Wedding planning can already feel overwhelming, and when you start searching for a wedding planner and see what feels like endless options, it can become even more stressful. Choosing the right wedding planner is one of the most important decisions you’ll make during the planning process.

When it comes to wedding planning, you’ll hear a lot of titles thrown around, and it’s completely normal to feel unsure about what they all mean. Wedding planner, partial planner, wedding coordinator, month-of coordinator, day-of coordinator... the language can get confusing quickly.

Many couples who reach out to me have a common question when they start planning their wedding day: What does a wedding planner actually do? And that’s a completely normal question. Most couples are experiencing wedding planning for the first time, and there’s so much about the process you don’t realize until you’re in it. The good thing is, you don’t have to know everything. That’s the whole point of having a wedding planner!