CJN Event Planning

Jamie just planned a client appreciation event for our customers! Impressed with her follow up and coordination. Made it seamless and stressfree for us!
Highly recommend her and her team! She pulled it all off within a very short time line!

CJN is amazing! I’ve worked with Jamie multiple times for weddings and she does such a great job planning, preparing, communicating and keeping all the vendors up to speed on the details of the event. She is always easy to work with and keeps everything organized so your wedding goes off without a hitch. I would definitely recommend her for your wedding or event.

If I could give Jamie 100 stars I would! I originally hired her to handle my day of coordinating. About 3 months before my big day I realized how crazy I was thinking I could handle everything myself. Jamie stepped in and made my dreams come true! I handed over the reigns to her and she did not miss a beat. Her competence made all of my stress go away. She handled all of the details of my wedding and when I showed up at the barn I was blown away by how she had managed to make my dreams a reality. Jamie is a complete professional that I would recommend to any bride!

We hired Jamie as our wedding coordinator/​planner back in mid to late 2013 for our May 2014 wedding at the Seacrest Hotel in Pismo. It may have been the best bang for our buck that we spent for the whole event.
Early on, she did an excellent job making sure that we were on task and on schedule with figuring out our vendors, and wrangling them when we didn’t have time to play phone tag. She made sure that we knew which services we were going to need, which we may or may not need, and those that we didn’t, given our budget. For those that we weren’t sure who to call, she had lots of suggestions for different price ranges. Jamie would check in regularly without being overbearing, and really just helped us keep our peace of mind.
On the day of, she was a ghost, and I mean that in the best way possible. She was ever present and invisible at the same time. With very few exceptions, I was blissfully unaware of her presence at the wedding, and it really wan’t until we looked back and realized that all of our people were where they needed to be and everything just hummed along completely smoothly that it was apparent how much of a difference she made.
All and all, I would highly recommend Jamie, and CJN, for any wedding coordination needs.

I honestly don’t know how we could have pulled off our 2-​day wedding at Broken Earth Winery in Paso Robles without the help of Jamie and Chris!!! My husband is Indian and I’m Mexican/​American so needless to say we had a huge wedding filled with LOTS of people, ~300 guests. Jamie was there every step of the way making sure we didn’t miss any vital details. She gave us monthly checklists that kept us on track and was always easy to reach by email, text or gchat. There were so many different elements to our wedding weekend, from the specifics of the Hindu wedding ceremony, the rental orders, the contracts for the vendors, etc. and Jamie kept track of every detail of them the entire time!
She also perfectly matched wedding vendors to us, which made the entire event so fun and so «us»!!! She arranged in-​person and phone meetings with our vendors whenever we felt we needed them. All of our guests raved about her and her team during and after the receptions! We didn’t feel a drop of stress during the whole weekend cause we knew her team would be able to handle anything! We would definitely recommend their services to anyone, small or large wedding!!!

Jamie and Chris have many years of experience planning/​coordinating weddings at multiple wedding venues on the Central Coast. They were involved and helpful from the first day we made contact with them until everything was cleaned up after the wedding. Jamie is extremely prompt with email and phone communication and Chris is an expert with the details of planning for food and drinks per person. They organized everything from rentals to venue booking, contacting vendors, and organizing/​finalizing details. They were our sounding board when we had questions about anything wedding or honeymoon related. They know who the good and not-​so-​good vendors are for every item that one might need at a wedding on the central coast. We found that they were calm, collected, and on top of every detail before and during the day of the event. Our wedding was the best day of our lives, and Jamie and Chris made sure every detail came together exactly how we would have wanted it.
I see now why people always say that having a good wedding coordinator (definitely CJN) is so important. They are the first suggestion I make to friends who are in the wedding planning process. CJN made set-​up, the day of, and tear-​down run so smoothly. I loved that throughout the planning process, Jamie would send me monthly emails with updates on how things were going a list of items to help me prioritize my planning time. The best part about CJN is that they are so trustworthy that neither my parents nor I had to worry or even think twice about anything during the wedding or reception, except for enjoying every moment of the day. On our wedding day, the toasts went a bit longer than expected, which threw off our planned schedule… Jamie snuck over to me at a good moment to ask permission to change things around, and it made everything run so much smoother. There were simple details that we didn’t even discuss such as moving heaters to the dance floor or making sure the car was ready to go with our luggage in it, etc. that were taken care of without me even knowing. I know there were many more things behind the scenes that made the event so perfect. I could go on and on, but the last thing to note is that I can honestly say that the most consistent comment I get from my guests regarding the wedding is, «Your wedding was the smoothest wedding I have ever been to. It was beautiful and everything was just so perfect.» Thanks Chris and Jamie!

