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  • Stephanie Day Events and Travel

    As both a wedding planner and travel agent, Stephanie Day Events and Travel specializes in stress-free ceremonies and...Read more receptions both locally and internationally for destination weddings as well as honeymoon planning. Owner and event planner Stephanie Day offers her couples over 20 years of...

  • Lasting Impressions Weddings

    Lasting Impressions Weddings is an award-winning, full-service wedding planning company located in Minnetonka,...Read more Minnesota, servicing couples throughout the Twin Cities area. Sarah Trotter, the owner of this business, brings solid design skills and nearly a decade of experience in the wedding planning...

  • First Coast Weddings and Events

    First Coast Weddings and Events is a wedding planning firm located in Jacksonville, Florida, that offers event planning...Read more and management services throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Founded in 2002, First Coast Weddings offers planning services that include venue selection, vendor...

  • Your Dream Day

    Your Dream Day is a wedding planner based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Working with their client's personal style, they strive...Read more to plan their special day in a way that reflects the things that matter. Kathy Piech-Lukas is the lead wedding planner and owner of Your Dream Day and believes clients should set...

  • By Invitation Only...Event Planning & Design

    Based in Columbia, South Carolina, By Invitation Only...Event Planning & Design helps engaged duos create their dream...Read more wedding. Owner and lead planner, Melanie, has been helping soon-to-be-weds achieve their dream day since 2005, and enjoys working with clients from all walks of life. Each service...

  • Lifetime Events by Jacqueline, LLC

    Lifetime Events by Jacqueline is a wedding planning business located in Scarsdale, New York. Here, our top priority is...Read more to serve couples with excellence. Planning a wedding takes flexibility, perseverance, and lots of patience. At Lifetime Events by Jacqueline, we have all of these qualities, and can...

  • Florida Beach Weddings by Weddings On a Whim

    Florida Beach Weddings by Weddings On a Whim is a wedding services provider based in Largo, Florida. They provide both...Read more officiant and planning services specifically for Florida beach weddings since 2001. It is composed of a team of professionals led by officiants Gayle and Joe, who are also the...

  • Something Blue Weddings

    Something Blue Weddings is a wedding planning company based in Washington, DC, offering an inclusive experience for all...Read more kinds of celebrations. Our passionate team prides ourselves on our commitment to providing and recommending elite and comprehensive services, products, and vendors. We will strive...

  • Sun and Sea Beach Weddings

    Sun and Sea Weddings is a personalized wedding planner based in St. Augustine, Florida and services Northeast Florida...Read more and Southern Georgia. When you use Sun and Sea Weddings, you can be assured the same stress-free feeling as sitting on a beach. The team of Sun and Sea Weddings offers designers,...

  • EA Wedding Planner & ELysian Events

    EA Wedding Planner & ELysian Events is a professional wedding planning company based in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. This...Read more wedding planning company specializes in removing the stress and hassle from your wedding day so that you can focus on enjoying yourself throughout your engagement. This team can be...

  • Conch Concierge Weddings

    Conch Concierge Weddings is a Professional Officiant & Photography based wedding planning company in Key West,...Read more Florida. At Conch Concierge Weddings in Key West, we strive to deliver a ceremony that is a brief moment in time filled with hopes, aspirations, dreams, history, and love. Our team of...

  • Peacock Premier Events

    Peacock Premier Events Premier is a full-service wedding planner based in Delray Beach, Florida. Stacey Feldman, the...Read more president of the business, and her talented team have created unforgettably original experiences for to-be-wed couples for over a decade. Their goal is to make the planning and...

  • An Everlasting Moment

    Based out of Pleasant Hill, California, An Everlasting Moment are a dedicated team of professional planners who aim to...Read more design dream weddings. The company was established by Mirella Riga in 2001 after graduating with a degree in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. Mirella aims to...

  • A Monique Affair

    A Monique Affair is a wedding planning company based in San Francisco, California. Love is Colorful. Bold and Exciting....Read more Love is worth celebrating! A Monique Affair is all about effortless and colorful elegance. We are a collective of designers, planners, and producers who are dedicated to creating...

  • Perfect Events

    Based in Clive, Iowa, Perfect Events is a wedding coordination company that serves the greater Des Moines area. Since...Read more 2003, this agency has designed spectacular events both large and small for all of life’s milestones. The team takes a hands-on approach, working closely with you throughout the...

  • Candy+Co. Events, LLC

    Candy+Co. Events is a full-service wedding and event planning agency in Washington, DC focused on creating unique events...Read more customized to you. Created in 2004, we're a diverse group of event planners that are focused on exceeding expectation. With their passion and hard work, Candy+Co Events will...

