What Wedding Planning Actually Involves (And What Nobody Tells You) So you wanna know what professional wedding planning services actually look like? Let me break this down because I’ve been doing this for like 15 years now and there’s SO much confusion about what planners actually do versus what people think we do. First thing […]
What Venue Planners Actually Do (And Why You Might Need One) So venue planners are basically the people who work directly for the venue itself, not your wedding planner. I know, confusing, because there’s like five different types of planners in the wedding world and nobody explains this properly. A venue planner is employed by […]
What Spanish Wedding Planners Actually Do (And Why You Might Need One) So you’re getting married in Spain or you want a Spanish-themed wedding and you’re wondering if hiring a wedding planner is worth it. Look, I’ve coordinated weddings from Barcelona to Seville, and the services vary SO much depending on who you hire and […]
So You Wanna Be a Licensed Wedding Coordinator Okay so the first thing you need to know is that “licensed” wedding coordinator isn’t actually a thing in most states. Like, there’s no universal license board for wedding planners the way there is for cosmetologists or real estate agents. This drove me absolutely NUTS when I […]
Okay So Table Organization Is Actually The Thing That Can Make Or Break Your Reception Look, I’m just gonna say it upfront — seating charts stress out literally every couple I’ve ever worked with and honestly it’s the part where I see the most tears. Not the flowers, not the dress fittings, the freaking table […]
So You Wanna Hire a French Wedding Planner Okay so French wedding planners are a whole different thing compared to what you might be used to in the States or UK. I learned this the hard way back in spring 2023 when I had a client who wanted to get married in Provence and she […]
Okay So About These Free Wedding Planner Downloads Look, I’m gonna be straight with you about free downloadable wedding planners because I’ve seen literally hundreds of couples download these things and then still show up to our first meeting completely overwhelmed. The templates are everywhere online, and some are actually pretty decent, but most people […]
So You Need a Mother of the Bride Wedding Planner Okay so this is gonna sound weird but MOB clients are literally some of my favorite people to work with and also sometimes the most… let’s say challenging. Like I had this one mom back in spring 2023 who kept texting me at 11pm with […]
What Wedding Decor Planners Actually Do So wedding decor planners are basically the people who make sure your venue doesn’t look like a sad middle school dance. We handle everything visual—from the florals to the linens to those tiny details nobody thinks about until they’re missing. Like charger plates. Nobody cares about charger plates until […]
So You Want to Understand What Wedding Planners Actually Do Okay so wedding planners aren’t just people who show up with clipboards and tell you what flowers to pick. I mean, we do that sometimes, but there’s like… so much more happening behind the scenes that most people don’t see until they’re knee-deep in their […]