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The Pre Nup: A Wedding Planning Podcast · July 28 · 58 min

Full Planning, Partial Planning, or Day-Of? Choosing the Right Wedding Help

What actually separates a luxury wedding from everything else? Adriana sits down with wedding planner Madison Edwards — whose clients include Sofia Richie Grainge, Jessica Alba, and Alix Earle — to break down where the money really goes at the highest level, and which of those elements you can steal for way less. They dig into the "mid-level luxe" bride (the 80-90% of couples with a real budget but not unlimited funds), why arbitrary budgets set couples up to fail, and the real difference between full planning, partial planning, and day-of coordination. In this episode: - Why 80-90% of brides fall into the "mid-level luxe" trap - Full planning vs. partial planning vs. day-of coordination - Why staffing ratios matter more than a live band - The truth about wedding invitations - Where luxury clients actually splurge vs. save If this episode brought you value, please rate and review The Pre Nup — it helps us reach more brides.

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What actually separates a luxury wedding from everything else? Adriana sits down with wedding planner Madison Edwards — whose clients include Sofia Richie Grainge, Jessica Alba, and Alix Earle — to break down where the money really goes at the highest level, and which of those elements you can steal for way less.

They dig into the "mid-level luxe" bride (the 80-90% of couples with a real budget but not unlimited funds), why arbitrary budgets set couples up to fail, and the real difference between full planning, partial planning, and day-of coordination.

In this episode:

- Why 80-90% of brides fall into the "mid-level luxe" trap
- Full planning vs. partial planning vs. day-of coordination
- Why staffing ratios matter more than a live band
- The truth about wedding invitations
- Where luxury clients actually splurge vs. save

If this episode brought you value, please rate and review The Pre Nup — it helps us reach more brides.