Wedding Planners, Coordinators, & Consultants Q&A

2 friends 2 wedding planner

I fear my sanity slipping away. I have two very dear friends and each is a fine wedding planner in her own right. I have been getting ideas from each for free as one told the other however I feel caught in between them. I have not hired either one but have been getting controlling and demanding.... [Read more]

Tipping the Wedding Coordinator

What is the proper etiquette for tipping a wedding coordinator? I got married last week at the Four Seasons, and my coordinator works for the hotel (not an independent coordinator). Gratutities were automatically added for pretty much everything, but I wasn't sure if it's proper to give an.... [Read more]

Sand Ceremony

I am getting married in Mexico in march and I would like to do the sand ceremony. My wedding coordinator said the JP will not do it, but I can do it after the ceremony myself. A family member could read the verse while we pour the sand into the "unity jar". I am not sure how the sand ceremony fits.... [Read more]

Guests standing at a beach ceremony

Hello! Thank you for being here! I'll be getting married in Costa Rica in 10 days, aghhh! It's so exciting! Anyway, I'm pretty bummed because my wedding planner in CR emailed me yesterday writing that the chairs we originally were going to use for my 20 guests are "out of commision." She now.... [Read more]

Vermont Wedding Planner

Do you have any recommendations for a wedding planner in Vermont (specifically, Southern Vermont)? Neither my finance nor I live in Vermont and the wedding will be on his parents' property in outdoor tents in October. We need a fair amount of assistance in coordinating the entire event. In.... [Read more]