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Sarah-Jane
Sarah-Jane
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Black-owned, Woman-owned

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We are a wedding planning firm with over 15 years of experience and over 600 planned events under our belt. We specialize in planning weddings all over the world. Planners on Retainers passion is about personalizing the experience. We want to truly get to know our clients so your event reflects who you are.

Our mission is to make your experience light and enjoyable. We do the legwork and the heavy lifting, allowing our clients to be overwhelmed by the myriad of details that need to be taken care of. We bring options to you that fit your style and budget and once you have decided we help execute and lock it in for you. We will take care of scheduling consultations with your top choices allowing you to maximize your time for other things.

You will truly enjoy the planning process and have the confidence that your wedding day will be seamless. We understand how important your wedding vision is and if entrusted to us we will help you to create a day of unforgettable moments! Whether it’s a multi-day destination wedding, an extravagant Nigerian wedding bash, an intimate same-sex ceremony or a swanky museum affair, we thrive on being part of a day devoted solely to celebrating love. We believe each couple’s love is unique and it’s our goal to create weddings that are just as unique.

Pricing

$2,500 starting price
$6,000 average price
Wedding Management-Day of Coordination and more
$2,600 / starting price
Create Load in & Load Out Schedule for all Vendors
Begins 5-6 Weeks Prior to Your Wedding
Set up personal items- favors, signs, menu cards.
Conduct Wedding Rehearsal
Creation and Management of Wedding Day Timelines
Become Liaison Between Client and Vendors
Supervision of All Ceremony and Reception Set Up
Partial Planning - Need Help to Finishing Planning
$4,500 / starting price
Help Client Pick Any Remaining Vendors Needed
Assist Client to Finish Planning Their Wedding
Create Floor Plan
Wedding Venue Walk-through
Personalized Wedding Vision Board
Coordinate Transportation Arrangements
Help Find Rehearsal Dinner Location
Coordination of set-up and breakdown of décor
Most popular
Full Service Planning- Starts after you say YES!
$6,000 / starting price
Unlimited Contact via Phone, E-mail & Virtual
Customized VIP Online Wedding Planning Site
Contract and Pricing Negotiation
Set Up All Vendor Appointments and Meetings.
Help Client Find Perfect Venue
Full Day Wedding Management Coverage - 12 hours
Wedding Design and Concept Branding
Assist Client with All Aspects of Wedding Planning
Destination Wedding Planning
$8,000 / starting price
Save-The- Date” preparation for Couple
Find Perfect Location & Venue for Your Wedding
Assist With Website Content for Couple
Consult on overall design, color & theme ideas
Planning And Implementation of Additional Events
Assist Couple and Guests With Travel Arrangements
Provide Venues For Pre and Post Wedding Functions
Budget Management

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FAQ

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$1,800

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,500

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$4,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$100

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

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Reviews of Planners on Retainer

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Planners with Retainers, led by Sarah-Jane, receives glowing reviews for their exceptional wedding planning services. Multiple reviewers express gratitude for Sarah-Jane's professionalism, organization, and ability to handle unexpected challenges seamlessly. Clients praise her for understanding their vision, forging strong vendor relationships, and ensuring a flawless wedding day. The peace of mind, attention to detail, and proactive approach provided by Sarah-Jane and her team are highlighted as key factors in making weddings truly magical and stress-free. Highly recommended for brides seeking a dedicated, insightful, and efficient wedding planner.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Planners with Retainers, led by Sarah-Jane, receives glowing reviews for their exceptional wedding planning services. Multiple reviewers express gratitude for Sarah-Jane's professionalism, organization, and ability to handle unexpected challenges seamlessly. Clients praise her for understanding their vision, forging strong vendor relationships, and ensuring a flawless wedding day. The peace of mind, attention to detail, and proactive approach provided by Sarah-Jane and her team are highlighted as key factors in making weddings truly magical and stress-free. Highly recommended for brides seeking a dedicated, insightful, and efficient wedding planner.

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Lois Sent on 07/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Amazing! Wedding executed beyond our imagination!

