Category: Planning tips

You’re thinking that weddings are CRAZY expensive right now, and you are not wrong. First, we saw the price of gas increase, and then we saw the price of food increase, and everything else has followed. You see this, and you think that you need to find a way to cut expenses. I get it, and I’m onboard. But if you’re thinking that you’ll have a wedding at home to save on the cost of a venue, maybe think again. Here are five costs of having a wedding at home that ultimately make it more expensive than booking a traditional wedding venue.

Many clients tell me that they don’t even know where to start with picking out rentals. What items do you need to put on a wedding? Who is responsible for setting up and cleaning up those items? Brides have so many questions, and I’m here to answer them! We’re going to talk about all things rentals, and most importantly, what you should look for when reviewing your rental contract prior to booking with a company.

So you’re going to hire a wedding planner. Good for you. Too many couples think they can get away without a planner and waste time on their wedding day managing set-up and tasks that could otherwise be handled stress-free by a planner. As we’ve done in my ongoing contract series, we’re going to talk about what you should be looking for in your wedding planning contract.

Couples are almost always surprised at the high cost of weddings, and part of that reason is that there are probably some expenses that they aren’t accounting for when budgeting. So I’m here to share five unexpected wedding costs that couples need to budget for when planning their wedding. Sales Tax – Many of my …

Too often I work with couples who book the venue first without considering anything else. After they bring me in and we do a budget analysis, we find that they overspent on the venue and haven’t left enough money in the budget for catering, flowers, and other wedding essentials. My mission as a wedding planner …