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Based in Frederick, Maryland, Sleeping Bee Designs provides planning services for weddings throughout the Washington, DC area. Lead planner Sarah and her team are passionate about making their clients' dreams come true. They offer what is commonly known as month- and day-of coordination. This allows them to go in-depth on your celebration. The team prides themselves on their open and honest communication and work hard to build a trusting relationship with you and your partner.

Services Offered

Sleeping Bee Designs coordinates weddings with passion and transparency. Their goal is to create memorable and fun events and to advocate for you along the way.

In addition to wedding coordination, we love meeting with couples one-on-one monthly to talk about their progress, struggles, and answer questions!

We also offer design planning and provide resources and a design board to help you make your vision into a VIBE, and into a reality.

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Frequently asked questions

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

$1,900

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$4,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$60

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
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Sleeping Bee Designs

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Sleeping Bee Designs is praised for expert, organized, and highly responsive wedding planning and coordination. The team’s strong vendor relationships, meticulous timelines, and calm handling of last‑minute changes, including weather and tight schedules, made events run smoothly and stress‑free. Couples loved the thoughtful design help and wholeheartedly recommend them.

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Sleeping Bee Designs is praised for expert, organized, and highly responsive wedding planning and coordination. The team’s strong vendor relationships, meticulous timelines, and calm handling of last‑minute changes, including weather and tight schedules, made events run smoothly and stress‑free. Couples loved the thoughtful design help and wholeheartedly recommend them.

Leeza
Leeza Sent on 04/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision we made!

I could write a book about Sarah, truly. We hired her because we could tell right off the bat that she knew her stuff, and for her experience working with our venue, Union Mills Public House. Sarah was instrumental throughout the wedding planning process in helping our vision come together and answering any and all questions we had pop up. Whether it was helping me choose the right rugs that matched the venue, to helping us create a ceremony layout that fit our vision, to helping me understand exactly how much of everything we needed. Leading up to the wedding, Sarah was extremely communicative with both us and our vendors, ensuring that everything was absolutely in line. I can't event count the amount of times that my husband and I looked at each other and went "we literally could not have done this without Sarah." We had a lofty vision with a ton of details, and every single one of them was taken into account by Sarah and her team the day of. She kept the timeline moving incredibly well - working in step with the caterers, our photographer, videographer, DJ, and even our family members and wedding party.

You can just tell that there is so much passion in the way that Sarah works. It was so easy to develop the level of trust in her and her team to bring together the best day of our lives, and hiring her as our coordinator was by far the best decision we made in our planning process.
Anna
Anna Sent on 04/22/2026
5 out of 5 rating

We owe our big day to Sarah!

We highly recommend hiring Sarah as your wedding coordinator. Our wedding was at Union Mills which Sarah knows inside and out. In a process that has so many details, Sarah guided us on what was most important and made sure we considered unique details to make the day ours. I say we owe the day to Sarah because we went into the wedding feeling 100% prepared, confident, and excited, and it was PERFECT. She was highly responsive, offered to answer questions over text (even when she was on vacation!), and guided us through every detail of planning and the full wedding day so that we could fully enjoy.
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 07/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best decision you’ll make

This lady is a god damned delight. Early in the planning process, my mother died and it totally sapped me of any appetite for planning. I felt overwhelmed, but when we hired Sarah she helped us turn it all around. She held our hands through the hard part and then helped us stay on task and organized when our energy and excitement came back. She helped us navigate being out of the country for 3 of the six months prior to the wedding. She already had experience and relationships with most of our vendors, which helped those contracts go more smoothly and meant less management from us was required. She was 100% ready to get behind any project we could come up with — she supported our vision like it was her own. Whenever I asked her to find someone who could bring an idea to life, she always did so quickly and often with options to choose from. Her depth of connections meant that when I needed a new photographer with just six weeks to go, she was able to give me at least ten available and talented options in 24 hours. She is a wedding planner pro.


Most importantly, she is just a lot of FUN and FUNNY. We enjoyed spending time with her on our monthly check in calls, at tastings, walk throughs, and finally the weekend of the wedding itself. She’s a joyful, quirky, nonjudgmental person who really loves weddings and helping couples have the day of their dreams. She is anLGBTQ affirming vendor which is obviously very important to us as a queer couple. She was extremely RESPONSIVE to all communication and I don’t think I ever waited more than 24 hours to hear back from her. Her planning expertise prior to the actual weekend was invaluable, but she really was our angel during the wedding weekend. She handled the details so that we could stay present and actually enjoy our party!

Thank you Sarah for being such a great partner in bringing this wedding to life. We had the best time with you and miss you already.

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Maggie Sent on 06/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible experience with Sarah and her team!

We worked with Sarah Rosier, proprietor of Sleeping Bee Designs, for our wedding in May 2025 at Attaboy Barrel House in Frederick, MD and the experience was absolutely fantastic! Without hesitation, we would recommend Sarah and her team to any couple getting married in the DMV area. Our wedding faced weather complications at the last minute, but because of Sarah’s planning, coordination, relationships with vendors, and upbeat attitude, the day turned out even better than we had dreamed!

We met with Sarah for monthly planning sessions, and she was always willing to be flexible if we needed to reschedule or meet for longer than planned. We knew what general vibe we wanted for our wedding, but did not have a specific theme or vendors in mind. Based on her years of experience in the business, Sarah recommended 3-4 vendor options to us for each category that fit our vision and budget, and all of whom were used to working with one another and with Sarah, so they were able to pull off a flawless event! In the end, we made the final vendor decisions based on her recommendations, but her recommendations totally removed the guesswork for us. We never, ever felt as if we were being pushed in any one direction; rather, we always felt that Sarah had our best interests at heart.

