We first met Juliana at my best friend's wedding, where she was the full wedding planner, and even as a guest, it was obvious how on top of everything she was. So when we started planning our own wedding, reaching out to her was one of the easiest decisions we made. We booked Juliana about a year before our wedding as our day-of coordinator, and from the beginning, she treated our wedding like so much more than just one day. She wanted to see the venue, understand our vision, and get a real feel for who we were as a couple. As an LGBTQ+ couple, feeling comfortable and supported was really important to us, and Juliana gave us that from the start. She was affirming, respectful, helpful, and genuinely excited for us. Throughout the process, she was always reachable, quick to respond, honest, organized, and full of great ideas. She never sugarcoated things, which we appreciated because it helped us stay realistic and prepared. The week of the wedding, she was completely on it. She made rehearsal easy for our wedding party and helped make sure every setup looked exactly how we wanted. She even helped keep a special surprise a surprise, which meant so much to us. On the wedding day, Juliana and her assistant were everywhere. Every time we thought of something that needed to be done, she had already handled it. After the reception, she had all of our personal items, DIY pieces, and things we brought from home organized and ready to go. By the end of this process, Juliana felt like more than our coordinator. She became such a huge part of our wedding and this chapter of our lives. We are beyond grateful and cannot recommend her enough. read more

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Juliana from Beyond Events was extremely communicative and professional from the moment we met! She listened to what we wanted, gave advice about what we needed, and it was all put together in a perfect way. She not only took care of the decorative and timeline details, but she also was very patient and kind with our kids for our blended family wedding. We were relaxed and able to focus on our family and having fun the whole time. read more

I wanted to leave Juliana a review here because I don't understand the disconnect on yelp and don't want any brides to be deterred in case they didn't check google or wedding wire and other wedding websites. Juliana/BTE is amazing. We hired her as our "day of" coordinator probably a year or so out from our wedding date (9/2024). I interviewed close to 5 different wedding coordinators/planners and connected the most with Juliana because she is down to earth, relatable, and very knowledgable for the local area I was looking. From the first conversation to the last (and still some IG love!) about our wedding, she was always professional and thoughtful. She actually pointed me in the direction of my wedding venue (The Sepulveda Home in San Pedro) after our initial inquiry chatting with her about our wedding goals/vision because she thought it might be my "vibe"- and she was right on. This was before we even officially signed with her! Communication and organization were my top priorities and she delivered on all ends for that. I found our meetings helpful in terms of things left to decide/do/how soon we need to do it. She always answered my emails and texts in a timely manner. She worked so well with our venue and other vendors too. Juliana was not shy about telling you her opinion on things for the benefit of the bride/groom. We all can get a little carried away with our plans and budget overrides, and she helps to reel it back in without losing the vision and magic. She works with a florist that just made everything even more easy!! Unfortunately I had a dress emergency and needed a new alteration shop and she got me info so fast! The day was FLAWLESS. To the point where our family and guests keep commenting on how smooth the day went! Even afterwards as we are packing and getting out the venue--Juliana was there to the bitter end, even helping with car/leftovers logistics. I still feel so bad we weren't there to help but she wanted to make sure we weren't part of the cleanup!! I can tell Juliana prides herself in being the bride/groom's person throughout the wedding process. She's got you and the things/people that are important to you. She's kind, professional, and knows what she's doing. She easily balances all the dynamics and personalities involved in a wedding, and makes the process FUN and as low stress as it can be. I miss texting with Juliana and am so happy to see all the new couples she's helping with putting on the best wedding for them!! I cannot recommend her enough. You will not be disappointed! One of my best decisions ever during our wedding planning process. Love you Juliana! read more

We hired Juliana as our day of coordinator and could not be happier! Juliana is amazing! From our first conversation I loved how detailed she was and she was so familiar with our venue. She made sure everything was the way we wanted it and also had great suggestions. She was super responsive with any questions I had. Juliana made sure everything went smooth during the rehearsal and the day of the wedding. I highly recommend hiring Juliana/Beyond the Event for your event coordinator. She will go above and beyond for you! read more

