FAQ

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FAQs.

• How much does a wedding planner cost
• Why choose Girl Friday Weddings than any other planner
• Why hire a wedding planner
• What is the difference between a wedding planner and a wedding coordinator
• How do you choose which suppliers to use?
• Do you have wedding planners in Sydney?
• Do you have wedding planners in Melbourne?
• Do you  have wedding planners in Brisbane?
• Do you have destination wedding planners?
• My venue already has a wedding planner, why do I need your help?
• How long have you been in the business?
• Will the person I meet at my initial consultation be the same wedding planner I work with on the day?
• Do you have flexible payment plans?
• Do you accept credit cards?
• What types of weddings do you accommodate?
• What wedding planning services do you offer?
• Do you charge for an initial consultation?
• Do you charge an hourly rate, a flat rate or a percentage of my overall wedding budget? What is the retainer to secure your services?
• What is the largest event you have coordinated in the past?
• What additional types of events do you service?
• How many weddings or events will you coordinate per day?
• Do I need to provide you with a crew meal?
• Do you take over the full control of the entire event?
• Do I really need a wedding planner? I’ve already hired all my wedding suppliers.
• Are you able to assist with wet weather back up plans?
• Will I receive a better price for my ceremony and reception decor if I use Girl Friday Weddings?

Find our FAQ answers here:

How much does a wedding planner cost?

We are up front with all of our planning costs. Here’s a price guide on how much our wedding planning packages are, or if you are looking to find out how much a wedding coordinator costs, you can find that information here. If you prefer, you can download a brochure on all of our packages and pricing as well. [TOP]

Why choose Girl Friday Weddings than any other wedding planner?

Girl Friday Weddings have been helping couples get married with award winning events since 2008. We are highly respected within the bridal industry and are flexible to the needs of our clients and we have never been faced with a problem or challenge we couldn’t fix. Girl Friday Weddings is a professional full time business and not an operation that simply runs on the side, as a hobby or after a course we took over the weekend. We have plans for most budgets and flexible payment options. Booking your wedding with Girl Friday Weddings is peace of mind that money can buy. [TOP]

Why hire a wedding planner?

Planning a wedding can be a confronting and stressful experience. It can be a case of juggling a lot of different priorities, not only in your personal life but meeting requests from family especially can be challenging. A wedding planner is not only a great objective reference point for you to help bring your plans and ideas to life, but because we have done it before – we can hit the ground running with what you need and deliver every efficiency in getting our job done. This essentially saves you time, money, and gives you a great sense of feeling in control in the lead up to the wedding day. Our wedding planners can take on as little or as much planning as your life demands. [TOP]

What is the difference between a wedding planner and a wedding coordinator?

A wedding coordinators job entails duties on the wedding day only where the couple has take on the responsibility of all the planning in the lead up and just hands over a brief of the day to the coordinator. A wedding planner however is someone who has taken some/all of the planning responsibility off the couple in the lead up to the day and who may or may not be responsible for the successful execution of the event on the day itself as well. We have packages for our wedding planners, and our wedding coordinators and you can also download a brochure of all our services. [TOP]

How do you choose which suppliers to use?

We don’t have a generic list of suppliers that we hand out. It’s taken a long time to establish many of our vendor relationships and it’s priceless IP that distinguishes our service from the rest. If we need to refer a vendor to any of our clients, we first get a sense of the job brief, and budget and we match the vendors best suited to the needs of the client. We do not take kick backs or commissions. [TOP]

Do you have wedding planners in Sydney?

Yes our wedding planners service Sydney and outskirts (travel may apply to the outskirts). You can find more information on wedding planners in Sydney here and more information on wedding coordinators in Sydney here. You can also download a brochure with all of our services and read our policy on areas we service. [TOP]

Do you have wedding planners in Melbourne?

Yes our wedding planners service Melbourne and outskirts (travel may apply to the outskirts). You can find more information on wedding planners in Melbourne here and more information on wedding coordinators in Melbourne. You can also download a brochure with all of our services and read our policy on areas we service. [TOP]

Do you have wedding planners in Brisbane?

Yes our wedding planners service Brisbane and outskirts (travel may apply to the outskirts). You can find more information on wedding planners in Brisbane here and more information on wedding coordinators in Brisbane. You can also download a brochure with all of our services and read our policy on areas we service. [TOP]

Do you have destination wedding planners?

