With weddings, we know there are no do-overs. That’s what makes being a wedding planner and part of the wedding industry in general challenging. There’s a lot at stake for your client’s wedding–and you want to make sure you get it right. But with that responsibility, you’ll find yourself dealing with wedding planning stress. Inside this article, I want to share some tools to manage your wedding planning stress, especially during your wedding season.
I was a wedding planner for over 12-years, and during my time working with clients, I’ve faced every stressful situation imaginable. Perhaps the most challenging part about being a wedding planner is knowing that everything is *not* within your control… but you feel a personal responsibility to help, manage, and fix all of it.
How do you manage wedding planning stress? Whether you’re on the ground at an event or dealing with an unforeseen issue in the planning process… Let’s talk about it.
Beat Wedding Planner Stress by Changing Your Soundtrack
When we’re stressing about something, it’s easy to let that stress consume our thoughts. Whether you’re dealing with a client issue or a problem that needs handling, a soundtrack can quickly emerge inside your head–and it’s all you can think about.
Those thoughts come roaring through your mind. Thoughts like…
“What am I going to do next?”
“Is my client going to be pissed? What if they blame me for this?”
“How can I solve this problem?”
Your thoughts can quickly spiral out of control when you’re stressed. Instead of letting your anxiety and stress consume you, change your soundtrack. Find a way to focus on something else for a while. Load up your favorite podcast, listen to music, or read something uplifting. I love going for a workout when I’m feeling stressed or when my thoughts are getting the best of me.
Switch up your environment and change your soundtrack. Then, come back with a fresh perspective.
Call On Past Experiences To Combat Wedding Planner Stress
This isn’t your first rodeo, even if it is your first wedding.
You’ve been here before. It doesn’t feel like it, but you have. And that’s because you’ve done hard things in your life–and you will do them again. Take a moment and remember the last time you dealt with a tricky situation. You’re still here, right? Right.
When wedding planning stress hits, remember that you’re a boss who’s handled things in the past. You figured it out, moved past it, and have lived to tell the tail.
Combat Wedding Planner Stress By Finding Your Gratitude
This might sound hokey, but it works. Take five minutes to write down what you’re grateful for today. List out all the good things in your life and your career that bring you happiness. Finding your gratitude can help you see the bigger picture.
In moments of stress or as the anxiety of your job builds, gratitude for the good will always keep you ground. It helped me in some of the most stressful situations I’ve ever experienced, and I know it’ll help you.
Hold up – are you looking for some extra support to combat the wedding season craziness and stress?
Come and join us inside The Planner’s Playbook! Inside my coaching community for wedding planners, you’ll find all the training, support, guidance, and community you need to tackle whatever wedding season throws your way.
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As a wedding planner, time is your most valuable resource.
So why are you spending it…
🌀 Writing the same damn emails over and over again
📋 Building timelines from scratch for every single wedding
🧠 Staring at a blank screen trying to sound professional in your client updates
💬 Preparing client updates manually
📑 Starting your wedding design proposals and presentations from scratch
You don’t hate your job…. you’re just drowning in the part that should’ve been automated by now.
That’s where AI comes in.
But not the way you’ve been using it.
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Hitting six figures in your wedding business is a big deal but let’s be honest, it doesn’t feel as good as you thought it would, does it?
Suddenly, you need more leads just to keep your team busy. The stakes get higher, your time gets split between client work, team management, and growth… and now you also have to be the CMO of your own business.
I hate to be the one to tell you this but the strategies that got you to six figures won’t get you past six figures.
In this week’s episode of The Power in Purpose, I’m sharing some of the biggest problems I see wedding pros tackle AFTER hitting that coveted “100K” mark in their business.
I’m sharing things like:
→ The hidden roadblocks keeping you stuck in the busy-but-not-profitable cycle
→ Why broken systems and over-delivering will cap your growth
→ The mindset + strategy shifts that help you step into your CEO role
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Your clients care about price... but not in the way you think they do.
They care about the story you are telling with your pricing.
And if you’re leading with assumptions about what they can afford (or worse, trying to “save them money” when they never asked), you’re communicating insecurity. Not value.
In this week’s episode of The Power in Purpose, I’m showing you what high-end wedding clients really think about your prices and why your future clients aren’t worried you’re charging too much...
They’re wondering why you’re not charging more.
We’re digging into:
→ The unspoken signals your pricing sends
→ How undercharging erodes trust
→ And why experience > affordability for the luxury client
If you’ve ever felt weird talking about your pricing, this episode is the mindset shift you didn’t know you needed.
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