  • Aislinn Kate Weddings

    Based out of Pensacola, Florida, Aislinn Kate Weddings is a wedding studio that provides photography, videography and...Read more planning services. Founder and owner, Aislinn, leads this creative team in documenting special occasions and magical moments. With these experts, you can look forward to a luxurious...

  • Baxter's Creative Events

    Baxter's Creative Events is a professional wedding-planning company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Company founder...Read more and lead planner Sandra Baxter is truly passionate about turning each couple’s individual wedding vision into a spectacular reality. Sandra prides herself on her expertise and...

  • Valerie Miller Events

    Experience your party. At Valerie Miller Events our amazing team of professional full-time party consultants are...Read more planners, designers, innovators, trendsetters and overall fun people to help you create, design and execute your wedding, corporate or private party. Experience Owner Valerie Schantz has...

  • Celebrations

    Celebrations, LLC is a wedding planning service based in Owings Mills, Maryland. Sharon Boerner and Lorin Kotz, the...Read more women behind the business, have been planning weddings and events for over 15 years. They simply love putting together events their clients love and rave about. They believe every...

  • Event Sisters

    Event Sisters, LLC is a wedding planning company based in Land O Lakes, Florida. They are a small, family-owned business...Read more run by sisters Lisa and Elizabeth. For more than 20 years, the pair has been handling the stressful pieces of wedding planning so that their clients can relax and enjoy the...

  • In D Sky Weddings

    Carmelo De Mitri is a wedding photographer and film maker who leads a team of creative artists capturing romantic,...Read more emotional and fun photography & videos in a cinematic story telling style for the wedded couple to cherish for ever. His company is based in the Bay Aarea, California, also serving...

  • A Wedding Collection

    A Wedding Collection offers Wedding Planning, Wedding Management and Specialty Rentals. You want an inspiring,...Read more beautifully curated event to tell your love story- an event where the well-placed details make guests feel welcomed and loved. We know just the right vendor team to make it happen--all at a...

  • St. Augustine Weddings & Special Events

    Celebrating their 25th year in 2023, St. Augustine Weddings & Special Events has designed events exclusively in the St....Read more Augustine area for clients spanning the globe. From high profile weddings to intimate affairs, they design unique weddings that truly reflect a client’s style and personality....

How much does a wedding planner cost?

A wedding planner can be an absolute lifesaver for busy couples, ensuring that the planning process and actual event run smoothly. As a professional who’s been through the process before, they can also offer countless wedding planning recommendations and tips. It’s important to know wedding planning is not a one size fits all service - your wedding vision is unique and a wedding planner will customize their offering to fit your needs. Because of this and the wide range of services these professionals provide, pricing varies widely with most couples in the U.S. spending at least $1,500 on wedding planner services for their big day. Wedding planner costs also differ based on the planner’s level of expertise, among many other factors, as more experienced pros typically come with a higher price tag (and with that comes top-tier service!).

  • $ 400 or less Lower range
  • $ 1,500 Average cost
  • $ 1,000 - $ 2,500 Most couples spend between
  • $ 4,500 or more Upper range

Costs displayed are based on spend from thousands of couples who recently reported pricing for this service within their WeddingWire review. Pricing varies based on factors including, but not limited to, vendor’s experience, level of expertise, event guest count, date, and geographic region.

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What services does a wedding planner's fee include?

The services a wedding planner’s cost includes vary depending on the type of professional you’re hiring — whether it’s a full-service, month-of, or day-of planner, or a planner who specializes in destination weddings. Here are some of the most common services that your wedding planner may include in his or her package:
  • Correspondence: About 30 percent of a wedding planner’s time is spent communicating with you and your vendors via email and phone. Think of your planner as the “coach” of your vendor team who ensures that all of your wedding pros work together well—and frequent communication is a huge part of that.
  • Venue and vendor selection: Your planner likely has a lot of connections in the wedding industry and can help you pick the right venue and vendors that can help bring your wedding vision to life. Often, your planner will attend interviews and meetings with you and your vendors, too.
  • Organization: A big part of wedding planning is... paperwork? Yes, unfortunately it’s true. But wedding planners can make sure that all of your budgets, contracts, timelines, etc. are properly organized and easily accessible if needed.
  • Wedding prep: There are lots of seemingly small tasks that go into creating your perfect day both before and on the day-of from creating a wedding-day timeline, assembling invitations, setting up your favor display, assisting with your seating chart, and much more.
  • Day-of coordination: You might not see your wedding planner much on the day of your wedding—and that’s how it should be! Your planner will arrive long before your ceremony begins and stay well afterwards, making sure that everything runs on-time and smoothly from behind-the-scenes and any issues are handled quickly and quietly so that you and your new spouse can enjoy the day, stress-free!
  • Post-wedding tasks: There will likely be several important tasks to handle after the wedding, from ensuring clean-up and breakdown occur properly to returning rental items and making sure vendors receive their tips.

