Partial Wedding Planning
Ideal for couples planning in Chicago or beyond who want expert guidance while staying meaningfully involved.
You’ve secured your venue — and possibly a few key vendors — and you’re genuinely excited about your wedding. As planning continues, it becomes clear that the remaining details, decisions, and coordination benefit from structure, expertise, and steady leadership.
Partial Wedding Planning is designed for couples who want to stay meaningfully involved while being guided by an experienced professional. As your strategic planning partner, I help refine your vision, curate remaining vendors, maintain momentum, and bring everything together with clarity and intention — resulting in a celebration that feels cohesive, calm, and thoughtfully executed.
This is for you if:
Your venue is secured, and you may already have one or two key vendors in place — but you know the remaining pieces deserve thoughtful attention.
You’re confident making decisions, but want an experienced professional to guide the process with clarity, perspective, and steady leadership.
You want remaining vendors curated and vetted intentionally, rather than relying on endless searches or guesswork.
You want the reassurance of knowing nothing will be overlooked as planning continues and your wedding day approaches.
What’s Included:
Strategic planning support beginning several months before your wedding, with timing thoughtfully determined during your consultation
Review of existing contracts and planning decisions to identify gaps, risks, or areas needing refinement
Curation of remaining vendors, including floral, design-driven rentals, photo/video, entertainment, and specialty services—aligned with your vision and priorities
Design refinement and guidance, ensuring every element feels cohesive and intentional, even if pieces were booked before we began working together
Wedding timeline creation and vendor communication, keeping details organized and expectations clear as plans progress
Final walkthrough and comprehensive logistics review, so nothing is overlooked
Wedding day coordination and on-site management, allowing you, your partner, and your families to be fully present and enjoy the celebration
The Partial Wedding Planning Experience
A focused, strategic planning partnership designed to bring clarity, cohesion, and confidence to the plans you’ve already put in motion.
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Phase 1: Alignment
We begin by gaining a clear understanding of where things stand—so we can identify what’s complete, what’s missing, and what needs refinement.
Review of current planning progress and booked vendors
Contract review to identify gaps or red flags
Planning dashboard and working documents assembled
Timeline framework developed to guide next steps
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Phase 2: Remaining Vendor Curation
With a strong foundation in place, we thoughtfully fill in the remaining pieces of your vendor team.
Curated vendor shortlists with availability checks
Introduction emails and strategic guidance for outreach and selection
Up to three design-focused planning meetings, as needed, to ensure alignment and cohesion
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Phase 3: Logistics & Coordination
As plans solidify, focus shifts to structure, flow, and communication.
Refined wedding day and weekend timeline
Floor plan development and guest flow review
Vendor confirmations and logistics coordination
Final walkthrough and rehearsal planning
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Phase 4: Wedding Week
When your wedding week arrives, our role is to manage execution—so you don’t have to.
Final vendor confirmations and timing checks
On-site wedding rehearsal coordination
Wedding day management with assistant support
Calm oversight so you, your partner, and your families can be fully present
Investment & Booking
Partial Wedding Planning begins at $9,500, with an additional 8% production fee applied to select vendor categories that require significant coordination, integration, and on-site oversight.
These typically include catering and bar, floral and décor, rentals, lighting and production, and transportation.
This fee reflects the strategic planning, design alignment, vendor collaboration, and real-time execution required to ensure these high-impact elements come together seamlessly—so the experience feels cohesive, well-paced, and thoughtfully handled.
From a real couple:
-Nicole & Tommy
“If you’re looking for a Wedding planner you need to hire Alyson! Her communication and attention to detail were incredible. She took our vision for our wedding and brought it to life. In fact she made our vision even better than what we had imagined. We couldn’t have done it without her. She is a must if you are looking for a planner.”