Words cannot begin to describe how wonderful it was to have Sarah-Jane and her team helping us plan our wedding. We booked her for full service planning and she helped us book everything except for our venue (which we had already booked before connecting with her). She was incredibly responsive, and we could tell she was fully committed to making sure our vision was executed fully. And I will say – her and her team went above and BEYOND. Our wedding exceeded our expectations and it was definitely because of Sarah-Jane’s wonderful guidance throughout the planning process. We had ~120 guests at the Baltimore Museum of Art and despite the various rules that the museum had as restrictions, Sarah-Jan was able to make sure that we were able to get everything we wanted within those rules. When it came to selecting vendors, she was patient and would really pay attention to our taste. We never landed on vendors until we were fully happy with them and she never pressured us to pick someone we didn’t feel comfortable about. We spent most of the planning process communicating through their virtual platform and would have video calls as needed. She was flexible to get on a call whenever, but we were find to just respond through the portal. When it came to our wedding weekend she was amazing. She brought two additional team members with her for our event to help make sure our day ran smoothly. She was always available when we needed her, incredibly responsive, and all of our vendors knew where they needed to be. She’s organized, friendly, and contributed to the great vibes! Planners on Retainer is incredibly well connected and for our wedding even when we would suggest vendors (i.e. photo and video) that we really liked, she had already worked with them. Our wedding ended up being luxe beyond our imagination and it truly could not have been made possible without Sarah-Jane and her team’s support.

Her professional guidance is spot on and while respectful, she does a good job of letting you know if a choice you’re making is inconsistent with your larger vision.
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Cc Sent on 06/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Picky Bride

We feel incredibly blessed to have found Sarah-Jane at Planners with Retainers for our wedding at the Four Seasons Hotel. From our very first conversation, we knew we'd found someone special. We clicked immediately, and it felt like we were finishing each other's sentences in no time!
Sarah-Jane took the time to fully understand our vision for our special day and executed it flawlessly. She provided us with excellent options and always offered an objective perspective, helping us think through every decision from all angles. She was instrumental in pulling every detail of the wedding together. We put our trust in her completely, and she absolutely over-delivered!
Her expertise truly showed when a key vendor unexpectedly couldn't deliver just four days before the wedding! I was near panic, but Sarah-Jane was on it immediately, leveraging her strong business relationships to find us a replacement who rearranged their schedule to accommodate us. Even on the wedding day, when a vendor delivered and installed an incorrect item, Sarah-Jane was already rectifying the issue before we even had a chance to mention it later. The entire day went so smoothly, thanks to her incredible proactive approach.
We highly recommend Planners with Retainers and Sarah-Jane. In fact, we were so impressed that we've already rehired her for another service! If you're a picky bride like me, looking for a wedding planner who is dedicated, insightful, prioritizes your best interests and handles ANYTHING that comes their way with grace, professionalism and efficiency, book Sarah-Jane with Planners on Retainers! We have zero regrets!
Tiffany
Tiffany Sent on 11/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Sarah-Jane gets it done!!!

Sarah-Jane was our month of coordinator and she was absolutely wonderful! She has so much experience working in this field that she knew all about our key vendors right off the bat, and had worked with many of them before. As the wedding day got closer, it became so easy to worry about the little details and whether or not everything would come together. But we didn’t have to worry with Sarah-Jane on our side. The peace of mind from knowing that she had our back, she knew these folks, she would get whatever situation had come up sorted – that’s absolutely priceless.

When the big day came we learned what elevates Planners on Retainer from ‘excellent’ to ‘multi-award winning’ – the whole dream team. Sarah-Jane’s assistants are just as amazing as she is. I want to shout-out Kim in particular – she was absolutely AMAZING!! Our venue (Top of the Town) has limited access points for vendors and incredibly strict rules for everything – its a residential building first and foremost, so they can be very particular. To make things even more complicated, it was a morning wedding with a tight reception timeline.

But it went perfectly! Every speech, every toast, every dance that we wanted to get in, we got in – with plenty of time for cocktails and dancing and memory-making. Everything from the floral arrangements to the wireless mic was exactly where it was supposed to be. If any of the vendors had questions (and I’m sure they did!) they knew exactly who to talk to. As we zipped around that day, taking pictures or greeting guests or practicing speeches, Sarah-Jane and her team were always there, just barely out of sight, running around with clipboards and boxes, keeping everything moving perfectly. That's the sign of an amazing coordinator, I think. Everything went flawlessly, and every time we saw them during the day they was busy getting *something* taken care of. They always had something in hand, always in mid-conversation with someone. But because of her and her team's incredible skills and professionalism, we never knew what those "somethings" were. I am sure that there were a million tiny snags that never made it to me or my guests, all because of the amazing work of Planners on Retainer.

They're just such a great team to work with. Thank you for making our special day so perfect!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
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