Today we’d like to introduce you to Jessica Silebi Jobe.
Hi Jessica, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My story with wedding planning really began in 2020, when I became a “pandemic bride”. I planned my own wedding not once, not twice, but three different times through a pandemic, which sounds mildly unhinged when I say it out loud, but somehow, in the middle of all that uncertainty, rescheduling and constant pivoting, I discovered that I genuinely loved the planning.
I loved taking a hundred moving pieces, emotional decisions, tiny details and wildly changing circumstances and finding a way to weave them into something beautiful. There was something almost magical about it, creating calm from chaos and helping a vision still feel joyful, even when the original plan had completely changed.
Looking back, though, the planner in me had been there long before my own wedding. I have always been the one organizing the gatherings, dreaming up the celebrations, researching the details and building the itineraries. For our honeymoon, I created a twelve-page itinerary for a two-week trip through Europe that included both a cruise and land travel. Twelve pages. For a honeymoon. I know…nothing says romance quite like a beautifully organized travel document with multiple transportation connections. But my little planner heart was absolutely thriving!
The funny thing is, that trip captured exactly what I love about planning: there were so many moving parts behind the scenes, but the goal was for the actual experience to feel effortless, exciting and full of wonder. That is still how I approach weddings today.
My background as a Registered Dental Hygienist shaped another huge part of who I am. Caring for people has always been deeply important to me, and empathy is actually my number one Clifton Strength. For years, I worked in a profession centered around making people feel safe, cared for and understood, and I now see how naturally that heart for people followed me into the wedding world.
Wedding planning is certainly about timelines, vendors, florals and all the details that bring a celebration to life, but to me, it is just as much about people. It is noticing when someone needs reassurance. It is anticipating what a couple might need before they even have to ask. It is being the calm voice in the room when emotions are high, the steady hand behind the scenes, and sometimes the person quietly fixing something no one else ever needs to know went wrong.
In 2026, I finally decided to turn something I had loved doing for years into a business of my own. And strangely enough, it all started with a vision board, something I had not made since middle school.
One phrase jumped out at me almost immediately:
“If not now, then when?”
That little sentence lit a fire in me.
Once I set my mind on something, I tend to go all in, so I started teaching myself everything I could about starting, building and growing a business. I come from a family of successful entrepreneurs, but I never really imagined I would become one myself. And yet, here I am, very proudly, very humbly, and still occasionally thinking, “Wait… I actually built this.”
That is how The Wedding Muse was born.
My first year in business has been more fulfilling than I could have imagined. I booked 14 weddings, planned and coordinated an editorial styled shoot, and have had the chance to work alongside an incredibly talented community of wedding creatives.
I may have taught myself how to build the business, but I certainly did not build it alone. I have been surrounded by people who believed in me, encouraged me, referred me, collaborated with me and reminded me to keep going. That support has meant everything.
And at the heart of all of it, I am still just a hopeless romantic who loves LOVE.
I get a front-row seat to incredibly unique, tender, joyful love stories and somehow, that gets to be my job! Every couple has their own rhythm, their own people, their own traditions, their own quirks and their own version of what a beautiful wedding day looks like. Being invited into that is something I never take lightly.
The Wedding Muse was born from the intersection of so many pieces of who I already was: the planner, the caregiver, the dreamer, the romantic, the entrepreneur I did not know I would become, and the person who has always believed that how you make people feel matters.
And now I get to build a life around all of it. That still feels a little bit magical.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
One challenge I definitely did not anticipate was the ghosting. Apparently, even in the wedding industry, sometimes people vanish faster than a reception centerpiece after cleanup. 😂
I am a very communicative and responsive person, so in the beginning, when an inquiry or consultation suddenly went quiet, my brain would immediately go to, “Wait, did I do something wrong?” Starting a business is already such a vulnerable thing because you are putting something you created, something you genuinely care about, out into the world and essentially asking people to choose it. I quickly learned that not every inquiry will turn into a booking, not every conversation will have closure, and sometimes silence really is just silence.
The funny thing is, if someone chooses a different planner, I am genuinely okay with that. Truly, no hard feelings! I would much rather receive a simple, “We decided to go in another direction,” so I can wish them the most wonderful wedding day and cheer them on from afar. There is a planner out there for every couple, and I do believe finding the right fit matters.
