Okay so you need to hire a wedding planner First thing – figure out what kind of help you actually need because there’s like three main types and people get them confused all the time. There’s the full-service planner who’s with you from engagement to send-off, the partial planner who jumps in maybe 3-4 months […]
What Budget Coordination Actually Means So budget coordination isn’t the same thing as full-service wedding planning, and I really need to say this upfront because like half my consultations start with couples who think they’re getting everything for $800. Budget coordination is basically when you hire someone (me, in this case) to help you track […]
The Wedding Planning Platforms I Actually Use (And the Ones I Don’t) Okay so The Knot is probably where you’re gonna start because literally everyone does. I’ve been planning weddings since 2008 and honestly it’s still the heavyweight champion of wedding planning sites even though it kinda annoys me how they’ve become this massive commercial […]
What Actually Makes a Wedding Planner “Luxury” So here’s the thing about luxury wedding planning – it’s not just about charging more money and calling yourself high-end. I learned this the hard way back in spring 2023 when I took on a client who’d already fired two other planners because they “didn’t get it.” She […]
Okay So You Need Wedding Planning Help Right so the biggest mistake I see is people thinking they can just wing it because “weddings plan themselves” or whatever nonsense their aunt told them at Thanksgiving. They absolutely do not. I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when a couple hired me literally six […]
So You’re Handling Travel Coordination for a Destination Wedding Okay so the travel coordinator role is honestly one of the most underestimated parts of destination wedding planning and I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when I had a couple getting married in Tulum and literally half their guest list didn’t understand they […]
So You Wanna Be a Wedding Coordinator or Hire One Okay so wedding planning services basically fall into three main categories and most people don’t even realize there’s a difference until they’ve already signed a contract which is honestly frustrating. You’ve got full-service planners, partial planners, and day-of coordinators. I’m gonna break these down because […]
The Different Package Types You’ll Actually Offer So basically you’re gonna want to start with three main tiers because that’s what actually works in real life, not just in theory. I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when I tried offering like seven different packages and couples would just stare at me like […]
Timeline Creation and Morning Logistics Okay so the first thing you gotta understand about day-of coordination is that your timeline is basically your bible for the entire day. I start building mine at least two weeks before the wedding, sometimes three if it’s a complicated venue situation. You need to work backward from the ceremony […]
So You Wanna Be a Virtual Wedding Planner Okay so virtual wedding planning is literally one of the best pivots I made after COVID turned everything upside down, and honestly I should’ve been doing this years earlier. You’re basically coordinating weddings from your laptop instead of running around venues in heels that destroy your feet. […]