What You’re Actually Paying For So day-of coordinators typically charge anywhere from $800 to $3,000+ depending on where you live and what you need. I had this bride in summer 2021 who was shocked when I quoted her $1,800 for day-of coordination and she was like “but you’re only there for one day?” and I […]
Why Location Specialist Services Are Actually Different From Regular Planning Okay so location specialist services in the DFW wedding planning world are kinda their own beast and honestly most couples don’t realize what they’re paying for until they’re like three months into planning and suddenly freaking out about permits at White Rock Lake or whether […]
Why Black Wedding Planners Matter and How to Find the Right One Look, I’m gonna be real with you – the wedding industry has had a serious diversity problem for years, and honestly, it’s annoying how long it took for mainstream wedding media to even acknowledge that Black couples exist and want beautiful weddings that […]
What Reception Party Coordination Actually Means So reception coordination is basically when you hire someone to manage the actual party part of your wedding day, and honestly it’s probably the most underestimated service in the wedding industry. People think a coordinator just stands around with a clipboard looking important, but nah – we’re literally the […]
So You’re Thinking About Hiring a Wedding Planning Company Okay so professional wedding planning services are kinda like… they exist on this massive spectrum and nobody really explains that upfront which honestly drives me crazy. You’ve got your full-service planners who basically become your wedding therapist slash project manager slash design guru for like 12-18 […]
So You’re Looking for a Wedding Planner Okay so first thing you gotta know is that not all wedding planners are created equal and honestly that sounds obvious but I’ve seen SO many couples hire someone just because their Instagram looked pretty and then everything falls apart three months before the wedding. Like, I had […]
So You Wanna Coordinate Beach Weddings Okay so beach wedding planning is like regular wedding planning except everything that can go wrong will go wrong in completely different ways and also sand gets literally everywhere. I’ve been doing this for almost 15 years and honestly the coastal venue coordinator role is its own beast entirely. […]
So You Wanna Plan Engagement Parties? Here’s What Actually Happens Okay so engagement party planning is basically like wedding planning‘s younger, slightly less formal sibling but it can still get completely out of hand if you’re not careful. I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when I took on three engagement parties in […]
What These Companies Actually Do Okay so destination wedding companies are basically travel agencies that specialized in weddings, except they’re way more than that because they also handle all the event planning stuff. Like, they’ll book your flights and resort blocks but also coordinate with vendors in whatever country you’re getting married in. I used […]
What Wedding Event Companies Actually Do (And Why You Might Need One) So a wedding event company is basically your buffer between total chaos and actually having a wedding day where you remember to eat something. I’ve been doing this for like 15 years now and honestly the number of couples who think they can […]