I have also had to get comfortable with the fact that building something of my own means there is not always a clear answer waiting for me. Sometimes I have had to trust my instincts, make the decision, send the email, try the idea, and figure it out as I go. That has been both exciting and wildly humbling, because owning a business has a funny way of making you feel incredibly capable one minute and like you are Googling something very basic the next. 😂
I think one of the biggest lessons has been learning not to attach my worth, or the worth of what I am building, to every yes, no or unanswered email. Not every inquiry is meant to become my couple, and that is okay. The right couples are the ones who connect with the way I care for people, the way I communicate, and the experience I want to create for them.
And thankfully, so many of those couples have already found their way to me. That has taught me to trust the process a little more, take the ghosting a little less personally, and keep building something I am incredibly proud of, one beautiful love story at a time.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Through The Wedding Muse, I provide wedding planning and wedding day coordination for couples who want their celebration to feel elevated, intentional, beautifully organized and, most importantly, enjoyable.
One of the things that sets me apart is that I care just as much about how a wedding day feels as how it looks. Of course I love the timelines, the florals, the tablescapes and all the thoughtful little details that make a wedding feel personal, but my real goal is to create a day where my couples can actually be present. I want them laughing with their people, soaking in the quiet moments, dancing without checking the clock, and experiencing the day they spent months, and sometimes years, dreaming about instead of managing it.
I know firsthand how valuable that is. I planned my own wedding from beginning to end, but one of the best decisions I made was hiring a day of coordinator. Even though I knew every detail inside and out, having someone else take over the logistics allowed me to simply be the bride. That experience stayed with me, and it is exactly what I want to give every couple I work with.
I also believe an elevated wedding experience should still feel approachable. Luxury, to me, is not just about how something looks or how much it costs. It is about the level of care, attention, organization and support someone receives. I want my couples to feel like they are getting an incredibly thoughtful and personal experience without feeling intimidated by the process.
What I am most proud of, though, is the way people feel when they work with me.
I have genuinely been moved to tears hearing wedding professionals who have been in this industry for five, ten, even fifteen plus years tell me that I am one of a kind, or that my couples are incredibly fortunate to have me as their planner or coordinator. Coming from people whose work and experience I deeply respect, those words mean more to me than I can really express. They remind me that the care I pour into this work is actually felt.
That is ultimately what I hope The Wedding Muse becomes known for: thoughtful organization, beautiful experiences, calm leadership, genuine kindness and a level of care that goes far beyond checking boxes on a timeline.
I do not want my couples to ever feel like another wedding on my calendar. I want them to feel supported, heard, celebrated and genuinely cared for from the moment we begin working together until the last candle is blown out and the final box is packed away.
Because at the end of the day, the prettiest wedding in the world means very little if the couple was too stressed to enjoy it. My job is to take care of everything happening behind the scenes so they can actually live the magic they worked so hard to create.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
Growing up, I was definitely on the quieter side, shy, observant, and probably much more comfortable organizing something than being the center of attention. 😂
I have always been incredibly organized. I vividly remember lining up my Barbies just so, sorting my sticker collection into the correct sticker books, and organizing everything by category because apparently even childhood chaos needed a system. Looking back, that feels very on brand.
I was also very much a 90s kid. I grew up playing outside until the street lights came on, riding bikes around the neighborhood, and treating a trip to the mall like an event. I especially loved the Hello Kitty and Disney stores, which probably explains why I still have such a soft spot for little details, pretty things, and a bit of magic.
I also loved school and genuinely cared about doing well. I was often Student of the Month in elementary and middle school, but more than the recognition itself, I think it says something about the kind of kid I was. I took things to heart, wanted to make people proud, and cared deeply about doing things thoughtfully and giving my best.
I was quiet, but I was always paying attention. I noticed people, noticed feelings, noticed the little things, and I think that part of me has always been there. As I grew older, the shyness softened and the confidence came, but I never lost that instinct to observe, care, and make people feel seen.
My childhood also held some painful chapters, and although I would never choose those experiences, I can recognize how deeply they shaped the woman I became. They taught me resilience before I even knew what that word meant. They taught me to notice what others may be carrying quietly, to lead with empathy, and to never underestimate the impact of genuine kindness. Some of the softest parts of who I am were born from some of the hardest seasons of my life, and today, I’m proud that those chapters didn’t harden me. They made me more compassionate, more determined, and more intentional about the kind of person I want to be in this world.
So I suppose the shy little girl organizing Barbies and sticker books, riding bikes until the street lights came on, and getting way too excited about the Disney Store grew into a woman organizing weddings, chasing big dreams, loving people deeply, and still paying attention to the little things that make people feel special.
In a lot of ways, I am still that little girl, just with bigger dreams, a louder voice, and the confidence to follow where they lead.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.theweddingmusepdx.com
- Instagram: @theweddingmusepdx