I wanted to leave a review for Juliana and her company in Beyond the Event. I am not a big person on leaving reviews, but considering that my husband and I just got married, it only felt right, because we had the most amazing vendors. We hired Juliana in 2022 about mid year but our wedding wasn't planned until November 2023. We hired her for month of day of , and even though it was over a year away, Juliana was the kindest; in that she still took calls and helped guide me throughout the year , which she didn't have to, because that wasn't a service we hired her for, but her generosity and kindness helped me and my now husband so much in planning our wedding She was very transparent with us, always communicated either through phone or email. She gave me so much advice and then the closer it started to get toward our wedding was even more helpful. We met her during the first walk through and Even our families loved her. She had told us at the beginning of 2023 that she wouldn't be able to physically attend our wedding because her sister was getting married the same day, but she did have two staff members, Jessi and Melissa, in which were going to be there at the day of. My husband and I had no problems with that considering she had helped us already through the entire way and we are huge on supporting small businesses. She helped assist the day of, and even though it was her sisters wedding, she still managed to FaceTime and communicate during the wedding with her staff to make sure that everything was running smoothly. She even contacted my mom and she also messaged me the day of congratulating us Which I felt was the sweetest thing she could have done. Coming up to the day of our wedding her staff, Jessi and Melissa coordinated everything so beautifully. They actually helped assist with our decor, movers and I and my husband's vision of our wedding and the way we expected it to look, absolutely came to life, they were on time with everything. The decorations were exactly how I showed them the placement of everything the guests even complemented, Jessie and Melissa , and how much fun they were and how sweet they were. I had a friend who wasn't so comfortable sitting on this one chair. She felt like she was going to possibly break the chair. She went to Jessi to see if there was anyway that she could switch chairs. Jessi made it happen and made her feel so comfortable that she could assist her. It was honestly really great to have a company that not only was there to help my husband and I but also tended to our guests. I just want to say a huge thank you to Beyond the Events owner and staff for making our important day one we will never forget. read more

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Juliana Holmes of Beyond the Event deliberately misrepresented her availability to us for months and ruined the memories of our wedding. Instead of enjoying our first few months of marriage, we were cornered to take her to court. In September of 2022, my fiancé (now wife) and I signed a contract with Juliana Holmes to be our wedding day coordinator for February 25, 2023. The contract states that her duty is to provide on-site coordination for 8 hours. Five days before our wedding and after we paid her in full, Juliana notified us in an email thread response that she would not be coordinating our wedding due to a "last minute" military commitment. When we spoke to our other vendors right afterwards, they said that Juliana had given them advanced prior notice 43 days before of her planned absence. To fulfil her own contracted responsibilities, Juliana offered to send 2 people we had never met or spoken to, nor had visited the site, or been involved with planning our wedding to take her place. At this point, our trust in her as a person or a professional was completely eroded, and we feared that she would further sabotage or disrupt our wedding. Later, we found out that Juliana was actually coordinating another wedding on that same day & time for 10 hours. We could not see how Juliana could attend a wedding and military course at the same time. After we parted ways with her, she refused to refund us our money, although she breached her own contract. It should be noted that Juliana also sent us a "silencing" agreement on February 27, 2023 offering our money back with the contingency that we would not write negative reviews about her--in which we refused. On June 13, 2023, we were forced to face Juliana Holmes in court, in which a judge at the Long Beach Court House ruled in our favor: Juliana had breached her contract by not showing up to our wedding. Note that while presenting to the judge during the hearing, Juliana told the judge & court that she frequently double-books weddings. (Court case number #23LBSC00353 Superior Court of California Los Angeles South District) In my entire life, I have never met anyone who is as untrustworthy as Juliana Holmes. I would caution anyone to use her services. She misrepresented her availability to us from the beginning and misled us during months of planning. I wonder how many other couples have gone through this exact situation with her but have never spoken up. If you do decide to use Juliana, my suggestion would be to hold her accountable to everything that is states in the contract and to correspond through email as the records may prove useful later on. We suffered emotional distress because of Juliana's actions because it was our one and only wedding day. She ruined the memories of our wedding, honeymoon, and the start of our marriage. My goal is to warn other couples, so they don't have to go through this! Lastly, I want to note that during and after this whole ordeal, Juliana has never once apologized. I cannot give negative or ZERO stars on this platform, as one star even feels generous. Beware of Juliana Holmes and Beyond the Event. read more

Beyond the Event - Juliana tried to pin the contract cancellation on us when she was the one who broke her contract first by pulling out of the wedding 5 days - Party & Event Planning Near Me

