Almost always, yes — and this a question I get asked often, so let's clear it up. A venue coordinator works for the venue. Their job is to protect the property, manage the venue's staff, and make sure things like load-in times and facility rules are followed. They don't care quite so much about you, as a couple, since they will have another wedding the next day or the next weekend, and they're already preparing for that as we finish your wedding!

I work for you. That means I'm the one tracking down your florist when they're running late, adjusting your timeline on the fly, making sure you and your partner actually eat, and handling the family dynamics and last-minute curveballs a venue coordinator was never hired to touch. Most couples end up grateful they had both, and honestly, I LOVE working WITH a venue coordinator! It makes my job so much easier because then I can focus on YOU and your details.

Sooner than you'd think, even if my hands-on work doesn't start until closer to your date! I've had WAY too many people reach out with weeks before their wedding, and I have to tell them I'm already booked. I recommend booking as soon as your date and venue are set — this locks in your date on my calendar and means I'm available to answer quick questions as they come up, long before you're in a frenzied mode of planning! If your wedding is coming up fast and you're just now realizing you need help, don't panic — reach out anyway. I'll tell you honestly whether I can still make it work.

Not at all — this is actually a pretty common way couples come to me! You've done the hard part. What I do is take everything you've built and make sure it actually runs the way you pictured it, without you or your family having to manage a vendor, timeline hiccup, or problem on the day itself. Several of the couples I've worked with planned nearly the entire wedding on their own and just wanted someone in their corner for the final stretch and the day itself. We'll work on getting all of your plans transferred over to me via some forms and information sharing, which will help me know what's most important to you and how you want your day to go. Then I start taking the reins!

Oh yes, and it's something I especially love doing. Being local to the Willamette Valley means I know the venues, the vendors, and the quirks of this area in a way a long-distance couple simply can't from afar. I have no problem working with long-distance couples through video chats, emails, text messages and phone calls. I've worked with several out-of-state couples who told me having someone local made all the difference in feeling confident about a place they couldn't visit often.

View my wedding packages here. My packages are designed around how much HELP you think you will need during your planning and executing your big day. And if we need to move up a package, that's ok! I offer three tiers, all built around day-of coordination with different amounts of lead-up support:

A Light Touch — For couples who've handled the planning and just need an expert to run the day (so they don't have to), with 7 hours of day-of coordination at your venue.

The Sweet Spot — My most popular package, where we work together to plan out your wedding - I take on some tasks, you take on other tasks. Then I provide 9 hours of coordination coverage on the wedding day, enough so I can help with some setup and maybe some cleanup (usually not both).

The Complete Narrative — This package is designed for couples planning from out of state or who don't know where to start, or how to plan a wedding, or feel overwhelmed and want more support throughout the process! It's not quite full service wedding planning, but much more work on my end to help you through the planning process steps, getting tasks done, and more discussions on how you want your day to go. Plus 12 hours of coordination coverage on your big day.

I understand this hesitation, and I'd rather you ask it outright than not ask at all. Here's how I think about it: a coordinator isn't there to add another expense on top of your wedding — it's there so the money and effort you've already put into everything else actually shows up the way you planned. One couple told me hiring a day-of coordinator was one of the best decisions they made, even though budget made them hesitant going in. Having a coordinator is like having a protection program on all the work and decisions you've already made!

Did you know that almost 70% of couples say that guest experience is their #1 priority? If you're really looking for a great guest experience, include yourselves, your wedding party, and your family in that guest experience! These people want to be PART of your big day, not RUNNING your big day. They want to be part of the photos and the toasts and the dancing, not trying to make sure the guests go to cocktail hour, pouring champagne for your toasts and making sure glasses are refilled, or cleaning up your ceremony space instead of dancing. I mean, some people prefer to do that instead of celebrate, but for the most part, your people want to be part of your celebration! By bringing in a coordinator, you're giving them the freedom to celebrate WITH you!

Everything, so you don't have to think about any of it. That means managing your vendors and timeline, handling setup and last-minute changes (weather, seating mix-ups, a vendor running behind), setting up some decor, keeping family and wedding-party drama away from you, quality control over everything, helping line everyone up before the ceremony and sending you and the wedding party down the aisle, making sure you and your partner actually eat, and coordinating reception events with your photographer, videographer, DJ, catering, bartending and dessert. When I tell you that I've dealt with all of it, I mean, I've dealt with all of it. I quietly handle issues like place settings, picking up trash and empty glasses to keep your venue looking nice, timeline adjustments, a vendor problem, fixing clothing, and way more. My goal is that you spend your wedding day being a guest at your own celebration, not the person running all of the logistics behind that.

Weddings are my main focus, but I also plan memorial services or celebration of life services — it's genuinely meaningful work to me. I bring the same organization, calm presence and care to a family navigating grief that I bring to a couple on their wedding day.

I have also helped plan and execute fundraisers, galas, employee events, open houses, adult birthday parties and anniversary parties. I am open to helping you plan these events - just inquire on my form!

I have helped plan and coordinate weddings throughout the state of Oregon. I've done weddings in the Willamette Valley, the McKenzie River corridor, greater Portland area, Central Oregon (Bend, Sisters, Redmond, Sunriver), and the central Oregon coast around Florence.

I am big on traveling and I travel often personally, so I will help with destination weddings. I planned my first destination wedding for early 2026, and I learned a whole lot during that process - especially how much I need to charge for this kind of work! Destination weddings are something I would like to do more of in the future!

Before I started my business in 2022, I was a venue coordinator for nearly three summers! During that time, I helped with probably a dozen weddings. During my first year in business, I coordinated 11 weddings. In 2024, I planned and coordinated 17 weddings and events. It jumped to 21 weddings in 2025! I realized I hit my max capacity at the end of that year, and I won't take on that many weddings again. In 2026, I have 10 weddings booked. So, I have well over 50 weddings under my belt and more coming!