When planning your wedding, having an expert wedding planner on your side will most certainly save you time, money, and lots of frustration. But wedding planners aren’t one-size-fits-all. It’s important to understand their unique approach and style for wedding planning to make sure it jives with you and the kind of support you’re looking for. We’d like to share how we approach wedding planning in the hopes that we might be the perfect fit for you!
Your Wedding Planning BFFs!
We like to call ourselves your wedding planning BFFs. Because when you’re planning with Events to a T, we want you to feel like you’re planning your wedding with your best friend.
A big part of how we approach wedding planning is that we truly want to get to know you and your vision for your wedding day. When we do that, we can design your wedding to be a perfect reflection of you and your love story.
We Help With the Fun Stuff, And The Family Stuff
Like a true BFF, you can always expect an honest conversation from us. Weddings always include emotions and family dynamics, good and bad. Having us as a sounding board can be such a relief when there are so many opinions flying around, and we’ve helped plenty of clients navigate those storms.
We don’t shy away from the tough questions or moments. When you’re an Events to a T client, you have a wedding planning expert by your side every step of the way ensuring your voice is heard and your wedding is to a T!
Wedding Planning With a Personal Touch
We’re not going to say we know everything about our couples, but by the time the wedding rolls around, we know a lot about them. In fact, some of our couples become have become life-long friends!
It’s not just us being Midwest nice; we take the time to get to know you because we know that it makes a difference in the event’s success. It’s a mutual trust that means you know we are always working in your best interest to create a spectacular wedding day. We want your friends and family to talk about your wedding for years!
Signs a wedding planner is not for you
- They can’t answer your questions or give you advice on what to do if something goes wrong. Or they dismiss that anything could go wrong.
- They don’t have any ideas for you on gathering inspiration or what your wedding style could look like.
- When asking for preferred wedding vendors, they have few to recommend.
- They seem to want to take over planning rather than work with your ideas.
- They’re wanting to change your vision for the wedding because it’s not “trending”.
- They seem uninterested in who you are as a couple and what is important to you
- Your fiance isn’t included in the conversation
- You don’t feel like their team is excited about planning with you! Everyone you meet should be 100% behind YOUR wedding vision.
We Enhance the Wedding Planning Process, Not Take it Away From You.
Maybe you’ve got ideas you’ve had since a child, a sprawling Pinterest board, and a wedding binder 3 inches thick. OR, perhaps you’re overwhelmed, don’t feel you really have a ‘style’, and kind of just want someone to make the decisions for you. We love both of you. Seriously, we do! No matter where you are in wedding planning, our job is to support you in the way that you want.
Our wedding planning packages range from “The Classic” which is strictly wedding day-of management and execution, up to our full-service wedding planning package called “The Luxury”. Being an Events to a T “Luxury” client means you have the freedom to be as involved or hands-off with planning as you want to be. Come for the glamorous parts and leave the heavy lifting to our team of professionals.
Our luxury experience is the key to enjoying every moment of wedding planning from venue tours to the last song of the night. We’re here to guide you, support you, and make planning fun again!
How We Can Help With Wedding Planning
- Planning Pre-Wedding Events. Engagement parties, bachelorette and bachelor parties, bridal showers, ceremony rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, etc.
- Marriage Logistics. Where to get your marriage licence, who needs to sign it, and when.
- Venue Booking and Correspondence. Guidance with booking a trustworthy venue and coordinating venue walkthroughs. We’ll stay in contact with your venue throughout the planning process.
- Stationery. Designing, ordering, and sending save the dates and invitations. Collecting and tallying all the RSVPs.
- Timeline and Itinerary. We’ll advise and time block the entire day so there aren’t any mishaps. From hair and makeup to last song and clean up at the end of the night.
- Travel and Guest Lodging. Hotel blocks, parking logistics, guest welcome bags.
- Ceremony Plans. Who will marry you, who will be in the ceremony, what will the readings be, what songs will play, and other ceremonial guidance.
- Reception Plans. Creating a functional floor plan with your guest list, designing the space, executing room flips, if necessary.
- Food and Catering. Guidance with booking a trustworthy vendor and advice on meal logistics. Coordinating tastings and sharing guest dinner selections with caterer.
- Entertainment. Guidance with booking a trustworthy vendor. Advice on DJs vs bands and other entertainment you should consider.
- Transportation. Getting you and your guests to and from the ceremony/reception. Getting you and your wedding party to and from the ceremony/reception.
- Photography/Videography. Guidance with booking a trustworthy vendor. We’ll review their contracts to ensure you’re protected. Coordinating their arrival/departure time and ensuring they understand your vision for your photos/videos.
- And SO Much More!
No Two Weddings Are the Same
We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to wedding planning.
It’s our goal to help create a day that is beautiful and memorable for everyone involved. Every single wedding we plan is individually planned from top to bottom and customized to the aesthetic you are looking for. When we say we live and breathe your wedding day, we really mean it.
How we personalize your wedding planning experience:
- We will work with you to understand your priorities and values. What’s most important to you and to your family? We want to be on the same page with you.
- We’ll have real and open conversations about your wedding budget. We want to know what parts of your wedding are most important to allocate budget for and where you can save. Is it the food, the decor, or the music at your reception? Whatever it is, we make sure that’s reflected in where your money is budgeted and the decisions we make.
- We want you to be 100% happy on the day of your wedding. We make sure all of your vendors reflect the same values and work ethic that are important to you.
- Every wedding is unique, and we know there isn’t just one correct answer when it comes to planning. We listen to our clients and honor what they have to say.
We’re Design-Focused Wedding Planners
The clients who hire us want a thoughtful, beautiful aesthetic for their wedding day, even if they are not 100% sure what that looks like. They want a day that reflects who they are, and an amazing, fun experience for their guests.
All you have to do is give us your ideas, and we’ll show you how we can bring them all together.
We can assist with wedding design such as:
- Choosing an overall aesthetic and color palette
- Floor Plan and Room Design
- Floral Design and Centerpieces
- Table Cloths and Place Settings
- Invitations and Stationery
- Signage
- Staging/Draping
- Lighting Design
- Rentals (furniture, arches, backdrops, etc.)
- Personal Touches and Details
- And SO much more!
We’re Your Wedding Planning Dream Team!
We don’t believe in cookie-cutter weddings, and we offer many different types of wedding planning services to fit your needs. Our wedding planning services are for any size wedding, any guest list count!
Contact us to request a complimentary consult to make sure we are a good fit for you. We even offer video call appointments for those who live out of the state or country!
We can’t wait to meet you and get started on your wedding planning journey!
