Jane Hammond Events, Inc. in Berkeley

Review №1

2019-10-29

There truly are no words that can express my gratitude, appreciation and love for the entire Jane Hammond Events Team for creating the most incredible night of our lives. My husband and I, and our family, and our friends, and our wedding party, and our guests (and probably guests dogs cousins) have been raving about flawlessness of our wedding; all thanks to Naomi and the JHE team. Ive said it before and Ill say it again - THIS IS THE DREAM TEAM FOR ANY EVENT PLANNING, especially weddings, I have nothing but AMAZING things to say about how they created an event that exceeded all of our wildest dreams for our special day.My husband and I were moving across the country for the year leading up to our wedding, and because of this big move we decided to book a planner 12+ months from our date. With living on the other side of the country during our wedding planning process, we knew we needed a team to help us. Jane Hammond and her Sr. Event Manager; Naomi agreed to meet with us to discuss our vision, our timeline and their availability. Despite their busy calendars with more pressing events, they were welcoming to us and our wedding that was more than a year out! My husband and I were already so impressed by their responsiveness and client-first attitude before the meeting that the in-person consultation felt more like a formality and we were thrilled to be working with them!Naomi was completely on top of everything for the rest of the planning process. She understood our vision from the start, even though some of our ideas were unique to us; a surprise Chambong toast. We wanted a modern, classic, tropical inspired wedding in the heart of San Francisco, and Naomi shared recommendations for additional vendors (DJ, Lighting, Florals, etc) and we booked all of them! Naomi took care of all the details of planning, including handling almost all communication with our venue and the vendors we had booked. That left only the fun part of planning to us! We worked with her to decide on food and decor, and she completely insulated us from the difficult chore of logistics. She also worked around our schedules to make everything as convenient for us as possible, even meeting with us during busy holiday times when we were in town visiting with family. We ended up having a great time planning our wedding, and with Naomi keeping us on track, we managed to get through the whole process without feeling stressed or panicky!It goes without saying that both our wedding day and rehearsal went perfectly; keep in mind we had 9 bridesmaids, 9 groomsman, 4 ushers and our immediate families on hand! By the time we arrived at our venue for the rehearsal, all the details were coordinated, and there were no tasks left for us or our wedding party to do. Naomi arrived early to coordinate the set up, after having received and personally driven our signage, surprise favors, and even coordinated a custom neon sign to be hung on a custom backdrop for our photobooth! If any issues came up the week leading to our Wedding or on the day, we didnt hear about it. Whenever I saw her she seemed to be busy but calm, in complete control and with a smile for everyone she passed. Our parents adored her, and kept talking about what a great energy she brought to our wedding!I cant recommend Naomi and The Jane Hammond Events Team highly enough. Hopefully this long review conveys just a small part of how much my husband and I appreciated the entire team being there for us during the months leading up to our wedding. We really couldnt have done it without Jane and Naomi, and if we ever need to plan any kind of event again, well definitely be calling Jane Hammond Events! Thank you again to the ENTIRE Jane Hammond Events Team for making the best day of our lives more incredible than we ever could have imagined or hoped!

Review №2

2016-12-30

Wish I could give them 11 stars! Jane and Olivia provided gold star service for out alumni event for over 800 people. They were prompt in responses, flexible with our needs, and I never heard the words we cant do that from them. Strongly recommend!

Review №3

2017-01-16

I worked primarily with Amy but her and her team were phenomenal. We had a very important private event for a high level audience and a very short time frame. Amy brought great experience to coordinate the project and a vision to help us ensure that we were in good hands; and it could not have been any more true. The JHE team can bring it all when it comes to appetizers or bar/refreshments. No detail was overlooked. I would love to work with JHE again for our next event because I can trust that they will elevate the guest experience through their quality food and elegant service.

Review №4

2013-07-25

We worked with Jane Hammond Events for the catering and coordination of our recent wedding in the Napa Valley. We could not be happier with their amazing service, food, staff and professionalism. Our wedding went off without a glitch, and for that we are SO grateful to the team at JHE: Jane herself, Amy our coordinator, Naomi, and the many other wonderful managers, chefs, bartenders and waitstaff that worked our event and during the days and months leading up to it.Heidi is an amazing chef. She and her team work tirelessly to make everything perfect. I have literally never had better food at a wedding than we had at ours! We had a served dinner of salmon or lamb, and both entrees were generous portions of the most delicious, perfectly cooked food! People were raving about the food: from the stunning cheese display, the artistic, yummy passed appetizers at cocktail hour to the delicious salad that awaited each guest as they sat down.On arrival, JHE provided lavender lemonade and iced tea, which was a welcoming gesture to our guests as they arrived pre-ceremony. After the ceremony, the bar tenders were ready with delicious mojitos (our special cocktail), champagne and wine. Passed appetizers were expediently circulated, and the kitchen even brought us (the bride and groom) a special little platter of appetizers to enjoy when we freshened up post-photos.Our coordinator and day of manager, Amy Trapp, was a total rock-star and made everything flow beautifully. She was in charge of the timeline and always warned us when we were needed for the next duty (cake cutting, sitting for dinner, etc). Although she was managing a large staff, she seemed calm and in control throughout the day. She was also an absolute pleasure to work with in the time leading up to the big day.In the year of planning our wedding, JHE was always very timely about getting back to us with answers to our questions, and helped us find some of our other wonderful vendors: Dan from Love in the Mix did our DJ and lighting, Svenja from Chestnut and Vine did our floral design and decoration and Andi Hatch was our photographer. Amy also coordinated all of our rentals from the four different rental companies we worked with. She made sure everything was there on time, and set up properly.Our wedding site was a private estate that JHE had never worked at before, but that never stopped them from making everything perfect. They were very obliging in coming to visit the venue for a pre-wedding walk through, as well as the day before for our rehearsal. There were some challenging issues to work with at our venue, but JHE was never phased by these obstacles, and always managed to find us solutions.Jane, the owner of the company, worked with me in the initial planning stages, and she is an absolute pleasure to work with. So easy-going and fun, yet full of good ideas and an artistic eye. Her entire staff really cares about what they do, and you will never feel as if you are being pushed through a wedding-factory.Every event is treated with absolute personal attention, and your guests and family will feel at ease as everything is taken care of in such a seamless fashion.If you are getting married in the bay area, or having any sort of event, make sure you work with the amazing Jane Hammond Events!

Review №5

2017-01-06

Wish I could give them 10 stars! Jane and Olivia provided gold star service for out alumni event for over 700 people. They were prompt in responses, flexible with our needs, and I never heard the words we cant do that from them. Strongly recommend!

Review №6

2017-01-04

Wish I could give them 10 stars! Jane and Olivia provided gold star service for out alumni event for over 700 people. They were prompt in responses, flexible with our needs, and I never heard the words we cant do that from them. Strongly recommend!