So You Want to Be a Wedding Event Organizer Okay so basically being a wedding event organizer is way more than just showing up with a clipboard and telling people where to stand. I learned this the hard way back in summer 2021 when I had this bride who thought I was basically just there […]
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What Even Is a Vow Renewal Planner and Why You Might Need One So you’re thinking about renewing your vows and wondering if you need to hire someone to help or if you can just wing it with some Pinterest boards and good intentions. Let me tell you, after planning probably 60+ vow renewals since […]
Finding the Right Italian Wedding Planner Without Losing Your Mind So you’re thinking about hiring an Italian wedding planner and honestly, smart move because planning a destination wedding in Italy without local help is gonna be a nightmare. I learned this the hard way back in summer 2021 when I had a couple who tried […]
What a Wedding Ceremony Planner Actually Does (and Why You Might Need One) Okay so wedding ceremony planners are kinda different from full wedding planners and I feel like nobody really gets this distinction until they’re knee-deep in planning and realize they’ve got no idea who’s supposed to tell the officiant where to stand. A […]
What an Outdoor Wedding Planner Actually Does So you’re thinking about hiring an outdoor wedding planner or maybe you wanna become one, and honestly, it’s such a different beast from indoor venue planning. Like, I had this couple in spring 2023 who thought they could just “wing it” with their backyard ceremony and I showed […]
So You Wanna Use a Happy Planner for Your Wedding Planning Business Okay so I’ve been using Happy Planners for client management since like spring 2019 and honestly they’re kinda perfect for wedding planners who don’t want to go fully digital but also need something more structured than a random notebook. The disc-bound system is […]
So You Wanna Work With a Catering Event Planner Okay so catering event planners are basically the people who save your butt when you’re trying to feed 150 guests and have no idea where to start. I’ve worked with probably hundreds of them over the years and honestly, the good ones are worth their weight […]
Okay So Wedding Organizers Are Not All Created Equal Look, I’ve been doing this for like two decades now and the number of couples who come to me confused about what a wedding organizer actually DOES versus what they think they do is honestly kinda wild. First thing you gotta know is that “wedding organizer” […]
So You Wanna Know About Knot Wedding Planner Services Okay so The Knot’s wedding planner tools are basically what like 80% of my clients show up with when we first meet, and honestly it’s kinda become this whole thing where I have to figure out what they’ve already done on the platform versus what actually […]
What You’re Actually Gonna Pay for a Wedding Planner So the national average for wedding planners runs about $1,800 to $2,500 for partial planning services, but honestly that number is kinda misleading because there’s such a massive range depending on what you actually need. Full-service planning? You’re looking at anywhere from $3,000 to $10,000+ in […]










