CIEL | The Sky:
"Relax, you're covered."
A SMALL YET FABULOUS WEDDING PLANNING EXPERIENCE
We created this package for the DIY couple who would like to do most of the planning themselves and would then like to hand the reins to a seasoned professional (who will cross every T, dot every I, and make sure all your details have been carefully considered and accounted for). That way, you’ll have the gift of being fully present on your wedding day, trusting that you and your vendors are in the very best hands.
This coordination package also includes several very helpful additions – such as a Welcome Meeting, a Progress Meeting, a Master Timeline Meeting, custom planning checklists (created for you by us), distribution of your master timeline, vendor follow-up, and of course, complete coordination of your wedding rehearsal and wedding day.
LUNE | The Moon:
"Our Most Popular"
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING EXPERIENCE
This package has been created for the couple who would like comprehensive planning assistance from their Principal Coordinator plus style assistance from their Wedding Stylist. This package is perfect for you if you’d like to be involved in the planning process, but with the guidance and companionship of a seasoned professional throughout your journey. We'll help you secure the perfect vendors, manage your budget, negotiate prices, style your dream day, and more. You can even defer tasks to us which you're not feeling particularly excited about. Lean on our years of experience, wisdom, reputation in the industry, and our fantastic relationships with quality venues and vendors to rest assured that your wedding in real life is even better than it was in your dreams.
This must-have package can be customized just for you in order to meet your needs perfectly by allowing you to use your included planning hours in all the ways you feel would be most helpful.
SOLEIL | The Sun:
OUR PREMIER WEDDING PLANNING EXPERIENCE
This package has been expertly and meticulously crafted for the couple who would like full access to their Principal Coordinator through every step of the planning journey together. Rest assured that all your wedding details will be perfectly managed and executed, either with you or on your behalf. Your Principal Coordinator will be there to offer professional guidance, custom resources, fantastic referrals, budget management, and coordination assistance all along the way. And even more, you’ll enjoy our full 3-part Wedding Style series, with your dedicated Wedding Stylist.
Every decision is yours to make, because we never take creative control (unless you ask us to, of course). Your Principal Coordinator will be your partner and liaison throughout all phases of your unforgettable planning experience.
Investment begins at $2095
Coordination Packages
Wish Wonder Dream also has a dedicated in-house style team who works closely with our clients to discuss and provide creative consultation to our clients. Style services are included with our Lune and Soleil packages. Additional assistance and a la carte style service can be added to any package, at any time. Simply let your Principal Coordinator know that you're interested in adding style to your coordination package.
Styling Details >
Our Style Team offers professional Wedding Staging services for your special day. This is an a la carte service and there is no obligation to book a coordination package in order to take advantage of this invaluable service.
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Planners can help with your budget constraints and legal contracts.
"We can then stretch your budget because we know what's more important. We know what's going to have more impact," Cordogan says. "We recently had a bride who wanted bagpipers and we just did her day of coordination so we learned that she spent over $1,000 on five bagpipers and bagpipers are so loud you only need one. We could have saved her $800 in that small decision. Even small decisions can add up to big savings when you have a planner who knows what they're doing.
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Planners will fight for your wedding vision and keep everything on track.
In addition to helping couples with their budget and supervising sticky details like legal contracts, the most important perk of a planner, Cordogan and Weller say, is having someone who'll fight for your wedding vision from start to finish. While many vendors tackle more than one wedding per day or per weekend, a planner is focused only on your special day and will push to make sure everything goes according to your unique plan.
"It really is a long journey to the alter and on the wedding day [you want] someone who knows what's in your brain and knows that you want an outdoor ceremony even if it looks like rain, and will fight for that until the very last minute," Cordogan says, "Or if it does rain we're going to run out there and dry out the chairs."
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Planners can keep things stress-free.
From a vendor's perspective, working with a wedding planner instead of directly with the bride or groom or their parents can keep things streamlined and stress-free. Erin Foster-Olszewski, owner of West Town's A Stem Above floral design, says especially as the wedding day gets closer, she'd rather bother a planner ironing out last minute details than worry an already-stressed couple directly. According to Cordogan, planners having those built-in relationships with vendors can also cut costs.
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Planners can get you a vendor discount.
"Sometimes discounts don't appear on paper. If we call our lighting guy and on the wedding day we don't like what he's brought, you can be sure we're going to have him add extra lighting and [you're not going to] get charged for it," she says. "We are repeat business. Couples are not. [The vendors] aim to please us so we bring them more business."
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Planners can handle ceremony to reception flipping.
Full and partial planning packages aside, Foster-Olszewski says a day-of coordinator is ideal, if you can wing it, especially if your celebration involves complex orchestration like flipping the ceremony space in a short time period so it's ready for the reception.
"It is so important to have somebody who can bring in vendors who are familiar with the space who are familiar with what they're doing," she says.
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Planners can help you coordinate the entire day (as opposed to just one aspect).
A wedding that's divided in multiple venues with their own coordinators may require less overall coordination, Foster-Olszewski says. But even if a venue offers an in-house coordinator, Cordogan advises couples to remember that that person will likely only be coordinating the specific details that venue is responsible for providing, like food or the space itself. They may not be focused on helping you juggle all the little details that will make your special day so special. And juggling details is the last thing you and your fiancé want to worry about on your wedding day.
"At a hotel or a venue, they see a wedding every weekend or two a weekend," Weller says. "Your wedding planner wants to make sure this is your wedding. So having someone help you understand how to celebrate that is so important."
At Wish Wonder Dream, we definitely go above and beyond to make sure our couples feel confident it’s a great match. And if it ever isn’t the best match (which has happened but definitely not often), we have a Studio Manager and a General Manager who can easily assist couples with transitioning to a different Principal Coordinator.
Why should I hire a wedding coordinator?
Our Soleil package is basically a dream come true. Clients have all-access to their Principal Coordinator (during business hours of course) throughout the planning process. Would you like your Principal Coordinator to join you for a venue tour? Done! Would you like your Principal Coordinator to attend a planning meeting on your behalf? Just ask! Would you like to schedule a budget review meeting with your Principal Coordinator? No problem at all! Your Principal Coordinator will be available - by appointment - to be by your side at planning meetings and venue tours, to complete tasks for you, to attend meetings with you or on your behalf, and more. Your Principal Coordinator will also send over regular email or phone updates, keep you in-the-loop on venue and vendor correspondences, negotiate estimates to get you the best rates, keep your budget and planning calendar current, etc. You’re ensured a smooth and seamless process and you get to have a TON of fun doing it! In total, Soleil clients tend to spend about 30-50 hours with their Principal Coordinator, and the Principal Coordinator completes quite a bit of “behind the scenes” work beyond that.
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Your wedding date because we never want a Principal Coordinator to have too much work at any given time that it takes away from the client’s experience.
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Personality match between you and the Principal Coordinator, because making sure our couples feel comfortable and very well taken care of is our number one priority
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If the Principal Coordinator is especially familiar with the couple’s venue, because for example, she/he has worked there quite a bit, then that would definitely contribute to the decision as well.
How much time could I expect to spend with my Principal Coordinator, based on each package?
Frequently Asked Questions
(An article from Brides Magazine)
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