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Casey Willison
Casey Willison
Owner

Woman-owned

17 years in business

We speak English

Small team (2-10 members)

At Wedding Connection, we want to get to know you. Your love story, your vision, your values—everything that will make your celebration one-of-a-kind. Our goal is to create a wedding that feels deeply personal, thoughtfully curated, and entirely you. If you’re dreaming of a day where you can relax and trust that your planner will both make sure your day runs smoothly while honoring your background and personal needs, while bringing creativity that goes beyond the status quo—you’re in the right place.

We have been a part of the wedding industry since 1982, providing our services throughout the local areas of Monterey, Carmel, and Santa Cruz. We offer multiple types of wedding planning services based on the needs of the couples. From beaches, ballrooms, barns, farms, and home weddings, we will guide couples with our experienced advice and assistance. We have partnered with endless local vendors and can offer referrals that will meet couples’ budgets and requirements.

Every love story is different — and so is every wedding we plan

Whether you need full-service support and tailored design expertise from day one, project management to keep all the details in order, or month-of coordination to bring everything together, we’re here to create a wedding that feels effortless, personal, and unmistakably you.

FAQ

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

$2,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$5,000

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
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

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The Wedding Connection, led by Casey, receives high praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional wedding planning services. Casey is described as experienced, calm, and attentive, providing helpful recommendations and ensuring a stress-free wedding day. Reviewers appreciate the extensive checklist, vendor recommendations, and proactive communication throughout the planning process. The team's professionalism, organization, and ability to exceed expectations make them a highly recommended choice for couples seeking a seamless and magical wedding day.

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The Wedding Connection, led by Casey, receives high praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional wedding planning services. Casey is described as experienced, calm, and attentive, providing helpful recommendations and ensuring a stress-free wedding day. Reviewers appreciate the extensive checklist, vendor recommendations, and proactive communication throughout the planning process. The team's professionalism, organization, and ability to exceed expectations make them a highly recommended choice for couples seeking a seamless and magical wedding day.

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Camille Sent on 01/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Smooth Sailing Wedding Day

Can't stress this enough - wedding coordinators are a must have for couples (brides-to-be in particular) and you can't go wrong with Casey and her team! She was helpful from the beginning - from booking/touring wedding venues down to the big day! She's warm, professional, easy to communicate with, happy to answer all wedding planning questions, and most of all, she caters to what you want. Our guests and vendors also mentioned how helpful and nice Casey and her team were. Thanks to Casey and her team, my wife and I were able to enjoy our big day and celebrate it as we imagined.
Lilly
Lilly Sent on 04/25/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful to work with!

I didn't want to romanticize the wedding day too much, but it was more than I could've ever imagined. The Wedding Connection is experienced, calm, and relaxed. Casey was great to work with, and highly recommend this team for your wedding needs.

They provided a project planning site with an extensive checklist, vendor recommendations, and checked up throughout the process to see if we needed help with anything. Casey provided recommendations if I ever was unsure of something, and helped make the day extra special.

Thank you Wedding Connection!
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Madison Sent on 07/31/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing planner!

Hired as a day of planner! Everything went great and the wedding day was absolutely perfect! I had nothing to worry about as the bride because wedding connection took care of everything! Best day ever!
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Kathryn Sent on 06/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Casey made our dreams come true!

Thank you for such a wonderful time throughout our planning process. Casey ensured our wedding weekend was perfect!
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Vanni Sent on 06/27/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Coordinator Ever!

Casey was fantastic to work with! Had everything under control even at a new venue, offered great suggestions and advice.....took the stress out of our planning season. Full confidence in her and her team. The Wedding Connection did exceed our expectations.
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Lexie Sent on 09/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Made wedding planning easy and the day of a breeze!

Casey is fantastic. She made the planning process so simple - to the point I had the whole wedding planned almost a year out. She also made the day of so easy, never once had to worry about the schedule or if things would get done. Would 100% recommend her to anyone planning a wedding.
Melissa
Melissa Sent on 06/27/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Just wonderful!

Casey and the Wedding Connection team were wonderful to work with. We felt supported by them from day one. They always responded to our emails promptly and were happy to hop on calls with us as we got deep into planning. Casey provided a preferred vendor list to us which was so helpful as we searched for the right team of vendors for us, and the Aisle Planer site that her clients have access to helped us organize our guest list, seating assignments and layouts, and day-of timeline. They also kept everything calm and running smoothly on the day of the wedding. I highly recommend Casey and her team!
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Jacy Sent on 05/22/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great to work with!

I hared Casey as a month-of coordinator for my wedding at a private residence. The wedding went off without a hitch (or at least no problems that I needed to know about or take care of!), which is a sign of an excellent coordinator! She had great ideas for the design and flow of the wedding, was easy to work, really nice, and overall did a great job managing the vendors and event flow. Strongly recommend!
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Pearce Sent on 06/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding coordinator Casey was incredible!!

We were so pleased we chose The Wedding Connection! The venue was gorgeous and our wedding coordinator was professional, extremely responsive, had great attention to detail, extremely pleasant to work with and went above and beyond! My goal was to be just a guest at my daughter's wedding, and Casey helped me achieve my goal- I had nothing to worry about except for having an incredible time celebrating!! :)
Crystal
Crystal Sent on 05/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fabulous, all around.

Planning a wedding is stressful. Over the years, I've witnessed friends get married and been part of several weddings, always vowing to myself I would be the most laid back bride. And I feel I was pretty chill, though the nightmares and screaming matches with my now husband may beg to differ. It's still just a stressful and time-consuming experience no matter how relaxed you are, basically like a part time job I am happy to be done with! For me, not wanting a large wedding but also wanting to compromise with my fiancé during a pandemic, we opted for a medium (145 people) mostly outdoor wedding and came across The Barn at River House on the website Here Comes The Guide.

Through it all, working with Casey made the whole process much more manageable. The River House was breathtaking. It was so nice to see how it all came together the day of our wedding, just beautiful. Casey was so helpful: communicative, supportive, flexible. She reminded us of our timeline for events we needed to schedule, gave us advice on different things she'd seen at other weddings that might work for us, she coordinated with all of our vendors, she was friendly and accommodating with our friends and family, she even snapped and sent a ton of pictures of the wedding day for us to see before our photographer can get photos back to us. I'm sure she did a ton of other things I wasn't able to notice in the whirlwind of the day, but everything is greatly appreciated. We could not have asked for a better wedding coordinator and would definitely recommend her for anyone planning a wedding.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
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The Last Resort Salon & Spa The Last Resort Salon & Spa Wedding Hair & Makeup

I've worked many weddings with The Wedding Connection. Denise is not only a top rated professional, she is also a compassionate and a caring wedding/event planner. The Bride and her wedding party are always number one with Denise. From the beginning to end Denise always there with her expertise and recommendations. I highly recommend The Wedding Connection for any size wedding. You will in the best hands!

Feast for a King Catering Feast for a King Catering Wedding Caterers

The Wedding Connection is always great to work with. They are organized, efficient and professional, they ensure all of their events are run the same way. We have been working together for 15 years and look forward to 15 more. Feast for a King Catering highly recommends The Wedding Connection!

Jim Vetter Photography Jim Vetter Photography Wedding Photographers

I recently worked with Denise from The Wedding Connection on a wedding in the Santa Cruz Mountains. She was super responsive and friendly throughout the process of preparing for the wedding and really stayed on top of making the day run smoothly for the couple as well as for us vendors. I am really looking forward to working with her again and would recommend her to any discerning couple who really wants to plan something special.

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