answers to all your questions...
“Hiring Celebrations by Brandi was a no-brainer! I highly recommend her and her team!” -Sandra
FAQ for your wedding planner
Why don’t you have a day-of coordination option?
Our goal is to treat your wedding as if it were our own. With that, we want to be experts on your wedding and be able to answer any question asked during the set-up, ceremony, reception and clean-up. As fantastic as our team is, there is no way we can become experts in just a few days on something you spent months, or maybe even years planning. We also are the leaders of your vendor team. We need to be familiar with them, their needs and what their service package is for you so that we can actually lead and do our best to support them so they can do their best job for you.
My venue has a venue coordinator, why do I need to hire a wedding coordinator?
There are a lot of moving parts to a wedding ceremony and reception. It really is a production even if your vision is very casual. A venue coordinator is responsible for all aspects related to the venue, venue staff and possibly catering. A venue coordinator works for the venue and their primary concern is the venue and its functions. A wedding coordinator is responsible for your vision, working with your vendor team and implementing your personal plans and decor that are not directly related to the venue. A wedding coordinator works for you and therefore, the priority is you. It is really like your wedding coordinator is your brain for the day.
How many team members will be at my wedding?
Every wedding has at least one assistant with the lead coordinator. Depending on the guest list size, if the ceremony venue and reception venue are in the same location, and how much personal decor (as in not rented or brought in from another vendor) you have, we will determine if additional assistants are needed and if so, how many.
I want to get married in 2 or 3 months and I have not planned a thing. Can you help?
Yes, if we have availability on our calendar, we would love to work quickly for you!
I work a regular 9 to 5 job and will have trouble having meetings with you during the day. When are you available to schedule our meetings?
We can accommodate your work schedule to make planning as least stressful as possible for you.
Do you manage our guest list, invitations and RSVP’s?
Invitation and RSVP management is included in our Enhanced Planning Package. We can add it to our Full Service Package for an additional fee.
How do your payments work?
Depending on if you are booking us for full planning or coordination, your fees are broken into 3 or 4 payments, with 25% of the total due at booking. We take credit cards, zelle, cash or checks.
What is the average budget of the clients you serve?
The average budget we work with is the $60k to $80k range. However, we have done weddings up to $200k and a few who did not have to pay venue fees (for example in their backyard) with budgets of $20k.
Do you have liability insurance?
Yes, we have $1 million liability insurance.
Do you do destination weddings?
At this time, we will plan a CA destination weddings from San Luis Obispo to San Diego for clients who live out of the area. We have planned entire weddings with clients who were not able to come to California until two days before their wedding. We love being your feet on the ground!
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Celebrations by Brandi…an Orange County wedding planner bringing support, style and a fantastic wedding day to couples all over Southern California.