The full ballroom at the FWSO gala, coral linens under chandeliers

JLS Hospitality · Dallas + Texas

Corporate events. Exceptional hospitality.

Your guests are your reputation. We treat them like it.

A corporate event planner in Dallas for business gatherings, executive dinners and nonprofit galas. Based in Dallas, planning across Texas and destinations.

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Business + Nonprofit

A room full of people. A reason to bring them together.

An executive dinner asks for a different kind of care than a ballroom gala. The guest list, the pace and the purpose change. What does not change is the need for a host who can be present rather than watching the clock or checking on the next handoff.

JLS plans the decisions behind the evening: budgets, creative partners, design, timelines, logistics and production. More than 18 years of hospitality experience and 1,500 events inform the preparation, so your organization can focus on the people it invited.

  • Executive dinners

    Smaller guest lists, with space for the conversations that brought everyone to the table.

  • Corporate gatherings

    Business celebrations and professional programs that reflect the organization hosting them.

  • Nonprofit galas

    Design, guest care and event production built around the occasion and the people supporting it.

  • Conferences + extended programs

    Timelines, vendors and logistics brought together across sessions and days.

Selected Business Gatherings

The work behind the welcome.

The full ballroom at the FWSO gala, coral linens under chandeliers

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

JLS Hospitality has had the privilege of partnering with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on its gala for two consecutive years, with our third celebration together coming in 2027.

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D Magazine

For D Magazine, JLS brings together thoughtful planning, hospitality, and an understanding of how a professional gathering should actually feel: polished but never stiff, intentional without feeling overproduced, and designed to give people a reason to stay in the room.

“For 2 years running, with a 3rd year booked, it is safe to say that the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra team has loved working with Jess Swaim and JLS Hospitality. Jess worked hard to bring the vision of our event team to life, and we are so lucky to work with her.”

Erin Hearn · Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

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The Process

From first conversation to last guest.

01 · Listen

We start with you. Your priorities, your people, your vision, and how you want the experience to feel.

02 · Create

We translate that vision into the event itself, from the right creative partners and venue to the design, details, and guest experience.

03 · Plan

This is where every moving piece comes together. Budgets, contracts, vendors, timelines, logistics, floor plans, production, and everything in between.

04 · Anticipate

We plan for what should happen and prepare for what might. Questions get answered, contingencies get built, and details are handled before they become problems.

05 · Produce

When the doors open, we're still working. Managing vendors, watching the room, adjusting in real time, and making sure the experience unfolds exactly as it should.

You take care of the people in the room. We will take care of what brought them there.

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