When you are planning a wedding weekend in Charlottesville, the celebration does not begin at the ceremony. It begins the moment your guests arrive. The welcome party and rehearsal dinner set the tone for everything that follows. They create space to settle in, reconnect, and step into the rhythm of the weekend. On the Downtown […]

If you’ve started planning your wedding, chances are you’ve Googled “wedding planner vs coordinator” at least once and walked away more confused than when you started. You’re not alone. As a Charlottesville wedding planner and coordinator, this is one of the most common questions I get. And honestly, the wedding industry hasn’t done couples many […]

A Goodstone wedding in October has a way of slowing time – in the very best way – and Lauren and Mitchell’s celebration did exactly that. From the first quiet moments of the morning to a dance floor that warmed up as the evening chill set in, their wedding felt intentional, elegant, and deeply personal […]

Planning a wedding comes with enough decisions to fill a small novel…Your wedding website shouldn’t be one of them. Done well, it’s the central hub that answers guest questions before they ask them, keeping your inbox quiet and your stress level low. As a wedding planner who values a calm planning process, here’s exactly what […]

Tipping at a wedding can feel confusing…there are so many vendors, so many moving parts, and a lot of “wait… is this expected?” moments. The good news: deciding who to tip is usually simpler than it seems. A solid rule of thumb is to follow the standards of everyday life. If you’d typically tip them […]

If you’re newly engaged and trying to figure out what wedding planning “cost” really means, you’re not alone, because people use that phrase to mean two totally different things: As a planner & coordinator with 10+ years in the event industry and a capped calendar (I take up to 12 exclusive weddings per year), here’s […]