Santa Monica & Brentwood Matchmaker
An Alternative to Dating Apps for Westside Professionals
Legendary Matchmaker & Dating Coach
Host of the Cupid’s Coach Podcast
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A Matchmaker for Santa Monica and Brentwood, Los Angeles County
Julie Ferman is a Los Angeles matchmaker and dating coach who has worked with professionals in Santa Monica, Brentwood and the rest of the Westside of Los Angeles County since 2001. For singles who are tired of swiping, she offers three alternatives to dating apps: private matchmaking, where Julie personally selects and vets each introduction and both people agree before a date is arranged; singles events open only to registered members; and a 30-Day Boot Camp with one-on-one coaching. Her community has more than 40,000 registered singles, and she is credited with over 1,500 couples. Registration is free and confidential, with no public profile. A 60-minute Strategy Session with Julie is $295, the Boot Camp is $4,700, and personal matchmaking starts at $25,000. Her Los Angeles office is on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, just east of Brentwood.
Why Westside Professionals Work with Julie
Julie is a four-time iDate Best Matchmaker Award winner and hosts the Cupid’s Coach podcast. Since launching her Los Angeles matchmaking community in 2002, she has produced more than 1,000 singles events.
Clients work with Julie directly. She keeps her client list small enough to screen every candidate herself, previews candidates with you before you meet anyone, and follows up after each date with feedback and coaching.
Strong Alternatives to Dating Apps for Santa Monica Professionals
If the apps have stopped working for you, there are better options than another subscription. These are the alternatives that tend to work for busy professionals, and where Julie fits into each.
A personal matchmaker
For people who want someone else to do the screening. Julie interviews you, sets your key criteria with you and introduces you only to vetted people who meet them. Her First Date Concierge service handles the logistics of the first meeting.
Hosted singles events
For people who prefer to judge chemistry in person. Julie has produced more than 1,000 events since 2002, planned by age group, and invitations go only to registered members. A photographer is typically there to take a current dating photo. See upcoming events.
Dating coaching
For people who meet others easily but don’t see it turn into a relationship. A 60-minute Strategy Session with Julie is $295. The 30-Day Boot Camp ($4,700) covers your goals and key criteria, your photos and profile, and communication, with two one-on-one sessions with Julie.
Your own social circle
A good complement to the other three. Building a group of single friends who go out, introduce each other and bring friends along is part of Julie’s Boot Camp, together with learning to start a conversation with someone you’ve just met.
Tired of Swiping in Brentwood?
Brentwood is the Westside neighborhood of Los Angeles (ZIP code 90049) between Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Westwood. A private dating service should mean three things: no public profile, a professional who screens every candidate, and introductions both people have agreed to. That is how Julie works. You register confidentially, set your key criteria in a Strategy Session, and meet only people Julie has vetted and who have said yes to meeting you.
For more on why so many people give up on the apps, read Julie’s piece on dating offline instead.
Serving Santa Monica, Brentwood and the Westside
Santa Monica is a beach city in Los Angeles County (ZIP codes 90401 to 90405), and Brentwood is the City of Los Angeles neighborhood next door. Julie works with singles across the Westside, including:
- Santa Monica
- Brentwood
- Pacific Palisades
- Westwood and West Los Angeles
- Venice and Mar Vista
- Marina del Rey
Her Los Angeles office is at 10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1101, in Westwood. You can work with Julie by phone or Zoom, so there is no need to cross town, and the people she introduces come from across Southern California, not only from your neighborhood.
Julie also works with singles in Beverly Hills, Manhattan Beach and Malibu, and across Greater Los Angeles.
Who Julie Works With on the Westside
Julie works with relationship-minded professional men and women of all ages. Her approach suits Santa Monica and Brentwood singles who:
- Have used the apps and are tired of swiping, messaging and ghosting
- Work long hours and want their dating time to count
- Want to meet people who have been vetted by someone they trust
- Value privacy and would rather not have a public profile
- Want a committed relationship, not casual dating
What Clients Say After Leaving the Apps
Grace lives in West Los Angeles, next to Brentwood, and Robin is an attorney in Los Angeles. Both are quoted from Julie’s testimonials page:
“I'm having a wonderful experience of dating, and it's 180 degrees from my experience of online dating.”
Grace, West Los Angeles, 53
“I would never have met my husband, had I not had the chance to work with Julie Ferman.”
Robin, Attorney, LA, 33
What Matchmaking Costs on the Westside
The same prices apply across Los Angeles, from Santa Monica to Downtown.
| Service | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Private registration | Free | Makes you eligible for personal matchmaking referrals and event invitations. |
| Strategy Session with Julie | $295, 60 minutes | By phone or Zoom. Set your match preferences and key criteria, get a strategic plan and priority consideration for introductions. |
| 30-Day Boot Camp | $4,700 | Camp Cupid’s Coach: weekly video course modules, group office hours on Zoom twice a week and two one-on-one sessions with Julie. |
| Personal matchmaking | From $25,000 | Fees are based on the complexity of the search. |
Julie recommends starting with the Strategy Session. See services and pricing for details.
Why Schedule a Strategy Session?
FAQs About Matchmaking in Santa Monica and Brentwood
The strongest alternatives are a personal matchmaker, hosted singles events, dating coaching and your own social circle. Julie Ferman, a Los Angeles matchmaker since 2001, covers the first three for Westside professionals: private matchmaking with personally vetted, mutually approved introductions; singles events open only to registered members; and dating coaching, from a $295 Strategy Session to the $4,700 30-Day Boot Camp. Registration is free and there is no public profile.
A private matchmaker is the most direct option. Julie Ferman works with singles in Brentwood (Los Angeles, CA 90049) and across the Westside from her office on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood. Registration is free and confidential, there is no public profile and no swiping, and every introduction is personally vetted. Julie recommends starting with a Strategy Session by phone or Zoom.
Yes. Julie Ferman works with singles in Santa Monica and across the Westside of Los Angeles. Her Los Angeles office is in Westwood, a short drive from Santa Monica.
Yes. Julie is a dating coach and the host of the Cupid’s Coach podcast. Coaching is available one-on-one or through the 30-Day Boot Camp, and personal matchmaking clients get coaching after every introduction.
Yes, once you register. Julie invites registered members to her singles events, which are planned by age group. Registration is free.
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