From the minute I began my wedding planning, Jamie from CJN Event Planning was there to help me with any questions that I had. Throughout my entire wedding planning process, she answered emails in a timely manner, and kept me on track with my monthly wedding checklists. On the day of our wedding, Jamie was there to help out with anything that needed tending to. She kept us on schedule for our wedding day, so that we could get to the dance floor as fast as we could (my one request was I wanted a packed dance floor throughout the night!) I would recommend Jamie to anyone that is just starting out with their wedding planning, or to someone that’s just thinking about a day of coordinator. I did not realize how crucial it is to have someone like Jamie there for your wedding day. Trust me, you do not want to do this all by yourself! Thanks, Jamie!

As president of a chamber of commerce, I’ve worked with many event planners and vendors over several years. My wife hired Jamie as our wedding planner shortly after our daughter got engaged in 2013. Jamie is fantastic. She contacted us on a regular basis to make sure we stayed on track throughout the year. On the day of the wedding, Jamie was there to coordinate every detail. Everything was perfect.
This is my first review on Unilocal,but I am so impressed with Jamie I couldn’t resist writing a review. She has a great personality and is absolutely the best. I would highly recommend Jamie for weddings or events.

We worked with Jamie and Chris on our November wedding at Justin Winery. We engaged with them around April for our November wedding and by that time were fairly well underway with the venue and a few vendors. Our primary contact was Jamie and from the minute we hired her, she was fantastic to work with. She is very detailed, communicated well, and was always pleasant.
Shortly after hiring CJN, they reviewed all of our agreements we already had with vendors and identified any gaps in information and offered some helpful advice. For the vendors we didn’t already have lined up, Jamie was able to point us in the right direction, often making introductions and/​or appointments for us. Because we live in San Francisco and aren’t all that familiar with the Central Coast, Jamie’s guidance was invaluable. She was even able to save us more than 50% on our shuttle busses because of her knowledge of the area and connections.
Leading up to the event, Jamie was there every step of the way for walk-​throughs, check-​ins, and gut checks. She asked intelligent questions at the venue and with other vendors and always took careful notes, never having to ask for any information more than once, which was really impressive.
I can’t say enough positive things about Jamie leading up to the wedding, but on the day of the wedding her and Chris completely blew away both myself and my family. Because of all of Jamie’s upfront planning, we hardly interacted on the day of the wedding. She arrived shortly before the first vendor and I hardly saw her because she was working with the venue and all of the other vendors throughout the day. I literally didn’t have to do one logistical thing on my wedding day thanks to Jamie. And, more importantly, everything was done exactly as we had discussed, so there were no surprises.
During the reception, Jamie and Chris were in constant communication with the shuttle drivers, DJs, and venue, and communicated anything we needed to know back to my husband and I. They kept us on-​time throughout the night and always gave us little 5 minute warnings whenever something was coming up. Jamie was always in the background keeping a careful eye on everything and because of this was able to quickly jump in when I realized we had no idea how we were supposed to cut the cake!
Jamie and Chris even stayed for the entire after party, which was unexpected. Thank goodness they did too because we had a party crasher! When one of our friends identified the unruly man to Jamie, her and Chris quickly threw him out and then got in touch with the venue. This really went above their call of duty, and was so very much appreciated. Jamie and Chris stayed to the very end of the party to make sure the party ended on time and that all of our guests got on the last shuttle.
I can’t say enough positive things about CJN. If you want a planner that will save you money; remember and execute on every single detail; and completely go above and beyond, hire CJN.

If I could give more stars to Jamie and Chris, I definitely would!
I cannot say enough good things about their services. We hired CJN for the entire planning and up to day-​of festivities and they rocked! From helping us pick out and hire several individual vendors, to taking care of our champagne at the reception (storing it, chilling it, and serving it (!)), they never let us stress! Things went so smoothly that I am completely convinced that there is no way we could have done it without them!
At the end, we almost felt like we had UNDER-​paid them, since they went above and beyond what we had expected. We live in the Bay Area and had our wedding on the Central Coast, so you can imagine the stress we would have had without CJN. EVERY minor detail, from each timeline detail, to the type of food we wanted for our rehearsal dinner, was handled by CJN. They never took over to the point that we didn’t have a say, they just made sure that every single thing was handpicked by us, and they ran with it.
The rehearsal, the planning, the ceremony, and the reception was so seamless that we were utterly elated at the end. And, this may sound silly, but Jamie was so quick to reply, and so detailed in her questions and tasks, that we will miss not working with her any longer and being in constant contact. Maybe we will have a big anniversary party in a few years, just so we can hire her again!

