#30: The Lowdown on Wedding Planners With Sarah Johnston of Girl Friday Weddings
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A wedding day where everything falls magically into place - that's the power of a great wedding planner. In this month's episode of The Feel Good Wedding podcast, Sarah Johnston from Girl Friday Weddings pulls back the curtain on hiring a pro for your big day.
With over 15 years of experience, Girl Friday Weddings opened its doors in 2009. This award-winning Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane boutique wedding planning agency offers services ranging from full planning to day-of coordination. Founder Sarah Johnston has built the business around helping couples create their dream wedding, whether that's an intimate elopement or a grand affair.
In this episode, Sarah shares insider tips on how locking in a planner early on can be a game-changing move. She provides a behind-the-scenes look at the strategic decisions that elevate your celebration while keeping it budget-conscious. You'll learn Sarah's approach to assembling a dream vendor team and avoiding common pitfalls and overwhelmed feelings during planning. She also shares advice on crafting a wedding day that feels effortless, seamless and completely you.
In this chat, we discuss:
- The benefits of wedding planners
- What is an in-house planner vs an external wedding planner?
- How can you choose your wedding vendors wisely?
- The value of relationships in weddings How to beat overwhelm and prioritise what is important to you
- The wedding word budge myth
- How to make the most of your wedding budget and figure out what's important
If you're looking to better understand the role of a wedding planner and how they can help craft your perfect day, don't miss this episode
Links & Vendors Mentioned:
Find Sarah & Girl Friday Weddings
On Polka Dot Wedding: Girl Friday Weddings
On The Web: Girl Friday Weddings
On Facebook: Girl Friday Weddings
On Instagram: Girl Friday Weddings
On Pinterest: Girl Friday Weddings
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
This podcast was produced by Polka Dot Wedding
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.
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