Jamila & Juliette may be the name of their wedding-planning business, but behind the brand are two very real and passionate people who put together a spectacular wedding weekend for me, my husband, and our 80 closest family and friends.
For context, my now husband and I are both from Miami but our wedding guests live around the world – from the Caribbean to South America to Europe and Australia. I was uninterested in a beach wedding at home because of the heat and humidity so we looked elsewhere. Neither of
us are Ecuadorian but the country holds a very special place in my heart as I spent a great part of my childhood travelling the country with my family. So we decided to start looking at venues and searching for wedding planners we could trust. Upon finding a venue, La Palma Polo Club, that checked all of our boxes (near airport, lodging on-site, amazing views, and post-midnight closing time), we soon stumbled upon Jamila & Juliette. Of the several wedding planners we were considering, they easily stood out as our
number one choice. They appeared authentic, experienced, and displayed their style with good taste. Before we were under contract, we set up a call with Assyah and Jose to get a better feel for them and make sure it was a good fit. Not only did they affirm our intuition, but they were also
very professional, informative, and dedicated to answering all our questions. But most importantly, we trusted them. They even had a working relationship with the venue we were interested in, so it just felt right.
From the beginning, they helped keep us organized with tasks and timelines to keep us on track. The process of choosing vendors was seamless. After speaking to us and understanding what we wanted or were looking for in each vendor, they sent us options to review, then would set up calls for us. The vendors ranged in pricing and varied a bit in what they could offer. After
interviewing several vendors for each category, we could not have been happier with our photographer and caterer. Even the options for our rehearsal dinner venues were top-tier. In regard to the music vendors, we had limited options. However, not only did they perform well,
but the violinist and saxophonist combination and DJ were each very affordable.
In planning the wedding, we had productive discussions about how we wanted the ceremony and reception to look like, and they did a great job executing it. With our style in mind, they offered a variety of necessary rentals like chairs, linens, glassware, etc. with good tier price options. Throughout the process, they were never pushy about anything, which made us even more comfortable with our choices.
As far as florals go, they did an excellent job arranging them. Every arrangement was stunning and classy. As the wedding date came closer, our lives became so busy with other things that we did not have the bandwidth to stay involved in the planning process and so we completely
trusted them to make adjustments for the wedding as they deemed fit.

Both Assyah and Jose were also very patient with us when we could not respond in a timely manner or had late requests or changes for our wedding. Each time, they found a way to make it happen unless we simply were not allowed to. Even with a tight budget, they found ways to
stretch every dollar without compromising our vision or quality.
Our wedding date was set to be in April of 2024. So when gang violence in Ecuador had made international news, we were worried. Assyah and Jose immediately reached out to gauge how we were feeling, and they continued to reach out us frequently with updates on the political climate and temperature. We already had a trip planned to visit them (two weeks after the news broke) in Ecuador to see the venue and meet with vendors so after considering the information they were giving us as well as from other people in Ecuador, and we kept our itinerary and flew down to meet them.
They met with us the day we flew in and were very nice and personable. We went over some outstanding details for the wedding and scheduled the rest of our trip. We had the opportunity to meet with our photographer, Joel, and do a photoshoot with him that day and we really enjoyed working with him. We also had a food tasting with our caterer, Z Catering, who went
above and beyond to make us feel special and we really loved it. Then Assyah and Jose drove us around to see our wedding venue and meet the staff. They also drove us to several wedding rehearsal dinner venue options, then drove us back to our hotel. After we got back from our
trip, we felt a lot better about keeping our wedding date and having our guests attend our wedding. Assyah and Jose continued to keep us well informed on what was happening in the country and offered to speak to and assist any of our guests with their travel plans or inquiries.
Our wedding day was an unforgettable event not just for us, but for our guests as well. We continue to receive compliments on how beautiful it was aesthetically and emotionally, as well as how much fun everyone had! Many of our guests expressed that it was the most memorable wedding they had ever been to, and we owe many thanks to Assyah and Jose for making it
happen. The process of working with them for a year was full of communication, professionalism, and trust. They were there for every step of the way to help plan, design, build, and manage all the moving parts for our special day so that we could just be present and
enjoy the moment. We are eternally grateful!

We found Jamila + Juliette on IG. We reached out and responded quickly. We were planning a non-traditional, bi-cultural, bilingual wedding that mixed jewish and christian traditions. Jamila + Juliette were up for the challenge and worked with us in a short notice. We do not live in Ecuador so having scheduled zoom meetings worked well. They recommended a photographer that we loved and other local vendors that aligned with our progressive values. highly recommend it!

We had the most memorable and best wedding we possibly could have and I would say Assyah and Jose Luis are the reason why. They planned everything perfectly for us for over a year. They got the best vendors and made our wedding so beautiful. They were affordable and amazing to work with and we consider them friends to this day!