Wild Cedar Weddings

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Service levels: Full-service planning

Team size: 1


About Wild Cedar Weddings

Emily Schwed

Owner and Lead Planner

Wild Cedar Weddings plans and runs your whole day, from vendors and timelines to the rain plan, so you can actually be at your own wedding. After a decade working in corporate operations and logistics strategy, I started Wild Cedar because planning weddings brings together my two favorite things: love and logistics. There’s nothing I love more than making your wedding day feel seamless, joyous, and totally magical.

Wild Cedar Weddings brings a personalized, boutique feel at affordable prices. We don't plan cookie cutter weddings, we want your day to feel particular to you and special to your guests. With a wealth of project management experience, we'll plan and run your event with expert precision so that you can relax and enjoy your party. Every detail during the planning process will be taken care of, and you can just do the fun parts! At Wild Cedar, you're not going to be working with eight different administrators and associates: I'll be answering your calls and emails, and I'll be the one leading your wedding day. What you see is what you get!

In three words: Collaborative, Creative, Organized


Services by planning level

Service included in starting price
Service available for an extra cost
Full-service planningA la cartePartial planningDay-of coordination / wedding management
Description

For the couple who wants to relax and just do the fun parts of wedding planning, or who don’t have time to plan themselves, full planning lets you be in charge of how you want to be involved. I’ll drive the planning process, and you’ll contribute however you want to. On your wedding day, I’ll be the first onsite and the last to leave, managing your vendors and your guests from setup to breakdown.

If you just need a little help or guidance, I can jump in on a specific project or hop on a call to talk you through a complicated decision. Available as an add-on to wedding day management or a standalone service, at $85/hr.

Maybe you’ve got several vendors booked already, or maybe you’ve picked a great venue with coordination services included but want some guidance on everything else. Partial planning is our most popular service level and is a perfect middle ground for couples who are ready to roll up their sleeves during the planning process, but don’t want to have to do absolutely everything themselves.

Every wedding needs somebody to run the day so that you’re not having to make a thousand little decisions while you’re trying to focus on your party! I’ll jump in towards the end of your planning process to take over vendor management so that you’re not overworked in those last few weeks, take care of all of the technical details like timelines and floor plans, and be there all day so that your wedding runs smoothly.

Planning begins12 Months out9 Months out3 Months out
Vendor Management
Transportation Coordination
Final Venue Walkthrough
Timeline Creation & Management
Onsite Event Management
Event Styling & Design
Budget Planning
Venue Recommendations
Vendor Selection
Contract Review
Rentals & Linens
Invites & Stationery
RSVP Tracking
Wedding Website
Wedding Favors & Accessories
Accommodation Coordination
Venue Visits
PricingStarts at $8,000Starts at $85Starts at $3,000Starts at $1,500

Reviews

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I love to build a relationship with my couples, and to work directly with you. I answer my own emails, I'm the one at your rehearsal, and I'm the one running your day. I don't put a limit on calls, texts, or emails for any of my service levels.
My priority is that your wedding day feels like you. I don't do cookie cutter weddings. Instead, I help you find the venue, vendors, entertainment, and design that will have your guests leaving feeling like they know you even better, and you feeling like you actually got to enjoy your day without obsessing over the details.
I limit my workload to six full or partial planning couples per year, so that I can make sure I never miss a detail. I never double-book a weekend, and I work directly with all of my couples.
I plan weddings all across the Hudson Valley and the Catskills with no added travel fee. Planning a wedding elsewhere or a destination wedding? Reach out and let's talk!
No time like the present! Whether you've just gotten engaged or are getting married in a few months, I'd love to hear from you.