Save the Dates and Early Announcements Okay so save the dates are usually the first thing you’re gonna send out and honestly they’re more important than people think. I had this couple back in spring 2023 who skipped save the dates entirely because they thought “everyone checks Facebook” and then like half their out-of-town guests […]
Getting Started With Your Wedding Planning Timeline Okay so first thing you gotta know is that most people need like 12-18 months to plan a wedding, but I’ve seen it done in three months and I’ve also watched couples spend two years on it. There’s no perfect timeline, which honestly annoyed me so much when […]
Okay So You Want a Destination Wedding Without Going Broke The biggest thing everyone gets wrong about destination weddings is thinking they’re automatically expensive. Like, yes, flying everyone to Tuscany is gonna cost you, but here’s what I learned after planning my cousin’s beach wedding in Mexico back in summer 2021—destination weddings can actually save […]
Okay so here’s what actually happens with wedding budgets The average wedding costs like $30,000 but honestly that number is kinda useless because it depends so much on where you live and what you actually want. I had a couple in spring 2023 who came to me with a $15,000 budget and a Pinterest board […]
Okay So You’re Getting Married and Have No Clue Where to Start First thing you gotta do is set a budget before you do literally anything else. I cannot stress this enough because I had this couple in spring 2023 who came to me after they’d already booked a venue that ate up like 60% […]
Budget Weddings Don’t Have to Look Cheap (Promise) Okay so first thing you gotta know is that budget weddings are like 80% of what I plan now and honestly they’re sometimes more creative than the ones with unlimited cash. I had this couple in spring 2023 who had $8,000 total and their wedding looked better […]
Okay So You’re Engaged and Now What Right so the ring is on your finger and everyone’s congratulating you and then like three days later you realize holy crap I actually have to plan this thing. I’ve been doing this for almost two decades now and honestly the couples who follow some kind of timeline? […]
So You’re Planning Your Own Wedding Without a Coordinator Okay so first thing you gotta know is that planning your own wedding is totally doable but it’s also gonna consume your life for like 8-12 months. I had this bride in spring 2023 who fired me halfway through planning because she thought she could save […]
Okay So Small Weddings Are Actually Way More Complicated Than People Think Everyone assumes planning a small wedding is easier because there’s fewer people but honestly? That’s kinda backwards. You’ve got the same amount of decisions to make, you’re just making them for 20 people instead of 150, and somehow that makes everything feel MORE […]
So You’ve Got Six Months to Pull This Thing Together Okay first thing – breathe. Six months is totally doable but you’re gonna need to skip the whole “let me think about this for three weeks” approach that couples with longer timelines get to enjoy. I had this couple in spring 2023 who came to […]