If you’re planning your own wedding, this question usually comes up somewhere between booking your venue and realizing just how many moving parts there are. Short answer: yes. At the very least, you need event coordination. Not as a luxury, but as a baseline for a smooth, enjoyable wedding day. Let’s walk through why. What […]

A wedding planner’s guide to choosing the right wedding dress codes and actually communicating it clearly. If you’ve started thinking about your wedding dress code and immediately felt unsure, you’re not alone. “Black tie.” “Cocktail.” “Semi-formal.” These sound straightforward, but in practice, they leave a lot of room for interpretation. And the truth is, different […]

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 […]

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 10 exclusive weddings per year), here’s […]