With so many wedding expenses, gratuity can add up -- and fast! What it really comes down to is who should you tip and how much. Honestly there's no right or wrong answer -- but we're just here to offer some advice! Tipping is by no means mandatory, however, it's a simple way to thank your vendors and let them know you appreciate them! Hair Stylist & Makeup Artist: 15-20% of the total Caterer: 15-20% of the total bill -- Read the contract carefully! Sometimes gratuity is already included in the fine print. Also, we realize this amount adds up FAST, therefore, it is acceptable to offer ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Kendahl & Paul’s wedding that took place on August 5th, 2022 at the Machine Shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kendahl and Paul inquired with us about a year before their wedding as they were in the initial stages of wedding planning and realized pretty quickly on that they would need some additional support and guidance to pull off an amazing wedding. We had a great conversation during our initial consultation and the rest is history! Since they ended up booking our full service planning package, we worked very closely with them throughout the entire planning p ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Kendahl & Paul’s wedding that took place on August 5th, 2022 at the Machine Shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kendahl and Paul inquired with us about a year before their wedding as they were in the initial stages of wedding planning and realized pretty quickly on that they would need some additional support and guidance to pull off an amazing wedding. We had a great conversation during our initial consultation and the rest is history! Since they ended up booking our full service planning package, we worked very closely with them throughout the entire planning p ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Caroline & Luke’s wedding that took place on May 29, 2022 at Bavaria Downs in Chaska, Minnesota. Caroline & Luke came to us last summer after their photographer, Lahzeh Photography, send them our way as they were searching for a wedding planner. We had a great conversation during our initial consultation and the rest is history! They ultimately ended up booking our full service planning package so we were lucky to work very closely with them throughout the entire planning and design process. Caroline & Luke already had their venue and a few vendors bo ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Mattie & Michael’s wedding that took place on February 19, 2022 at St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mattie reached out to our team last summer as she was looking for a “Day of Coordinator” for her upcoming wedding. During our consult, I could see just how excited she was for her upcoming wedding. We were SO thrilled to be part of her special day! Throughout the planning process, Mattie had been working very closely with her Mom who helped out a lot and was copied on emails and kept in the loop at all times. It was so ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Rachel & Weston’s wedding that took place on December 4, 2021 at the Machine Shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We LOVE doing weddings at the Machine Shop as it’s one of our favorite venues in the Twin Cities. If you’re familiar with this venue, typically ceremonies are held downstairs, cocktail hour is upstairs, and then guests come back downstairs for the reception. However, Rachel & Weston did things a little differently. Since they had a smaller guest list of about 115 people, they decided to have their ceremony and cocktail hour upstairs, and then finis ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Sydney & Mike’s wedding that took place on October 8, 2021 at Paikka in St. Paul, Minnesota. While they had originally been planning their wedding ceremony and reception for 2020, COVID unfortunately had other plans in store. Therefore, Sydney & Mike were married (small and intimate ceremony) on August 22, 2020 which was their original wedding date. They had decided to postpone their wedding reception until October 8, 2021. Let’s just say that it was worth the wait. They were such an easygoing couple and really just wanted to celebrate with their family a ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Brianna & Ryan’s wedding that took place on August 13, 2021 at Villa Bellezza Winery in Pepin, Wisconsin. They were originally planning on getting married in August 2020 but ended up postponing to August 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. Brianna & Ryan decided that they needed a day of coordinator about six months before their wedding. They realized they didn’t want to be stressed out on their wedding day and wanted someone who could handle overseeing vendors, cueing the wedding party down the aisle and overall ensuring a stress free day. Also, a huge sho ..read more

This month we’re highlighting Erika & David’s wedding that took place on August 28, 2021 at Pinewood in Cambridge, Minnesota. We started working with them in late 2019 to help plan their wedding. Between the emails and planning & design meetings, it was such a joy working with them. On the day of the wedding, it was so fun to watch Erika & David’s vision come to life. Although we dealt with on and off rain most of the day, it was still beautiful and everything they could have ever imagined. They had the best day ever celebrating with their family, friends and those near and dear t ..read more

This week we’re highlighting Amanda & Sean’s wedding that took place on June 19, 2021 at The Machine Shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their wedding was right around the time that things started opening back up in Minnesota (yay!) so we were especially looking forward to their big day. Amanda definitely had a vision for her wedding and let’s just say that it really did come to life on the day-of! Even as a team of planners who coordinate weddings almost every weekend, we were blown away by everything she had worked so hard to plan and design. Her vendor team definitely rocked it! Our team p ..read more