Above and beyond. I tried to talk my then fiancé/​now wife out of hiring any type of wedding planers. Thought we could do it all on our own. Oh how wrong I was. Thank God for Jamie and Chris. They were there for us anytime we called or emailed leading up to our wedding. Close to a full year of being in our corner with every question and concern we had along the way.
The day before at the rehearsal and the day of was when they were most invaluable. They were the only two professionals on our side as the actual venue was filled with people who were either not present or obviously didn’t want to be. Jamie and Chris stepped in and stepped up so that we didn’t have to worry about anything at all.
By far our most valuable vendors and if we had to do it all over again we’d begin by hiring these two again.

First off, let me just say we would give CJN 10 stars if we could! The short and sweet of it — CJN was the best vendor we hired. Hands down. AND probably one of the best values considering the amazing level of service provided. We can’t stress enough that hiring CJN was the best decision of our wedding day outside of my husband and I getting married!
When my husband and I first got engaged, a colleague of mine gave me his one piece of advice when it came to planning a wedding — get a day-​of coordinator so that you could actually enjoy your wedding without constantly juggling the timeline of the day with demands of family, guests, and vendors. Thankfully, we were referred quickly over to CJN Event Planning, and as soon as we were in touch they never disappointed us. CJN is Chris and Jamie Neutill, an amazing couple that have built a great company around event planning. Despite my husband and I planning our wedding from out of town, we were fortunate enough to be able to sit down with Chris and Jamie in person before hiring them. That meeting was just what we needed to feel confident, combined with positive reviews we read online.
Now about their service level: Jamie was my main contact throughout the planning process, and she was superb. Incredibly prompt at responding to emails, even sending brief notes to wish us a happy Thanksgiving, etc around the holidays. Jamie also checks in on a periodic basis to see how planning is coming along, providing guidelines for when vendors needed to get booked, recommendations for vendors when requested, outlines for day-​of timelines, and on and on. The big thing to stress though is that they never tried to push any particular vendor on us or to steer our planning away from what we wanted — they simply provided recommendations when asked and helped us keep on track of the planning process. They were also flexible in putting together the right day-​of package for us that was a hybrid of their standard one based on our needs. Bottom line: they let us plan the wedding of our dreams and then helped us carry it out.
Leading up to the wedding: Despite a busy work schedule themselves AND a newborn (adorable!) baby, Chris and Jamie remained very attentive to our needs. We communicated several times the week of the wedding, trading notes on what was to happen when and figuring out how to get everything where it needed to be. Jamie also checked in with all of our vendors to confirm date, times, etc with everyone and to make sure everyone had the day-​of agenda.
Day-​of: We had decided to do some of the flower arrangements ourselves, and Chris and Jamie were awesome at helping us set everything up. Chris picked up the flowers from my parents house the day of the wedding (along with several other items) and got them delivered and set up as requested. Jamie texted me the morning of to say congrats on the day and to stress she was available to help with anything as needed. For someone who was concerned leading up to the wedding about getting all the details nailed down and wanted to make sure the day flowed well, I was concerned about being able to let go and just enjoy the day. Thanks to Chris and Jamie, they had built a solid level of trust and confidence by the day of that allowed me to achieve that goal of letting go — and enjoying! They were always present but not intrusive, guiding the flow of the day as we had imagined. They were courteous to everyone, attentive especially to my husband and I and our families, and always available to do anything needed. Absolutely a «can-​do» attitude and VERY flexible. Never once did I feel the urge or the need to look at a clock and make sure everything was running on schedule. During the reception, Chris would gently approach us and ask if we were ready to move to the next key event and if needed, we juggled a couple items. They worked perfectly with our vendors and took charge of managing everything as needed. Even my dad (a very low-​key guy) was raving about the level of service as they constantly came around to ask if we needed anything. Examples: I wanted a pair of flip flops to change into after the main parts of the reception, and not only did Jamie make sure they were available, but she reminded me they were there and had nicely placed them under the head table for me. When my dad hadn’t managed to get a slice of cake, Chris ran off to get him one. At the end of the night they helped us round up everything that was ours and get it where it needed to be.
Bottom line: if you want to truly enjoy your wedding and not stress out about details — or have your family stress out about details — then hire Chris and Jamie! In the days following our wedding, all of us could not stop talking about how wonderful they were and how they enabled all of us to relax and enjoy what was an amazing day. As I said at the beginning — best hire EVER!