A Vetting Checklist

Ask Any Planner These 10 Questions — Including Us

We wrote this to be useful whether or not you ever hire us.

10 Questions · Any Planner · Including Us

01

"Will you show me the contract before I sign, or after?"

Good planners negotiate before. If the answer is vague, that's the answer.

02

"How many weddings do you run in the same week as mine?"

Ask this directly. Divided attention shows up on the day, not before.

03

"What happens if a vendor cancels two weeks out?"

Anyone can plan a wedding that goes right. Ask what happens when something goes wrong.

04

"Is your fee flat, or a percentage of my budget — and does that change if my budget changes?"

Ours is flat, always. Get it in writing early, regardless of who you hire.

05

"Can I talk to a couple you worked with in the last six months?"

Recent, not just their best-ever review.

06

"Who is physically on-site on my wedding day — and is it the same person I've been talking to for months?"

A common gap between sales and delivery.

07

"What's excluded from your fee?"

Venue cost? Catering? Décor? Get the boundary in writing.

08

"How do you handle my budget if I want to add a function partway through?"

Tests whether their process bends or breaks.

09

"What's the earliest and latest you'd recommend I book you?"

A planner who says "always earlier" without nuance isn't thinking about your specific wedding.

10

"If we disagree on a vendor choice, what happens?"

Reveals whether you're hiring a collaborator or a vendor themselves.

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