Planning a wedding is a lot of work but these weddings planners in Upstate NY will make everything easy! Wedding planners are like fairy godmothers in the wedding industry. They’ll walk you through the entire process. From visiting different venues with you to the end of the reception and rental returns the next day. Not only do they bend over backwards for you, they’re incredibly helpful for vendors too! Wedding coordinators make sure the timeline is moving along as schedule and tackle all problems if they arise.

Yes, hiring a wedding planner is an additional expense. But there are a few things to consider here. Do you dislike planning big events? Does the sound of planning every little detail for your wedding sound overwhelming? Are you easily stressed out? If you answered yes to any of these questions, do yourself a massive favor and hire a planner. They’re worth every single penny, I promise!

My recommended wedding planners in Upstate NY

Let’s start with Christine Wheat of Christine Wheat Special Events Firm. This woman takes putting her clients first to a whole other level! Not only is Christine the absolute sweetest but so is Jordan her lovely partner in crime. These two are a dynamite team of wedding planners to make sure your celebration is stunning and flawless! Christine knows when to fight for her clients dreams and desires and when to rein them in a bit. It’s easy to get carried away with wedding day visions and they’ll do anything they can to make it happen.

Next is another team of incredible wedding planners, Cathy and Ashley of C&A Event Planning. I’ve worked with mother daughter duo many times over the years. Not only are they an absolute delight to work with as wedding planners, they’re also florists too! If you want one less vendor on your list, C&A Event Planning will not only help you plan your wedding, but they’ll do all of your flowers as well! Their floral arrangements, bouquets and boutonnieres are always stunning and you know they’ll be there on time since they’re your wedding planner too.

Katie with Daisy & Lola Events is a blast of a wedding planner and day of coordinator. This lady gets stuff done all with a smile on her face and is always around to lend a helping hand. After working a few weddings with Katie, she quickly got added to my recommended vendor list! She’s so nice and goes above and beyond for her clients to make sure their wedding day is flawless. Daisy & Lola Events was named after her two dogs so for all pet lovers out there, Katie is your girl!

Connection with your Wedding Planner

Make sure you connect well with your wedding planner as you will be spending a lot of time with them over then next year or so. You want to make sure you get along, enjoy their company and trust them to take care of everything. Working with someone who you don’t get the warm fuzzies from is something you want to avoid. So make sure you love your wedding planner before officially hiring them!

Regardless of who you decide to book as you wedding planner, you won’t regret it! They’ll save you so much time, overwhelm, and stress you’ll be grateful you did. They’ll act like another one of your friends on your wedding day and you’ll be so glad they’re around to take care of all the things!