The South Asian celebration marketplace

Jorna

Your whole celebration in one place — a matched team of vendors, booked and paid for safely, from the first idea to the last dance.

Or read the short guide for whichever side of the aisle you're on.

Planning a wedding or a big event means juggling a dozen vendors — venue, caterer, DJ, dhol, mehndi artist, photographer — across calls, texts, and spreadsheets. Jorna brings all of it into one app: tell it about your event and it assembles complete vendor teams for you; vendors list their services and get discovered by people who are actively planning. Every payment is held safely until the event actually happens.

Venue Catering Photography Videography DJ Dhol Floral & Decor Makeup & Hair Mehndi Cultural Services
Read the guide for your side:
For the host

Plan the whole thing in an afternoon

You bring the vision. Jorna finds the team, keeps the money safe, and puts every conversation in one place.

One team, one tapAI builds complete vendor bundles for your date and budget.
Pay only when it's doneYour money is held in escrow and released after the event.
Everyone in one chatLive group messages with all your vendors, instantly.
  1. Create your account

    Sign up with your email or continue with Google, then choose “I'm planning an event.” That's it — you're in.

  2. Build a bundle with the AI planner

    Answer a few quick questions — where the event is (city & state), how many guests, your date or date range, budget, and the vibe you're after. Jorna returns three ready-made vendor teams: Budget, Balanced, and Top Rated.

    Each bundle is a full line-up — venue, catering, DJ, and more — matched to the exact service you need, at one clear price. Don't love a pick? Swap any single vendor for another.

    Good to know. Bundles are “service-first,” so a DJ slot only ever shows DJs — never a dhol player by mistake.
  3. Or discover vendors yourself

    Prefer to browse? Search and filter by category, rating, and price, open a vendor's profile to see their work, prices, and reviews, then add their service to your bundle with your date, time, guest count, and — if it runs across days — a multi-day range.

  4. Book and pay — safely

    Send your requests. Vendors approve them, and for any service marked negotiable you can make an offer and settle on a price first. When you're ready, pay by card through Stripe.

    Here's the important part: your money doesn't go to the vendor yet. It's held in escrow by Jorna until the event happens. Priced per person or per day? Jorna does the math — rate × guests, or × days — so the total is always right.

  5. Chat with your whole team

    Every booking opens a group chat with your vendors. Messages arrive live, so last-minute details, timelines, and questions all live in one thread instead of a dozen texts.

  6. Confirm, and celebrate

    After the event, tap Confirm to release the payment — you're vouching the vendor delivered. Something went wrong? You can request a refund within 24 hours of paying, or Report a Problem to freeze that one booking for our team to review. Then leave a review to help the next host.

    Your safety net. Funds are never released before the event date, and a dispute always affects just that one booking — never the rest of your team.
How the money works

Held safely, released fairly

The heart of Jorna is trust. A client's payment is never handed straight to the vendor — it's protected at every step, so both sides are covered.

Client paysby card, via Stripe
Held in escrowsafe with Jorna
The event happensvendor checks in
Both confirmhost & vendor

Funds can't release before the event date. Change your mind early? Full refund within 24 hours of paying. And every booking is protected on its own — so if one vendor falls through, the rest of your celebration carries on untouched.

Everything in the box

Built for the whole celebration

AI Bundle Builder

Describe your event; get three complete, ready-to-book vendor teams tailored to your date, budget, and style.

Secure Escrow

Every payment is held until the event happens and both sides confirm — protection for hosts and vendors alike.

Live Group Chat

A real-time thread with every vendor on your event — details, timelines, and questions in one place.

GPS Check-in

Vendors verify they've arrived at the venue — the trusted signal that unlocks their payout.

Fair Negotiation

Vendors choose which services are open to offers; hosts and vendors settle on a price before booking.

Reviews & Ratings

Real reviews from real bookings, so great vendors rise and hosts book with confidence.