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Juliana Holmes from Beyond the Event did not conduct business in a professional manner. She cheated my family during preparations for a big wedding day celebration. It may come as surprise to you, Juliana, but my child is important, beautiful, and precious, too- everyone's child is. My child is not a vehicle for your immoral and nefarious activities, especially on a wedding day. Instead of being humbled and apologizing, Juliana came up with a web up lies that she tried to feed us. No mother should ever watch their child suffer during a time where we should be laughing with family and friends. As a mother, as a human, I ask you please to stop these actions immediately and have some more respect for the sacred institution of marriage, Juliana. It's not an opportunity to swindle people at a very vulnerable and important time. These are people's lives. Juliana- I have overcome health obstacle after health obstacle to be present for my child on this most important day only to watch you destroy it. To this day, we are still mourning the loss of an eagerly awaited wedding celebration that Juliana Holmes ruthlessly spoiled. Hiring Beyond the Event was the worst decision that we will regret for the rest of our lives. read more

Our Wedding coordinator was an absolute god sent for our special day. It was our 30th Anniversary Vow renewal and let me tell you she was hands down the best to work with. Julianna and her team were absolute superstars. If I could give 1 billion stars I would. They orchestrated everything and the amazing wow factor floral arrangements. we had over 200+ guests and they just glided through it as they could read everyone's thoughts. If I could hire her for everything I do I definitely would. I wholeheartedly recommend her for all your coordinating needs. Jennifer read more

We were scammed by Beyond the Event and Juliana, and we are now left with permanent trauma. I do not want to write this review, but I am doing it to warn others. Even as I type this, I genuinely do not feel safe and I worry for my family, friends and entities, knowing what Juliana is capable of. We are all on high alert. My intention from this post is not to shame or hurt a business, but to speak truth about what Beyond the Event/Juliana did to us. We hired Juliana to be our wedding planner/day-of-coordinator. In the coming months, we often felt Juliana only had her own best interests at heart. For example, she tried to sell us her flowers/centerpieces (which we found overpriced and amateurish) when we could get them for FREE as it was included in our catering package. Juliana tried to convince us her arrangements were better than the caterer's. Despite this, we decided to give Juliana the benefit of the doubt and kept her on board. Right before our wedding, Juliana emailed that she would not be coming to our wedding because something personal came up last minute. The email of her explanation looked suspicious- like a template used before. Juliana said she would be sending some people (who were strangers to us) to our wedding. However, our caterer and venue coordinator (and later photographer) told us that Juliana had planned on skipping out of our wedding for quite some time- there was nothing last minute. We had no choice but to fire Juliana for breaking her own contract and for lying. We could not trust her. On the day of our wedding, we saw on Instagram that Juliana was likely coordinating another wedding. She was trying to double dip! We were later able to confirm this. We could not fully enjoy the moment because of the overall shock we had just experienced. When we asked for our money back, Juliana initially refused. Later, Juliana said she would return our money if we signed a contract that said we would not write any negative reviews about her on Google and other wedding websites. This is absolutely illegal. If you are wondering why there are few negative reviews about Beyond the Event, this may be it. We sought counsel from a lawyer who told us that this looked like a case of "fraud in the inducement." The lawyer wrote a demand letter for us and eventually with a court order, Juliana had to refund our full payment without any stipulations. We felt like we were bullied and gaslit by Juliana, to the point of mental fatigue and anxiety, throughout this process. For example, after we fired Juliana, she obtained a private document that contained personal information about our family and friends and tried to use it against us. What a violation. I would NOT recommend Juliana or Beyond the event. If you do decide to hire her, here are my suggestions: do not share any personal information with Juliana. Make sure you have Juliana's business address. Read the contract carefully- if it says Juliana is to be present for the wedding, make sure she shows up. If it says that others can take Juliana's place- make sure you have them involved from the start so that you can see if you can trust them with your guests. Put all conversations with Juliana on paper. Do not pay Juliana until after the wedding. Pay in a protected method, not Venmo or Zelle. Beware of her lies: Juliana tried to tell us that back at the time of signing the contract, she informed us that because she is a military wife, she needed to have the freedom to leave at any moment, so her actions were acceptable. She never told this to us. If you needed that liberty, why would we or anyone hire you? It is unethical to use your position as a military wife to swindle people. I have never seen someone so comfortable with lying as Juliana is. I am sad to know that this was not the first time Juliana has double dipped on wedding coordination duties. To the other couples out there who were hurt by Juliana and silenced: I am sorry and I deeply resonate with your pain. But I am here to speak out for all whose wedding day was cruelly stolen from us by Juliana. Be safe out there. read more