to work with and is so sweet. She is so organized and so on top of her stuff. She handled every detail of the wedding and allowed us to really enjoy our special day. We didn't have to worry about anything as we knew she was taking care of it all. I highly recommend Jacqueline. I can't thank you enough! Absolutely loved working with you! 🙂