So You’re Trying to Figure Out Coordinator Service Bundles Okay so coordinator packages are basically how you’re gonna sell your planning services without making every single client feel like they need to hire you for a full year of hand-holding. I learned this the hard way in spring 2023 when I had three couples all […]
What Day-of Coordination Actually Means Okay so first thing – day-of coordination is kinda a misleading name because it’s never actually just the day of. Most coordinators start working with you like 4-6 weeks before your wedding, sometimes even earlier. I had this bride in spring 2023 who thought she could just hire me the […]
What Even Is an Area Coordinator and Why You Need One So you’re planning a wedding and you keep seeing this term “area coordinator” or “local wedding planner” and honestly it can get confusing because like… aren’t all wedding planners local to somewhere? But here’s the thing – when venues and planners talk about area […]
Okay so the ceremony setup comes first obviously The biggest thing people mess up is not doing a site walkthrough at the actual time of day your ceremony happens. I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when we set up this gorgeous arbor and the sun was literally blinding everyone’s eyes during the […]
So You Wanna Be a Luxury Event Planner Alright so the high-end wedding market is completely different from regular wedding planning and I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when I took on my first truly luxury client. Like, we’re talking about couples who drop $500K+ on a wedding without blinking and expect […]
What Makes Destination Wedding Planners Different From Regular Ones Okay so destination wedding planners aren’t just people who plan weddings in pretty places. They’re actually travel coordinators who happen to be really good at weddings, or wedding planners who became really good at logistics across borders and timezones. There’s a huge difference between someone who […]
Okay so you need to find a wedding planner First thing – figure out what you actually need because there’s like three different types and people get this confused all the time. Full-service planners handle everything from day one, partial planners jump in maybe 3-6 months before and help with vendor selection and design stuff, […]
What a Marriage Planner Actually Does (And Why You Probably Need One) Okay so here’s the thing about professional wedding coordinators – most people have absolutely no idea what we actually do until they’re three months out from their wedding and realize they’ve booked seven vendors who all need different information and Uncle Jerry still […]
What a Full-Service Wedding Planning Company Actually Does So a full-service wedding planning company is basically the option where you hand over pretty much everything to professionals and they handle it from the engagement announcement all the way through cleanup after the reception. I’m talking like 12-18 months of support, sometimes more if couples book […]
Okay So You’re Thinking About Hiring Wedding Help Look, I get asked this constantly and honestly the biggest mistake I see is people waiting until they’re completely drowning before they reach out for professional support. Like, you don’t need to be a superhero about this whole wedding thing. There are literally people whose entire job […]