What a wedding planner actually costs in 2026 (and what you get)
Full-service, partial, month-of. The national numbers, the Utah numbers, what’s included at each tier, and how to decide which one you need without over- or under-buying.
Read the postReal advice from a working planner. What things cost, how timelines actually get built, and the questions couples ask me most. New posts most months.
Full-service, partial, month-of. The national numbers, the Utah numbers, what’s included at each tier, and how to decide which one you need without over- or under-buying.
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About six weeks out, and the handoff matters more than the day. What happens each week, what to have ready, and how late you can book.

An hour-by-hour look at a Salt Lake City wedding from the back of the room, and why “day-of” never really means one day.

Month by month, what a full-service planner does, what they don’t, and how to tell whether it’s worth it for your wedding.

The tier most couples end up in, and the one most couples find hardest to size. Five scenarios, and how to pick.
Why I schedule your portraits before I schedule anything else, with a sample summer and winter timeline you can borrow.
What a venue coordinator actually does, what they don’t, and how to tell whether you need someone whose only client is you.
Want me to write about something? Ask. Most of these posts started as a question from a couple.