Yes we are able to offer planning services to couples wanting to get married overseas, or for couples wanting to travel to Australia. We are also able to travel interstate to any location. Travel fees apply in addition to our package prices. You can find more information on our wedding planning packages and more information on wedding coordination packages. You can also download a brochure with all of our services. [TOP]

My venue already has a wedding planner, why do I need your help?

A wedding planner is someone you hire and is your advocate and represents your best interests. Your wedding planner at the venue represents the venue (and the venue’s best interest) and not you. They also have minimum involvement with planning the event and if anything are primarily involved in the food and beverage components and checking delivery and bump in and out movements of all vendors. They have very limited outside the scope of this, especially that which concerns any other vendor which is involved in your event prior to the commencement time of the reception. This includes hair and make up artists, photographers, videographers and those involved at the ceremony if it’s not in the same location as the reception. [TOP]

Will the person I meet with at my initial consultation be the same wedding planner I work with on the day?

Not necessarily. Any consultations prior to booking are to understand what sort of service you need from us. We then allocate the best and appropriate event manager for your wedding. There will be an opportunity to say hello with your event manager in the lead up to the day. All of our packages including half day and above include a wedding planning consultation with the event planner who will be attending your wedding day. [TOP]

Do you have flexible payment plans?

Yes, we accept Visa, Mastercard and Paypal. Payments on our most of our plans include two equal installments, one upon booking and the other two weeks prior. However we can be very flexible to suit your needs, please let us know at time of booking. [TOP]

Do you accept credit cards?

Yes, we accept Visa, Mastercard and Paypal. Sorry, no Amex. [TOP]

What types of weddings do you accommodate?

We accommodate all types of weddings including elopements, destination weddings, LGBT weddings/ceremonies, vowel renewals, recovery brunches and engagement parties. [TOP]

What wedding planning services do you offer?

We offer a variety of planning services to suit most budgets. Here’s a service and price guide on our wedding planning packages. [TOP]

Do you charge for an initial consultation?

If you would prefer a quick meet and greet to say hello in person and talk through about how we can help you, our initial consultation is free. However if you prefer to discuss specific elements of your event, we can meet you for a consultation and these are charged at an hourly rate. Here’s a price guide on how much our wedding planning consultations are. [TOP]

Do you charge an hourly rate, a flat rate or a percentage of my overall wedding budget? What is the retainer to secure your services?

You can choose to pay either an hourly rate (if you just need a few consultations to overcome a planning hurdle) or select from one of our packages. You can find more information on our wedding planning packages and more information on wedding coordination packages and wedding styling packages. You can also download a brochure with all of our services. If you can’t find what you need, or for end to end planning rates – please talk to us for a custom proposal. To book us in for the day we usually require a 50% deposit and the balance is due two weeks prior. We also accept Visa and Mastercard. [TOP]

What is the largest event you coordinated in the past?

The largest event we have coordinated was actually a corporate event for 800 guests for the decommissioning of HMAS Sydney at The Big Top Luna Park. Our medium sized events are usually around 400 – 500 guests and our smaller events are around 150 (excluding elopements and smaller wedding dinners!) [TOP]

What additional types of events do you service?

We can assist with any event, ask for our help with anniversaries, baby showers, birthdays, corporate events, engagement parties, holiday parties, dinner parties, LGBT weddings, commitment ceremonies. We love to stay in touch with our alumni! [TOP]

How many weddings or events will you coordinate per day?

Usually it is only one event per event manager, unless on the rare occasion we have a morning wedding. [TOP]

Do I need to provide you with a crew meal?

If we are at your event through the main course component of the evening, then a crew meal would be great appreciated. However if we depart before this time, then all we need is access to some water. Our shifts can be long and tiring and anything we can do to keep our energy level up is always helpful. [TOP]

Do you take over the full control of the entire event?

We take a very collaborative approach to all our events, and we will be guided by you as to how little or much you’d like us to manage the event. [TOP]

Do I really need a wedding planner? I’ve already hired all my wedding suppliers.

Many couples hire us purely for the peace of mind it brings. Not having to burden or rely on family and friends is a magical and liberating feeling! You can engage us at any stage of the planning process. If you have already started planning your wedding and have hired your own vendors, we are happy to work with them. If you’d like a hand sourcing vendors we can assist with that as well. Or if you’d like to hire all your own suppliers and hire us just for on the day coordination, we have a range of plans to suit your needs. [TOP]

Are you able assist with wet weather back up plans?

If you’d just like peace of mind when it comes to planning your outdoor ceremony, we would love to help with any aspect of helping with wet weather back up plans. Find out more about our Rainy Day Protection Program. [TOP]