Full service wedding planning
Twelve to eighteen months of design, vendor selection, budget management and execution.
Lowcountry events since 2016
The day runs. You are actually in it.
Full planning, design and day of coordination for weddings and celebrations across the Lowcountry. We hold the timeline, the vendors and the umbrella so your family gets to be guests.
9 yrsplanning events
240weddings run
26events a year, capped
2planners on every event day
Planning packages
From full design to day of coordination
Package pricing depends on guest count and venue, these are typical starting points.
Partial planning
You have booked some vendors, we take it from three months out through the wedding day.
Month of coordination
Timeline build, vendor confirmations, rehearsal and a two planner event day team.
Design and styling only
Palette, florals direction, rentals, tabletop and a full visual plan your planner can run.
Rehearsal dinner or welcome party
Added to any package, or run standalone for out of town families.
Corporate and nonprofit events
Galas, retreats and client dinners including run of show and vendor management.
About Marigold
We cap the calendar on purpose
Marigold takes twenty six events a year and no more, because the quality of a wedding day comes down to how much attention the planner has left. Two of us are on site for every event, one with the couple and one with vendors, which is how the timeline holds when the ceremony starts nineteen minutes late. We have worked most Lowcountry venues repeatedly and we know their loading rules, curfews and rain plans.
•Two planners on site for every event, always
•Twenty six events a year so nothing overlaps
•Written rain plan for every outdoor event by six weeks out
Reviews
From couples and families
“It poured at four o'clock. They moved a hundred and forty people indoors in twenty minutes and I did not even know until it was done.”
Hannah B., October wedding, Kiawah
“My mother sat down at the reception instead of running it. That was the entire point of hiring them.”
Chris D., Downtown Charleston wedding
“They negotiated our rentals down eleven hundred dollars, which more or less covered their coordination fee.”
Alexis M., Spring wedding, Mount Pleasant
FAQ
Questions couples ask first
What is the difference between a planner and a venue coordinator?
A venue coordinator works for the venue and manages the building, staffing and food service. A planner works for you, manages every vendor including the venue, builds the timeline and handles anything that goes sideways. Most couples need both and are surprised to learn the venue coordinator is not running their day.
How far in advance should we book?
Full planning couples usually book twelve to eighteen months out. Coordination can be booked as late as three months before, though popular Saturdays in April, May and October go early because we cap the calendar.
Do you take vendor commissions?
No. We recommend vendors because they perform, not because they pay us. Any discount we negotiate goes to you on the vendor's invoice, and you can see every contract.
What happens if it rains?
Every outdoor event gets a written rain plan finalized six weeks out, including the call time for the decision, who makes it and exactly what moves where. We hold tent quotes in advance so the decision is not also a price negotiation.
Contact
Tell us about your day
Send your date, venue and rough guest count and we will confirm availability within two business days.
Phone(761) 555-0161
Address417 King Street, Suite 2B, Charleston, South Carolina
HoursTue to Sat 10am to 6pm, event days as scheduled
AreaCharleston, Mount Pleasant, Kiawah, Beaufort, Bluffton