How do i decide on a wedding planner?

Hey everyone,

My FH and I are getting married next August. We’ve chosen the venue and caters. I’m looking for help with budget allocation and management, style execution and coordination help from my future planner.

For the past week and a half I’ve been speaking with numerous wedding planners over the phone (nearly a dozen planners in total! The list kept growing.)

Anyways, it’s down to three planners now. They are all relatively close in budget (2,000 for planner A&B and planner C is 1785).

I can’t decide or figure out how to make this important decision. Anyone have any tips?

Planner A is $2000, eager to please, soft-spoken, young, thorough but she isn’t doing planning FT and had another FT job (that could be viewed as a positive though because she takes on less events and will focus her energy on my wedding). She started her company a year ago, will offer monthly meetings until my wedding, and she did research about my needs before our consult. She messaged me as a follow up and seems extremely eager to please.

Planner B owns 3 companies (1 wedding planning) and is an interior designer. She is the cheapest and seems to have a lot of contacts at her fingertips (they all do but she seemed more connected). She’s hands on and will do a walk through of venue complimentary. She is a type A and organized.

Planner C is $2000, offers only 4 face to face meetings but I felt like I connected with her. She’s organized and detail oriented. She seemed to understand my vision. She offers the least amount of meetings face to face but she does offer unlimited communication via email or phone.

How did you pick your wedding planner? Any tips or advice on how to make my decision?


I am torn. I almost feel like I should talk to the other two planners (A&B) because it’s been almost a week since we last spoke. That being said, I’m not sure if I have any more questions to ask. I feel a conversation with each of them would help me evaluate who is the best fit.

Is it silly to contact them again? What would I say? Any ideas on what to ask and certain points to bring up?

Or should I bite the bullet and call again to touch base, explaining my situation (torn between wedding planners) and see what ideas they have to execute my vision and stay in budget?


I would love feedback, thoughts, advice - anything and everything!

Thanks in advance (sorry for the long post & congrats if you made it this far)


Amie