Sarah has a great memory and is very organized, so she helped keep us on track and made sure there were no loose ends. The master to-do list template she provided kept us on task and helped us break up larger tasks in a manageable way. She was also conscious of our budget throughout the process, foresaw logistical issues ahead of time to save us time and money, and helped suggest places where we could reasonably cut costs (as well as emphasizing to us which places required *not* cutting corners on cost to ensure a seamless event).

One important value of hiring Sarah is her relationship with vendors in the area, and ability to communicate with them on the couple’s behalf. This made it so much easier to plan and saved us time. Sarah creates a detailed timeline for the wedding day and takes care of coordinating it with vendors and staff to ensure everyone is on task and on the same page about how the day will go. She was also excellent at communicating with our wedding party. Everything went so smoothly on the actual day!

We also contracted with Sarah for our flowers/decor. We told Sarah we wanted to spend less money on this element and adhere to minimalist decoration, and Sarah identified a really fun and colorful approach using growlers, bunny tails, and candles. We loved the way it looked on the day!

Finally, we were blown away by how Sarah handled the last minute challenges involved when the weather looked like it wouldn’t cooperate. We had planned to do our ceremony outdoors, but needed to make a rain call 48 hours in advance. Prior to the rain call, Sarah had already marshaled our vendors together to talk through contingencies, drafted an alternate schedule, and put together a decoration plan for our indoor ceremony location. We felt so taken care of and the extra effort helped make us feel comfortable with changing plans last minute. Our wedding party and family members even keep talking about how amazing she was to work with.

Sarah is the best at what she does! Thank you, Sarah!
Kim
Kim E. Sent on 12/17/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hiring Sarah was the best decision for our wedding!

Sarah Rosier of Sleeping Bee Designs is hands down the best coordinator in the business. We felt like we could ask her anything and she was always able to make time for us. She put all of our concerns at ease. She is so knowledgeable, had answers for every question of ours, and was ready for any situation. She is a joy to work with, easy to get along with, becomes your best friend during the wedding planning process, and is very responsive. She stayed on top of all our other vendors, making sure they knew where they needed to be and had all of the correct information for our wedding so that we didn’t need to. She filled us with confidence and we had no worries on our wedding day. Sarah was instrumental in us having the best day of our lives. She is the best choice of coordinators and to have the best day possible she is the only coordinator to go with!
Chrissy
Chrissy Sent on 11/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision we made for our wedding!

We are SO beyond grateful we hired Sleeping Bee Designs. Sarah and her team are truly worth more than their weight in gold. Sarah has resources, connections, and insight within the wedding industry that are invaluable. There’s so much I never would have had access to without her expertise. She took away the worry that came with picking the right vendor team, because she’s worked with so many different vendors in the area that she already knows who is reliable and who is top quality.
We also hired Emily as designer to help us achieve the vision we wanted for our wedding. She was absolutely fantastic! She helped us make everything cohesive and gave us fun ideas we wouldn’t have thought of on our own. She also helped us source everything we needed which was so helpful!!
Our guests raved about how efficiently the entire night flowed, because Sarah had every second accounted for and her team kept everything flowing so naturally.
Sarah truly made the entire year leading up to our wedding so stress free. We can never thank her enough for creating the most magical, seamless wedding day. SBD is TRULY the best in their field and I would recommend them to everyone! 10/10.
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Delaney Sent on 11/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Made our wedding perfect!!

Sarah and her team at Sleeping Bee Designs were absolutely amazing. Our wedding would not have been as perfect as it was without their services. They were quick, helpful and friendly in their communication, responding to all my emails, texts, and questions throughout the planning process extremely fast. Sleeping Bee Designs was also proactive, efficient, and delivered perfect results, helping to coordinate with other vendors that weren't as communicative and setting up the decor flawlessly. Sarah and her team are great at what they do and truly wanted us to have the best day possible. Sarah eased my mind and I didn’t have to worry about anything the day of the wedding!
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Natalia Sent on 10/22/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Would recommend to anyone we know!

I cannot express enough how thankful we are that we hired Sarah as our day-of coordinator. On our wedding day, and the weeks leading up to it, she truly went above and beyond to ensure everything went smoothly.

Sarah was incredibly organized, managing the timeline flawlessly. Every detail was executed perfectly, from the setup of the ceremony to the flow of the reception. It was evident that she had a great rapport with all the vendors, which made communication seamless. Beyond the logistics, Sarah was extremely friendly and made everyone feel comfortable.

We received many compliments from our guests about how smoothly everything ran, and we owe it all to Sarah. We definitely recommend Sleeping Bee Designs to any couple planning their wedding!
Jill
Jill Sent on 10/16/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best in the business

Sarah is truly one of a kind. We knew she was our coordinator the second we met her. She made me feel so at peace knowing my details were handled. I loved her flexibility and multiple options for planning and coordination so you could truly customize your experience. She was there for my husband and I every step of the way, and she always had all the answers. My wedding turned out so beautiful, and it was all thanks to her and her team!!
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Rahul Sent on 09/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Sbd is fantastic!

Sarah and the SBD team were so great to work with!! From the beginning, Sarah established clear communication and really went above and beyond to help us make sure our wedding day was great and help us feel at ease that she would be there with us on the day. We had a unique and clear vision for how our day would go that mixed elements from different cultures and Sarah really helped us shape our ideas into an amazing experience. Seriously -- she helped lead a Baraat!! It was incredible! She asked insightful questions that helped us consider new ideas and REALLY paid attention to all details. We can't say this enough -- Sarah made sure that no detail was forgotten. She was a blast to work with and we would hire her again in a heartbeat! You might not think you need a Sarah but then you start planning your wedding and meet Sarah, and then you wonder how you could go down this road without her! She is the glue that helped keep everything together.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner

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