Jove Meyer Events

Address:	1521 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA
Phone:	+1 949-412-4850
Site:	jovemeyerevents.com
Rating:	4.8

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Adam Barcan

Jove Meyer was way off his game as coordinator for my recent wedding in Brooklyn. He never showed a grasp of his responsibilities, and his work ended up far short of that promised . After the wedding, he wrote off our emailed complaints as a “major misunderstanding,” rather than give us the courtesy of owning up to his missteps -- that is what we expect from a professional. My wife and I came to know a different person from the one who receives many positive reviews on wedding sites. Once hired, Jove consistently gave our wedding low priority. He arrived 45 minutes late to our key planning meeting, without a text or email. When pressed, he whined he had come by mass transit from a far off event. Really? You’re an event planner - figure it out. And we had to beg him to meet again around his other clients; he simply did not voice concern for the many items we had left to cover. Jove was a flat out disaster on wedding day. We owe a lot of his missteps to his coordinating a second wedding that weekend -- he did not even attend our rehearsal. He also missed our family photos, a service he includes in his website’s Day of Coordinator package. As a result, the photo sessions and associated travel were chaotic. He grossly underestimated the time and labor required to load and unload decor, thereby cutting into his other obligations and obliging us to dispatch relatives to help him. He set up ceremony decor far differently from the scheme he had reviewed many times with my wife -- in person, by email and via printed design drawings. Some of Jove’s missteps cost us money; he failed to account for rented items (obliging us to pay a replacement fee) or to hold vendors to the schedule on which we’d agreed (obliging us to pay overtime). And he acted indiscreetly throughout the night -- by posting wedding photos from his phone to Twitter and Instagram (when he should have been working) and by eating, drinking and packing boxes in front of guests. In short, Jove failed to fulfill the key promise of his website -- to let the wedding couple “rest assured that details are in place and the event is being managed by a professional.” But the icing on the cake came the next morning. As we awoke, anxious to catch a honeymoon flight, we were greeted with three generic emails from Jove. He was asking for -- get this -- a review. Well, here it is.

Leah Bonvissuto

One of the best decisions we made during our planning process was hiring Jove Meyer to be our day-of coordinator for our wedding at The Bell House. Jove was recommended to us by our caterer after we decided we would need an extra hand the day of the wedding. Jove ended up contributing in a million different ways and in our view, our wedding day could not have gone more perfectly, or exceeded our expectations more (we say this knowing that Jove was probably handling every and any glitch flawlessly in the background with ease and charm without us ever worrying about a thing). We both work in production and thought we had our DIY wedding on lock, but as the month approached, we quickly realized there were so many things about weddings we did not understand and things about the day that seemed huge and overwhelming. During the planning process Jove was invaluable with his feedback, encouraging us along the way. The day of the wedding, Jove ran every single element with complete perfection and ease. He also had unbelievable last minute creative input (we had spent hours making decor that would only be displayed during the reception and he had the brilliant idea to showcase the decor during the ceremony, adding tremendously to the overall feel of the ceremony). The day was seamless, thanks to Jove. On top of that, we just really liked him from the start, which made us that much more excited to have him be a part of our wedding day. We also trusted him implicitly, both personally and artistically, which let us relax and focus on the people at the wedding instead of the nuts and bolts that go into it. Jove provides a service which is invaluable and necessary, but he brings himself to the job in an amazingly honest, fun and comfortable way. Thank you, Jove, for making it possible for us to enjoy what was truly the best day of our lives!

Aryeh Selekman

We could not recommend Jove enough. He was our full-service wedding Planner. We planned our wedding across coasts (Wedding in NY, we live in San Francisco). Jove not only helped us have the wedding of our dreams (we reminisce frequently), but he made the planning process fun and enjoyable. Picking Jove as our Wedding Planner was the best decision we made for our wedding! Jove always provided great options and vendors tailored to our requests and preferences. He was extremely patient as we made decisions. We ended up with an incredible venue, incredible band, photographer, videographer, and kosher caterer that made the night so special. He worked closely with us on the design of the night, and helped us pick a florist that helped realize that vision. The first moment we saw the reception hall the night of our wedding, our breath was taken away. Jove went above and beyond helping us plan our Rehearsal Dinner and Sunday Brunch following the wedding. We had a special bagel spot in mind to cater the Sunday Brunch, and Jove found creative solutions to make it work for an awesome spot in Brooklyn, near our hotels. The weekend of the wedding, Jove was on top of everything. We (along with our families) could focus on enjoying the celebration, and Jove ran a perfect show. If you are considering Jove as your wedding planner, you will not be disappointed with the process and the resulting wedding! We miss our planning sessions with him!

Beka Wallace

I cant recommend Jove Meyer strongly enough. When I first met Jove, the caterer we had intended to use had just backed out with only 6 weeks to go. Instead of worrying and fretting, he made me feel relaxed and didnt blame me for the predicament that I was in. And that is ultimately what I knew I needed for my big day. Someone who knows how to roll with the punches, operate under pressure…and someone who would support me and not bring any negative energy to the table. When I ultimately found a new caterer, the captain had worked with Jove before and spoke very highly of him. She had seen him operate under pressure and complimented me on choosing him to be my day-of planner. He looked adorable for the wedding in a very cute polka dot bow tie and managed the evening without it ever feeling stressful. The night went off without a hitch and I had so many compliments from my guests. I have a lot of respect for the job that he has to do--from managing an array of personalities to creating precise floor plans to organizing the vendors. Jove will help you and respond to your every question and concern--he is the perfect ally to have by your side so you can enjoy your special day.

Natalie Beauregard

If you want a wedding planner whos going to make the process easy and fun, you cant do better than Jove. We had such a blast planning our wedding with him, from the initial meeting over cocktails to our final session over wine. We came to him with a really half-baked vision and he brought it to life, recommending vendors that were exactly in line with our style. It was just so much less stressful choosing vendors when I knew that Jove had worked with them all before and could guarantee that we would love them. I completely trusted his opinion the entire time and it paid off in the most perfect wedding imaginable. We had a somewhat difficult situation (a venue with a coordinator who wasnt happy we hired another planner) but Jove handled the situation with grace, diffusing tension and making sure there were no hard feelings on the wedding day. During the reception, he was amazing at making sure we had water, food etc. and keeping guests away from us when we wanted a little time for ourselves. I cant thank him enough for all his help and would whole heartedly recommend him to others!!