Jennifer Matteo Event Planning - Sarasota, Florida

Courtney P.

I’m not quite sure where to begin this review but I believe it’s extremely pertinent to mention that I got married on 10/13/2024. A mere 4 days after Hurricane Milton made landfall. It was definitely a new experience for the JMEP team to figure out how to pull off a full blown wedding in my childhood home’s backyard with no power, but they did. She even had her husband bring an additional generators on top of the ones my father had so we could ensure we had lights. For that, I will always be so thankful. Our date was very important to us, as it was our 7 year anniversary and with my wife scheduled to deploy to Poland this April, we knew we couldn’t wait.

My biggest highlight of working with Meghan and Jenn is the effort they took to create the vision I had in mind. They guided me on tough choices and I always appreciated what they had to say. Also, each person they suggested was beyond kind to me and my wife, we LOVED every single vendor. It felt like they really considered how each vendor would fit with my wife and I’s personalities. The clearest example of this is how at ease our photographer made my camera shy wife feel.

Additionally, as a queer couple we were particularly guarded and Jenn was a fierce advocate. She found an LGBTQIA activist in the area to marry us, made vendors change language in contracts to reflect two brides NOT a bride and a groom, and overall just let us know how she loved planning gay weddings!

Meghan has a huge heart for others and their joy, it’s very apparent. She tries so hard to make you feel loved.

It was a whirlwind planning and executing our day, but I’m very proud of this team.

Dania H.

JMEP will make your wedding vision come to life 🌸🌸🌸

For over a year and a half I worked with Jennifer and her team creating my ultimate garden wedding at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Jennifer respected my vision and always had a contact for the right floral, rental, hair and makeup vendors, etc. Every vendor Jennifer recommended was so easy to work with and was the perfect fit for our intimate wedding. It’s great being a local bride because I was able to frequent the JMEP office and meet so many kind members of the team, Megan, Ali, Debbie to name a few!

My mom had a special request to display an Italian cookie table which we needed help with the day of the wedding. JMEP did a beautiful job of making that happen and my family was very impressed with everything. My husband and I had a truly magical wedding that couldn’t have gone any better. 🌸

Elizabeth F.

Jen and her team were fantastic! I know almost nothing about getting married or being a bride- and lucky for me, I found Jen! Jen and her team were hands on with everything. They even helped us find some amazing vendors! We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect wedding. Everything turned out truly amazing, every detail was carefully thought out and things I would have never even considered, she made sure were perfect. I would absolutely recommend Jen and her team.

Julie S.

Jen is AMAZING, one of a kind! I hired JMEP to help me with the overwhelming task of planning a Celebration of Life for my recently deceased husband. Jen was super easy to work with and has incredible ideas and taste. She is assertive, but so likeable and caring. I could not have done this without her and will be using her and her team for my kids’ future weddings!

I had already chosen the venue, a menu & music, but Jen and her team jumped in to help me with everything else. She created a partial custom party package which included creating & sending a save the date and then later the official evite, customized a floorplan, coordinated furniture, linens, flowers, drapes, lighting, a videographer, attended walk-throughs of the event space, meetings with the DJ, and procured beautiful custom memory photo walls. She and Megan were on-site on the night of my event to make sure everything ran smoothly. I have not stopped receiving compliments about how elegant and respectful the space turned out and how wonderful the evening was to honor my husband. It was even better than I had hoped for.

georgiana M.

Where do I begin….Jenn Matteo and her team are AMAZING ! Our son and fiancé were suppose to be married in October but the hurricanes that month had different plans ! Jenn took charge ! She was calm reassuring and professional through the chaos. Within 24 hours Jenn had every vendor in place with a new date in January . Thank God for her! Moving forward toward the new day of the wedding. Jenn was there for all of us …. I mean ALL of us Any questions the bride and groom had. Jen was on top of it. Then there was me, The mother of the Groom Crazy New Yorker …. Over the top stressing.. But once again. Jenn reassured and calmed this Mom .. she had every detail covered. If you want the best.. LOOK NO FURTHER .. Jeniffer Matteo is the best in her industry !
WE can not thank her enough !!!!THE BEST

Cassandra M.

I had a wonderful experience working with Jen and her team for my November wedding! From start to finish, she helped me stay organized and I always felt one step ahead! Her creative vision and attention to detail is unmatched! She perfectly executed our vision day of. Jen, Meg and Debbie helped my wedding day run smoothly and on time. I cannot thank JMEP enough! It was truly a dream come true!!

akinder92

JMEP is the wedding planning service that every bride NEEDS in their wedding planning process. Not only is Jenn a true lady boss, she has a fine eye for details, as does everyone on her team. I truly felt like I had another group of friends planning my wedding with me. I hired Jenn over a year before my wedding and no matter how far out our date was, she always responded to emails quickly and helped with whatever I needed. She was a buffer between me and my mother at times (everyone needs that at some point), she put me in touch with the best vendors, and she made my wedding vision become a reality. She made sure everything went according to schedule the day of, and even our guests said that she made the day better! I would 100% recommend AT LEAST her partial planning package, but full planning is really the ticket, as is her Bridal Concierge program. I would book Jenn for every event I have for the rest of my life and would recommend her 10 times over! Best planner and person EVER! Go and book her now- do it!!!!

Haley R.

The easiest and best decision we made for our wedding was hiring Jennifer Matteo and her team. Not only is Jen and her team incredibly talented, they’re amazing human beings and so much fun to work with. JMEP made the whole process of planning our wedding fun and stress free. From every vendor they recommended, to the show table(s), to every small detail, everything was so amazing!! I’m sure I wasn’t the easiest client they’ve had - I was the annoying bride that changed everything twice- but they never made me feel short of amazing. I can’t get over of how perfect our wedding day was, all thanks to Jen, Bridgette, and the rest of the team. We love JMEP and will find another reason to hire them again soon. Thank you - we are forever grateful!