Tennessee Wedding Planners, Coordinators, & Consultants Q&A

Benfits of hiring a wedding planner.

HI everyone! I am getting married next summer and I am thinking of using a wedding coordinator. What are the benefits of hiring a wedding planner? I am thinking of having about 150 people to the wedding but I want it all to be special and perfect, the best day of my life. If you could let me know.... [Read more]

How much to give as honorarium to officiant in vow renewal ceremony?

My husband and I are doing a quick low key vow renewal ceremony with no guests other than my parents, with whom we are very close, at a wedding chapel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on a Monday afternoon in December. The cost of the ceremony (just ceremony and 1 photograph) is just over $150.00. I.... [Read more]

Should the wedding planner be invited to pre-wedding parties

I have been asked to plan the wedding of a friend. It will be a small community wedding. I am a close friend of the bride's and my husband is not only a friend of the groom's, but is also in the same community club organization as the groom. I am happy to do this for our friends, but I am wondering.... [Read more]

RSVP Regrets Only on wedding invitation

My caterer suggested putting simply, "RSVP, regrets only" with a telephone number on the actual wedding invitation. Is this ok? He suggested this instead of the separate reply cards. We are having the reception to follow the ceremony at same location. I was told by my wedding coordinator that this.... [Read more]

Appropriate tip for wedding planner with fixed sum contract

I am marrying abroad and having a relatively elegant event, possibly equivalent to a mid-sized wedding in Manhattan. The wedding coordinator was hired on a fixed sum contract. The wedding is taking place in a European country where tipping a fixed percentage of a bill such as 15% is not customary.... [Read more]