So You’re Thinking About Hiring a Wedding Planning Company Okay so professional wedding planning services are kinda like… they exist on this massive spectrum and nobody really explains that upfront which honestly drives me crazy. You’ve got your full-service planners who basically become your wedding therapist slash project manager slash design guru for like 12-18 […]
So You’re Looking for a Wedding Planner Okay so first thing you gotta know is that not all wedding planners are created equal and honestly that sounds obvious but I’ve seen SO many couples hire someone just because their Instagram looked pretty and then everything falls apart three months before the wedding. Like, I had […]
So You Wanna Coordinate Beach Weddings Okay so beach wedding planning is like regular wedding planning except everything that can go wrong will go wrong in completely different ways and also sand gets literally everywhere. I’ve been doing this for almost 15 years and honestly the coastal venue coordinator role is its own beast entirely. […]
So You Wanna Plan Engagement Parties? Here’s What Actually Happens Okay so engagement party planning is basically like wedding planning‘s younger, slightly less formal sibling but it can still get completely out of hand if you’re not careful. I learned this the hard way in summer 2021 when I took on three engagement parties in […]
What These Companies Actually Do Okay so destination wedding companies are basically travel agencies that specialized in weddings, except they’re way more than that because they also handle all the event planning stuff. Like, they’ll book your flights and resort blocks but also coordinate with vendors in whatever country you’re getting married in. I used […]
What Wedding Event Companies Actually Do (And Why You Might Need One) So a wedding event company is basically your buffer between total chaos and actually having a wedding day where you remember to eat something. I’ve been doing this for like 15 years now and honestly the number of couples who think they can […]
What Wedding Party Planning Actually Involves So you’re thinking about hiring an event coordinator or maybe you wanna become one, and honestly, it’s such a different beast than people think. Wedding party planning isn’t just about picking flowers and making seating charts—though yeah, there’s plenty of that too. It’s about managing chaos while looking calm, […]
What Professional Wedding Coordination Actually Means So you’re wondering what a wedding coordinator actually does versus just… I don’t know, showing up and pointing at things? Because honestly that’s what half my clients think before they hire me. Professional coordination is basically taking the entire logistical nightmare of a wedding day and making it someone […]
What Actually Being a Destination Wedding Specialist Means So basically you’re gonna be coordinating weddings in places where neither you nor the couple actually lives, which sounds glamorous until you’re dealing with a florist in Tuscany who doesn’t respond to emails and the bride is having a meltdown in Ohio at 2am your time. A […]
So You Want to Be a Greek Wedding Planner Okay so first thing you gotta understand is that coordinating a Greek wedding isn’t just about picking pretty napkins and making sure the cake arrives on time. It’s about stepping into this whole cultural universe where traditions matter more than your Pinterest board and grandmothers have […]