Frequently Asked Questions

Both tiers include: officiant matched to your style, personal florals (bouquets & boutonnieres), wedding cake, hair & makeup for 1, day-of coordinator, timeline creation & distribution, planning portal, and marriage license guidance. Venue, food & beverage, and photography matching & consultation are also included — we match you from years of curated relationships.

Both give you the same complete team. The difference is depth: Full Celebration adds 5+ planning meetings (vs 3), extended day-of coordination (8 hours), outside vendor management for rentals, transport, and entertainment, and custom timeline design. It's for weddings with more moving pieces.

Photography matching and consultation is included in every package — we match you to photographers we know and trust from years of working together. You book your photographer directly, and we coordinate everything.

Food and beverage are not included in the package price — you book and pay your caterer or restaurant directly. We match you to the right option based on your venue, guest count, and style. Most couples spend around $150 per person. A restaurant in a shared dining room is the most affordable option. Private dining rooms, private chefs, and full catering brought into a venue without a kitchen cost more — we'll walk you through all the options.

Venues are not included in the package price — you book and pay the venue directly. We match you to the right one from years of California relationships. Venue costs range widely: a public park permit can be as low as $40, a restaurant with a private room might be $1,500–$4,000, and a full Saturday buyout of a winery or estate can run $8,000–$15,000. We'll recommend options that fit your budget and vision.

We've spent years building relationships with California's best venues, photographers, and caterers. Based on your style, budget, and guest count, we recommend options we know and trust — then you choose and book directly. We handle all coordination with your chosen vendors.

Yes. Through your planning portal, you can add upgrades anytime — personalized ceremony, ceremony musician, floral upgrades, additional hair & makeup, and more. All at clear, published prices.

Additional guests beyond your package limit are $75 per person. Children under 10 are free. If you need to move up a tier (e.g., from Elopement to Minimony), we'll work with you to adjust.

It's your personal dashboard where everything lives in one place — timeline, vendor details, open decisions, and real-time updates from us. No scattered emails, no spreadsheets. Every package includes full portal access from the moment you book.

Just fill out our contact form and tell us a bit about what you're thinking. We'll get back to you within 24 hours to set up a consultation where we can learn more about your style, guest count, and where you'd love to do this.

6-12 months out is ideal, but we've pulled together beautiful weddings in as little as a few weeks. The earlier you book, the more options you'll have for venues and vendors — but no pressure if you're on a tighter timeline.

We get it — plans change. Our cancellation terms are in the planning agreement, and we'll walk through them together when you book. We always try to be fair and flexible about it.

We've got relationships with venues all over California — SF City Hall, coastal spots in Big Sur, wine country estates in Sonoma, mountain lodges at Lake Tahoe, you name it. We'll recommend places that match your style, guest count, and budget.

Of course! If you've already got a place in mind, we'll work with them directly. If you need help finding one, that's what our location consultation is for — we'll find the right space for you.

Yes! It's one of our most popular spots for micro weddings and elopements. We handle the marriage license logistics, coordinate your ceremony time, and plan everything from your arrival to a private celebration dinner afterward.

We do — Big Sur, Lake Tahoe, Sonoma, Mendocino, Palm Springs, Santa Cruz, Marin, and more. For destination micro weddings, we handle all the coordination so you and your guests can just show up and enjoy it.

It's your own online dashboard where you can see your timeline, vendor info, decisions, and updates — all in one spot. No more digging through emails or spreadsheets. It's basically your wedding's home base throughout the whole process.

Your coordinator takes care of everything on the wedding day — vendor arrivals, timeline, ceremony cues, all the behind-the-scenes stuff. They're the point person so you don't have to be. You just relax and enjoy your day. That's the whole idea.

Elopement is for up to 10 guests, Minimony covers 11–25, and Micro Wedding is 26–50. Extra guests are $75 per person. Children under 10 are free.

An elopement is usually just the couple (up to 10 guests) in a beautiful setting — simple and sweet. A micro wedding has more guests (11–50), a full ceremony, and usually a reception with dinner. Both get the same level of planning and coordination from us.

Every single package includes one. Your coordinator manages the entire wedding day — vendor arrivals, timeline, ceremony cues, all the little things. This isn't someone with a checklist. It's a professional running your day so you don't have to.

We're in San Francisco, and we plan weddings all over California — Bay Area, wine country, Big Sur, Lake Tahoe, Santa Cruz, Mendocino, and Palm Springs.

Our team has 18+ years in the wedding industry. We started Our Little Wedding because we wanted to focus on intimate celebrations — and we've now planned hundreds of micro weddings and elopements across California.

Absolutely — we work with all couples and all love stories. That's not just a line on our website. Inclusive language and genuine respect are part of everything we do, from our site to our vendor partnerships to the ceremonies we plan. We're proud to be an Equally Wed preferred vendor.