wedding planner

American  

[wed-ing plan-er] / ˈwɛd ɪŋ ˌplæn ər /

noun

1. a person whose profession is the planning and organization of weddings.

   A good wedding planner knows that the final word on invitations, venues, caterers, flowers, and music belongs to the couple.

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Etymology

Origin of wedding planner

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

I’m very lucky that my mom is a wedding planner.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

“I am in shock,” wrote Andrew Roby, a wedding planner.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

The Knot survey follows a similar report last week from online wedding planner Zola that found the average U.S. wedding this year will cost $29,000, up $1,000 from last year.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Along with the frenzy of assembling the enormous celebration, the musical, like the film, encompasses a secondary comic romance between Dubey, the wedding planner, and Alice, the Vermas’s put-upon maid.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

Rohita Pabla, a wedding planner based in London, says: "It's about cost saving and being environmentally conscious. More and more couples are thinking about the environment."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2023