F.A.Q.

While we prefer to conduct during normal business hours, we understand sometimes it can be a challenge to meet during the day, so we do accept some after-hour client meetings.  Some Saturdays are available, but we can never guarantee which Saturday.  On occasion we may work a Sunday wedding, but we don’t make it a habit.  We are closed Sundays and Mondays, allowing us to be our best for our clients.

Your wedding planning experience starts with your initial inquiry by completing our Inquiry Form. Once we move past the inquiry process, we schedule a consult where we will do a deep dive into your wedding vision and desires, along with your expectations.

We know wedding planning can be overwhelming and stressful, yet exciting! We will go in-depth about your wedding experience and how we will navigate this journey together.

Many churches have their own coordinators who oversee the rehearsal and ceremony, and we fully respect their guidelines and established procedures. Our role is to work alongside them, ensuring that all the moving pieces come together seamlessly.

While the church coordinator focuses on the ceremony itself, we remain attentive to the details that fall within our scope, from ensuring vendors arrive as planned to checking on you both, pinning boutonnieres, and helping keep pre-ceremony photos on schedule. And, of course, making sure you don't accidentally see each other before the big reveal!

If you prefer that we not be present at the church, we completely understand. However, our planning fee remains the same regardless of whether we attend the ceremony. Our fee reflects the planning, coordination, and overall management of your wedding, not simply our physical presence at each location. Our commitment to you and your wedding day remains unchanged.

Each of our planners manage anywhere from 7-10 weddings per year and only one wedding per weekend, allowing us to immerse ourselves completely into each of our couples’ wedding experiences.

After more than two decades in the industry, we know the unexpected can happen; that’s why we plan beyond the obvious, with backup strategies and a trusted network of professionals to ensure your wedding is in capable hands.

Should a staffing emergency arise, we’re prepared to adapt quickly and seamlessly, so you can remain focused on what matters most: celebrating your day.

Absolutely! Destination weddings are one of our specialties, and we love creating celebrations in extraordinary places around the world.

Planning a wedding away from home requires much more than a love of travel. From navigating local customs, language and legal requirements to coordinating travel, logistics and the many moving pieces behind the scenes, destination weddings call for experience, adaptability and thoughtful planning.

Based in Houston and Dallas, Texas, we plan weddings throughout the world, with a particular fondness for:

• Mexico: Tulum, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico City, and beyond

• Italy: Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, and Tuscany

• France: Paris, the Loire Valley, Dordogne, Provence, and the French Riviera

• England: London, the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Dorset

• Spain: Barcelona, Mallorca, Ibiza, and Andalusia

• The Caribbean: Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, the Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, and St. Thomas

• Central and South America: Colombia, Costa Rica, Antigua, and Belize

• Throughout the United States: From coast to coast, and everywhere in between

Because communication is at the heart of a successful destination wedding, our multilingual team brings an added layer of ease to working across cultures and borders.

Have a destination in mind that isn't on this list? We'd love to hear about it. The possibilities are wonderfully wide open!

A resort wedding coordinator and an independent wedding planner serve different roles, and both can be essential to a successful celebration. While each resort varies in the services it provides, its coordinator typically focuses on the venue's offerings, policies, staff, and logistics.

As your wedding planner, we represent your interests. We oversee the bigger picture, help manage your chosen vendors, advocate for your vision and ensure the details beyond the resort's scope receive the attention they deserve. On wedding day, we work alongside the resort team, combining our expertise to create a seamless experience.

We've partnered with wonderful resort coordinators over the years and value the role they play in bringing a wedding to life. The best results happen when everyone works together toward the same goal: a celebration that reflects you.

Our rule of thumb: The resort's coordinator works for the resort. Your independent wedding planner works for you.

Not at all! While we have a trusted network of professionals we know and confidently recommend, we're happy to consider certain vendors you've selected. Our priority is assembling a team that aligns with your vision, standards and expectations.

All vendors, whether recommended by us or selected by you, must meet our professional standards and pass our vetting process; this includes demonstrating the appropriate credentials, experience and professionalism required for their role. While we appreciate the talent and generosity of family and friends, we cannot accept unlicensed, inadequately experienced or otherwise unqualified individuals as service providers for your wedding or event.

Ultimately, our responsibility is to protect the integrity of your celebration and ensure every member of your vendor team is equipped to deliver the quality, service, and attention to detail that every A Day To Remember event deserves.

Every wedding is unique, and so is the planning behind it. Our fee structure has two components, reflecting the scope of services we provide throughout your planning journey, from planning and design to production and event management.

We believe in being transparent about our fees and ensuring you understand exactly what our services encompass. We'd be happy to walk you through our pricing structure during a consultation so we can discuss your vision, priorities, and the level of support your celebration requires.

A helpful starting point is to consider your investment on a per-person basis.

Our couples typically plan for a minimum budget of $800 per guest, with the final investment depending on your guest count, venue, design and overall vision.

We're happy to help you establish a realistic budget that reflects your priorities and the experience you want to create.

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Our recommendations are based solely on the quality, professionalism and suitability of each vendor for your celebration.

We never accept kickbacks, referral commissions or incentives in exchange for recommending a vendor. Our loyalty is to our clients, and every recommendation reflects that commitment.

Our wedding will be small and intimate. Is that a good fit for ADTR?

Absolutely! We believe a meaningful celebration has little to do with its size.

Whether you're planning an intimate wedding, a romantic elopement, or a memorable proposal, we'd love to explore how we can bring your vision to life. What matters most is creating an experience that feels personal, thoughtful, and uniquely yours.

Our role is to plan, design and manage your celebration, overseeing the professionals responsible for bringing every detail together. For this reason, we require our clients to hire qualified vendors who provide their own installation and breakdown services. These tasks fall outside our team's scope of work and insurance coverage.

We are not hands-off when the finishing touches come together, though. We're happy to assist with details such as distributing guest favors and placing menu cards, ensuring everything is ready to welcome your guests.

We invite you to check out our blog post which lists out these differences.  In addition, we have yet another great blog post from a fellow planner in California who, at one point was a venue coordinator.  Her viewpoint is valuable, so check it out! Afterwards, you can make the call and decide what route works best for you!

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We believe exceptional work deserves to be valued. Our creative partners play an essential role in bringing your celebration to life; each carefully selected for their talent, expertise and the quality of their work, not their willingness to discount their services.

Our focus is on building the right team to create an extraordinary experience reflecting your vision and priorities.

We love an organized couple! And while having your vendors booked and details in place is a wonderful start, a seamless wedding day requires more than a team showing up on schedule.

Our Event Management service begins well before your wedding day. We review your plans, confirm vendor responsibilities, identify potential gaps, and develop a detailed timeline so everyone knows what to expect. On the day itself, we manage the moving pieces, troubleshoot the unexpected, and oversee execution so you and your loved ones can be fully present.

We understand the appeal of day-of coordination, but our role goes beyond simply showing up. Our goal is to protect the investment you've made, bring all your plans together, and give you the freedom to enjoy the celebration you've worked so hard to create.

We invite you to hop on over to our blog post, specifically about this topic! 

Absolutely! Love is love, and every couple deserves to feel celebrated, respected, and supported throughout their wedding journey.

We are proud to welcome LGBTQ+ couples and to create celebrations that honor your love story, your vision and the commitment you share.

Additionally, we’re certified through the Equality Institute, reflecting our commitment to an inclusive and affirming experience for every couple.

We begin with a Zoom consultation, making it easy for us to connect, get to know one another and discuss your vision, wherever you may be.

We value your time as much as our own, a virtual meeting offers a convenient way to explore whether we're the right fit for one another before moving forward.