Creating Bespoke Weddings

A wedding planner is involved in the entire planning process from start to finish, while a day-of coordinator steps in closer to the wedding date to help manage the final details and ensure the day runs smoothly.

Our final weeks service is the closest we offer to “day-of coordination”. It starts around 10-12 weeks out at which point we are much more hands on that a typical coordination service. We help make sure every area and details is covered and considered. We identify any gaps and make suggestions for what to do or things to change that might make the day that bit better. As soon as possible we take over communication from each vendor with the aim of letting you step back entirely in the home stretch.

Your level of involvement is entirely up to you. We can handle everything from start to finish, or you can be as hands-on as you like. However, we do love the weddings we work on to be true to the couple, so the more the planning process is fully collaborative, the better.

Absolutely! In fact, it’s our speciality. About 80% of our couples are destination clients based all over, from the US, Australia, UAE, and mainland Europe. Wedding planning is hard enough without having oceans and time zones in your way, this is a relationship we know and love.

A basic outline looks something like an initial consultation, proposal and contract/invoice issuing, ongoing communication, timeline creation, vendor selection and management, design and decor planning, and day-of event management.

Our proposal will lay out our phase-based planning approach which will provide you with much more information!

Before we arrive on site in the morning, your hair and makeup artist will likely set up and start with the bride and bridesmaids. Your lead wedding planner will do a walk through when they arrive, to get situated and check on what is to be set up and identify any potential set-up issues.

The rest of your suppliers will start arriving from 10am, your wedding planner will greet them and help them in any way they can. Throughout the day we will go between you and the suppliers, making sure everyone has what they needs and making sure you are having the best time.

We’ll work from our timeline, as will your suppliers, and make adjustments throughout the day to allow for those little things that inevitably happen. We know you, and we know you’re priorities, so you won’t be bothered with those decisions unless necessary. We’ll be everywhere at once, while blending into the background.

After 10:30pm, or once the last event had been coordinated, we will do a final check to make sure you are having the most wonderful day and head on our way.

Not everyone has a 6-figure budget for their wedding, and nor should they. We all have our own priorities. This is why we have carefully designed the S&B: Simplified services so we can help couples with all budgets. We want to bring our knowledge and expertise to everyone who would like the help.

We will help you set a realistic budget, educate you on where to spend and where to save, and how to manage the logistics without getting overwhelmed.

For some of our full-planning clients we will take meetings or visit venues on their behalf, though travel costs may be charged depending on the location.

We love to. So far we have learnt about Nigerian ceremonies, Hindu traditions, Chinese Tea Ceremonies, and Jewish weddings. We relish the opportunity to learn about cultures and help you integrate them into your day in a way that is true to you and respectful to your family and beliefs.