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About Events by Jess
Events by Jess brings planner services to weddings across Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, working from New Brighton. The studio sits within easy reach of popular venues including The Crown Room and Fisher Farms. This profile is free to claim; verified couple reviews — never payments — determine how it ranks.
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Day-of coordination in Minneapolis commonly runs $800–$2,000; partial planning $2,000–$4,500; full-service planning often starts around $4,500 and scales with the wedding. Many planners saved couples more than their fee through vendor knowledge and mistake-avoidance.
Planner vs. venue coordinator — what's the difference?
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Wedding venues near Events by Jess
| Venue | Distance |
|---|---|
| The Crown Room | 4.4 mi |
| Fisher Farms | 5.1 mi |
| 21st Century Bank Event Center | 5.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from Events by Jess to each venue listed on Lazo.
Minneapolis weddings, month by month
Days typically top out between 65° and 85° in May, June, July, August, September. The driest months are January, February, December.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° | 9° | 10% | 4:11 PM | 4:57 PM |
| Feb | 28° | 13° | 9% | 4:59 PM | 5:41 PM |
| Mar | 42° | 25° | 15% | 6:40 PM | 7:19 PM |
| Apr | 57° | 38° | 21% | 7:19 PM | 7:58 PM |
| May | 69° | 50° | 26% | 7:53 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Jun | 79° | 60° | 25% | 8:16 PM | 9:01 PM |
| Jul | 83° | 65° | 21% | 8:12 PM | 8:56 PM |
| Aug | 81° | 63° | 20% | 7:38 PM | 8:19 PM |
| Sep | 73° | 54° | 18% | 6:45 PM | 7:23 PM |
| Oct | 58° | 41° | 16% | 5:47 PM | 6:27 PM |
| Nov | 42° | 28° | 12% | 3:59 PM | 4:44 PM |
| Dec | 29° | 15° | 11% | 3:43 PM | 4:32 PM |
Average highs, lows and the share of days with 0.1″ of rain or more, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals at Minneapolis/St Paul Airport (6.8 mi from Minneapolis). Golden hour begins when the sun is 6° above the horizon; both times are for the 15th of each month in Minneapolis.
Getting to Minneapolis
| Airport | Distance | Est. drive |
|---|---|---|
| MSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field | 7 mi | 10 min |
| STC Saint Cloud Regional Airport | 55 mi | 1 hr 20 min |
| RST Rochester International Airport | 83 mi | 2 hr |
| City | Distance | Est. drive |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 298 mi | 6 hr 10 min |
Straight-line distance from central Minneapolis; drive times are estimates, not routes. Airports with scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports.
Details
- Based in
- 658 Mccallum Dr, New Brighton, MN 55112, USA
- Where
- New Brighton · 25 miles northwest of central Minneapolis
- Listed under
- Wedding Planners · Day-Of Coordinators
- In Minneapolis
- One of 111 wedding planners we list
- Phone
- (612) 716-6671
- Website
- Visit site
From Events by Jess's website
“Events by Jess is a wedding planning, event design and coordination company based in Minneapolis + Saint Paul, MN.”eventsbyjessmn.com
- Services they list
- Full planning, Partial planning, Design and styling
- Prices on their site
- Starting at $2,000
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Around New Brighton
- Nearest venue
- The Crown Room, 4.4 mi
- Venues within 10 mi
- 6 wedding venues
- Wedding Planners nearby
- 2 within 10
- Guest hotels
- 7 within 5 mi
- Communities served
- Elk River, Rogers, Otsego, Ramsey
Distances are straight-line from Events by Jess; counts come from the businesses and venues Lazo lists around Minneapolis.
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