What wedding events does a planner's fee cover?

In most cases, a wedding planner will assist with the wedding itself—both ceremony and reception. However, if you are able to increase your wedding planning budget and costs, your planner can also help plan your rehearsal dinner and post-wedding brunch. If you’re having a destination wedding with lots of events over the course of the weekend, your planner may assist with those as well—but expect to pay more.

How much does a day-of wedding planner cost?

A day-of wedding planner isn’t heavily involved in the wedding planning process and is usually hired closer to the wedding, but has a big role to play on the wedding day, ensuring that the events run on time and everything is running smoothly. On average, the starting cost for a day-of wedding planner in the U.S. is $800 with starting rates for higher-end planners averaging $1,250 to $3,395.

How much does a partial wedding planner cost?

A partial wedding planner usually comes on board a month or so before the wedding day and assists with last-minute tasks—helping with the seating chart, confirming vendors, and day-of responsibilities. The average starting rate for a partial wedding planner in the U.S. comes in at $1,250, but can range from $2,300 to $6,000 if you’re working with a more experienced pro.

How much does a full wedding planner cost?

A full wedding planner helps to plan your wedding from start to finish and is usually hired early on in the planning process—at least 10 months in advance. The average starting rate for a full service wedding planner in the U.S is about $3,000 with top-tier planners averaging $4,500 to $12,000.

Finding a Wedding Planner

Let us be the first to admit that wedding planning is no walk in the park. After a couple has gotten engaged and the excitement of that special moment dies down, the reality sets in. And many couples have no idea where to start when planning their wedding, or what sort of undertaking it will be. That's when it's time to consider talking to a professional. Wedding planners, also know as wedding coordinators or wedding consultants, have the knowledge, organizational skills, and experience from previous events to help make your special day the best it can possibly be.

Committing to your significant other was a no brainer, but finding and booking the right wedding planner for your big day can be a little more tricky. Here are some thing to consider when beginning your wedding planner search.

Types of Wedding Planners

First things first. This may come as a bit of a shock but there is more than one type of planner. In fact, there are about seven types of wedding coordinators. Knowing the difference between these wedding professionals can make the selection process all that much easier.

Starting with a full service or all-inclusive planner. This type of wedding coordinator will be with you every step of the way during the planning process and on your big day. These planners are best for couples who may not have a lot of free time to plan a wedding or need help with small decisions like incorporating the color palette with linens and flowers. A full service wedding planner will help with everything from selecting vendors, to optimizing your budget.

You can also have a month-of-planner. As the name suggests, these consultants will come into the picture in the last few weeks or days before the wedding. They exist to be an extra set of hands during crunch time. These planners can help with any last-minute issues that pop up unexpectedly, as well as working with vendors to finalize contracts and set up for deliveries.

Another option would be a weekend wedding coordinator. This type of wedding planner is going to be a major component of making your wedding day run as smoothly as possible. However, they are not solely there for the big day, they can also help with organizing and welcoming guests as they arrive and planning wedding related events like the rehearsal dinner and morning-after brunch.

Similar to a weekend wedding coordinator, a day-of coordinator is there to make sure your wedding takes place with minimal hiccups. Many couples wish they had hired a day-of coordinator after the fact. They ease the stress of having to focus on the tiny details so your special day can be enjoyed to the fullest.

If you are planning an out of state, or out of country wedding. A destination wedding coordinator may be the best choice for you. If you and your fiancé(e) can't physically be there for planning, a professional consultant may be the way to go. These wedding planners meet with vendors, scout for venues, and understand specific regional information like weather, since that can be a huge aspect of planning any wedding.

There are also planners who work specifically with scouting venues and giving referrals. This type of planner will be able to go with you to look at venues and negotiate vendor contracts. These planners are often very well connected and can help you meet with vendors that are considered the best in the business.

If none of these options seem like the best fit for you, consider looking for wedding planners that have services à la carte. Planners are aware that not everyone wants or needs every service they provide. Creating a custom planning package can be easier on the budget and still allow for professional help.

Wedding Planner Prices

The cost of hiring a wedding planner will vary from state to state, region to region, and country to country. Full service coordinators are going to be more expensive than day-of planners. Planners in less populated areas are also likely to be less expensive and so will the cost of the entire wedding.

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