FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A Wedding Planner comes in many forms. Some Wedding Planners offer only ‘on the day’ assistance for your celebration, whereas some are with you from the beginning of your planning process right through to the big event. This is called Full Service Wedding Planning, and that’s what K&K Celebrates offers.
Wedding Planners are there to help their clients achieve their dream wedding. We will consult with you on your dreams and visions before building on these foundations to design, curate, efficiently organize, and manage your wedding celebrations. We build out every detail of the celebrations, a job demanding both creativity and organization, from the smallest touches like stationery and linens, to the huge choices such as your venue - all resulting in celebrations which go beyond your wildest dreams.
As well as being there throughout the planning process, we are also there throughout the celebrations themselves. This is to ensure that the timeline runs smoothly and that the newlyweds and their guests can remain completely immersed in their celebrations without having to consider logistics, suppliers and timelines on their big day.
WHAT DOES A WEDDING PLANNER DO?
ARE WE OBLIGED TO WORK WITH YOUR PREFERRED VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS?
We want to ensure the quality and professionalism of the vendors and suppliers on your big day, but we will always move within your styles and desires. We have a broad list of preferred suppliers and vendors we love, to ensure there will be someone who is the perfect match for your celebrations, and we are always expanding our relationships to ensure we have links to the best the industry has to offer.
Yes! We like to do so, to ensure your dream aesthetic is created from the get-go. Our full planning brief starts from your venue, and we can go through a large list of venues we’d recommend, based on your tastes and preferences. We’ll suggest a selection of fabulous venues, whether in Chicago or in the UK, which we can see being the perfect venue to host your event - whether that’s historic Period country estate homes in the Cotswolds, Scottish castles, or astounding buildings with heritage and history in downtown Chicago. With our knowledge and expertise, we will then marry up a list of the perfect vendors and suppliers to fit your perfect venue.
CAN YOU HELP US CHOSE OUR VENUE?
We will both be onsite throughout your celebrations to ensure that everything goes as it should. We will be there in the background, discreetly ensuring all goes well, and dealing with any on-the-day issues, so that you can remain in the beautiful bubble of your celebrations throughout. Your only job on the day will be to absorb all of the joy and beauty your special celebrations afford you!
WHO IS THERE ONSITE TO ENSURE THE CELEBRATIONS GO TO PLAN?
HOW MANY WEDDINGS DO YOU TAKE ON ANNUALLY?
We are super selective on the number of weddings we take on. We never ‘divide and conquer’ to take on more weddings; if you choose K&K Celebrates as your wedding planners, you get both of us at all times. We only take on a handful of discerning couples - those whose aesthetic marries with ours, and whose prerogatives are for creating an immersive, beautiful occasion full of joy, for both their guests and themselves.
We are both based in the heart of Chicago, about 2 miles from Downtown Chicago! Which is why we focus on weddings and events at home - in Chicago - and in our favorite destination locale - the UK.
WHERE ARE YOU BOTH LOCATED?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PLAN A WEDDING?
As soon as you are engaged, get in touch with us! The longer the timeline the better, to ensure we can accommodate you in our very limited list of discerning clients annually. If you are planning a destination wedding, this comes with the complexities of travel. We look to have over a year to prepare for your destination event. Local celebrations in Chicago can be organized in a year and under.
HOW MUCH DO YOUR SERVICES COST?
The investment for our full service wedding planning is percentages based with a minimum fee that applies. Following a consultation with the two of us, we will send over a proposal, detailing the cost of our services.
No, we focus on Chicago and the UK. We do, however, frequently work with clients who are based neither in the UK nor Chicago, and we are very happy to accommodate the additional complexities which come with those relationships.
DO YOU DO WEDDING PLANNING FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS?
WE’RE NOT BASED IN CHICAGO OR THE UK BUT OUR VENUE IS. CAN YOU BE MY WEDDING PLANNER?
Absolutely! We understand that destination weddings appeal for so many reasons, and we are happy to plan for your celebrations in Chicago and across the UK, even if that’s not where you are based yourselves.
Always. Although we pride ourselves on the K&K style, our inspiration always comes from the client and builds upon those foundations. We pride ourselves on our individuality and authenticity, ensuring that each celebration we curate is unique and distinct; impressed with the fingerprints of those it is designed for!
WILL OUR CELEBRATIONS FEEL UNIQUE TO US?
AS PLANNERS, WILL YOU EXERT YOUR STYLE OVER OURS?
We are here to curate the celebrations you’ve been dreaming of! We only work with clients we feel align with our creative vision; that’s so that we can all work to the most beautiful aesthetic! You can have as little or as much involvement as you like; some couples work very collaboratively with us in the initial stages of creative consultation, whereas some simply give us a broad brief or inspiration and leave us to work our magic.