Planning
What a wedding planner actually costs in 2026 (and what you get)
Full-service, partial, month-of: a plain-English breakdown of the tiers, the national numbers, and how to pick.
Wedding Design and Coordination
I’m Madison, a wedding planner based in Salt Lake City. I plan and coordinate a small number of weddings across Utah each year, so you get to remember the day instead of the timeline.
Hello, I’m Madison
Make Forever Effortless.
Thoughtful wedding design and calm coordination, built around you—so the road to forever feels as beautiful as the day itself.
As a Utah wedding designer and planner, I turn your ideas into a cohesive celebration, connect you with trusted vendors, and keep every detail moving from engagement to getaway. The result is a wedding that feels entirely yours—and a planning experience that feels wonderfully effortless.
When you hire Hazel, you get me. I take on a limited number of weddings, never book two on the same weekend, and stay close to every detail so your forever gets my full attention.
More about me
How we can work together
Three ways to make forever effortless
Begin with a blank page, build with trusted experts, or hand over the final stretch. Wherever you are in the process, there’s a Hazel experience designed to make the next step feel easy.
Wedding Design
A bespoke celebration built from the ground up. Together we shape the atmosphere, palette, florals, details and guest experience into a wedding that feels unmistakably yours—then I bring every element together beautifully.
Create your wedding vision
Full Wedding Planner
From a carefully curated network of excellent, trusted vendors, I assemble the team that fits your style, priorities and story. I manage the moving pieces from first decisions to final send-off, giving you a polished wedding and a genuinely stress-free engagement.
Plan the full experience
Wedding Day Management
You’ve created the plan; I make sure it unfolds effortlessly. Six weeks before the wedding, I take over vendor communication, refine the timeline, lead the rehearsal and manage every detail of the day so you can be fully present.
Hand over the final detailsPlanning it yourself and want an expert’s plan to follow? Look at The Blueprint. Thirty guests or fewer? The Small Day is built for you. Both are on the planning page.
Where I work
Based in Salt Lake City, planning weddings across Utah
Hazel is based in Salt Lake City. Every collection covers weddings within 60 miles of the city, and I’m happy to go further: travel beyond that is quoted separately and up front, never folded into a surprise invoice.
A lot of my couples don’t live here. If you’re getting married in Utah but planning from another state, I become your eyes on the ground, with venue walkthroughs, tastings and mock-ups, all reported back with photos and notes.
Why hire a planner
Everything perfect. None of the pressure.
Perfection isn’t about nothing changing. It’s about having someone who already knows the answer when it does. I carry the schedule, vendor communication, contracts and backup plans so your wedding feels calm, polished and completely yours.
- i.A timeline every vendor has seen. Built weeks out, shared with everyone, and protected on the day. Nobody asks you what happens next.
- ii.One person to call. The florist calls me. The caterer texts me. Your mother finds me. You get to be a guest at your own wedding.
- iii.Someone who has read every contract. Overtime clauses, rain plans, load-in windows. I catch the things that turn into surprises later.
- iv.A calm person at the back of the room. If a thing goes wrong, and one small thing always does, you will hear about it after the honeymoon, if at all.
How it works
Effortless, from engagement to getaway.
Share the dream
Tell me your date, your priorities and how you want the celebration to feel. I’ll reply within two business days with availability and the best place to begin.
Shape the vision
Over a relaxed call or coffee, we turn your ideas into a clear direction and choose the Hazel experience that gives you exactly the right level of support.
Enjoy the engagement
Once your date is reserved, I keep the details, deadlines and trusted vendor team moving while you stay connected to the decisions that matter most.
Live every moment
I run the wedding day from setup to send-off. You celebrate with your people, leave for your getaway and remember how it felt—not what was on the timeline.
Utah planning FAQ
Questions about planning a wedding in Utah
Where in Utah do you plan weddings?
I’m based in Salt Lake City, and every collection includes weddings within 60 miles of the city. Weddings further away, in Utah or out of state, are welcome and quoted separately for travel.
What’s the difference between a wedding planner and a wedding coordinator?
A planner helps you make the decisions over months: budget, vendors, design and logistics. A coordinator carries out decisions you’ve already made, starting about six weeks before the wedding and running through the day. My Partial and Full-Service collections include both. Month-of coordination is only the second half.
How much does a wedding planner cost in Utah?
It depends on how much you hand over. Coordination costs the least, and full-service costs the most because it covers the whole engagement. My current prices are on the planning page, and I wrote a plain-English guide to wedding planner costs if you’re comparing options.
How far ahead should we book a Utah wedding planner?
Popular Utah dates—Saturdays from May through October—tend to book 10 to 14 months out for full-service and partial planning. Month-of coordination can be booked as late as four months before the wedding. If your date is sooner, ask anyway.
The Journal
Read the journal
Notes on planning, budgets, and the days in between.
Timelines
How I build a timeline around the light
Why I schedule your portraits before I schedule anything else, with a sample summer and winter timeline.
Planning
Do you need a planner if your venue has a coordinator?
What a venue coordinator actually does, what they don’t, and how to tell which one you need.
Now booking 2026 & 2027
Let’s find out if your date is open.
Tell me about the two of you. I take a limited number of weddings each year so I can give every one my full attention.