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partial planning service

You've made significant progress in hiring your wedding vendors. Your planning checklist is looking good. It's actually not as bad as you thought!

But as time goes on, it seems like there's a lot of decisions yet to be made. And now you're kind of stuck.



You’re feeling the stress of keeping it together.
All by yourself.

Of course, you’re re-evaluating things and wondering if there was another way to find the support & reassurance you’re missing.

maybe, you can relate a little...

YOU’RE REACHING OUT TO MULTIPLE VENDORS WHO SEEM unINTERESTED IN GETTING BACK TO YOU.

YOU’RE FEELING LONELY IN THE PROCESS AND, ON TOP OF THAT, YOU’RE SECOND-GUESSING YOURSELF.

YOU’RE WONDERING IF WHAT YOU’VE DONE SO FAR IS GOING TO WORK OUT.

It’s natural for you to feel frustrated when

We feel for you.
Our passion is to bring you peace of mind during this exciting time in your life.

I need this!

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  • You’ll have a huge weight off your shoulders - whether your focus goes back to your everyday responsibilities or you head out to a yoga retreat. We’ll continue planning your wedding where you left off. (Nice, right?)

  • With hundreds of possibilities when it comes to wedding design, we’ll take away the sense of decision overload. Giving you the creative direction you need to get you unstuck, you can replace confusion with clarity.

  • On the wedding day, your job is to be fully present while ours is to work our magic behind the scenes. Go ahead and soak in all those moments you’ve imagined over and over!

We take over as early as 6-8 months prior to your wedding day with either Traditional Wedding Planning or our Holistic Wedding Planning approach. Ideal for couples who have already hired most of their wedding vendors but want extra assistance sourcing their decor elements, setting up their timelines, and managing the event on the day-of. 

partial wedding planning

how it feels to work with us:

INVESTMENT BEGINS AT $8,000

traditional
& Holistic

our wedding planning approaches

✓ Meditations and breathwork at the beginning of our wedding planning meetings to help you feel relaxed from the start.

✓ In-person Reiki healing sessions to balance your chakras and reset your energy.

✓ Tailored recommendations to reduce your stress by way of aromatherapy and/or crystals.

✓ Affirmations to ground yourself and help you and your partner stay on the same page.




✓ Targeted planning meetings to define expectations, next steps and getting organized.

✓ Wedding planning workflow designed in four stages: Connection, Design, Production and Day-of Implementation.

✓ Collaboration tools: Visualize our progress in the Client portal where we'll manage timelines, checklists, guest list, seating arrangements, layouts and wedding aesthetics.

In addition to the traditional wedding planning benefits,  we use the following methods to help you feel relaxed and in high-vibration as we plan your wedding. With the holistic approach, you'll receive emotional wellness support at no extra cost.

Both of our Partial Planning approaches are designed with the same intention:

To provide expert wedding planning partway through the process so you feel supported.

our traditional approach includes:

we love the good vibes

we're a classic couple

— Jheraldine & Eloy

Esme made us feel like we were more than just her clients but instead family and we couldn’t be more thankful for all of her amazing work.

SHARE IN THE experience

— Nicole & Kevin

BodaMaestra is a well connected, seasoned wedding pro who made sure nothing was left unthought of, and that everything was taken care of.

love from past clients 

— Aubrey & Tyler 

Everything on my wedding day went extremely smooth. Esme was responsive throughout the wedding process and dedicated to making my vision come to life

this could be you

After you book our partial planning service, we'll have an onboarding meeting to show you all the tools we have to collaborate. During this meeting you will share what you have done and what's left to do. Plus, we'll point out any missing steps.


FAQs

what's the first step in the partial planning process?

will you help us source all rentals and decor?

Of course! We'll find the perfect rentals per your final approved design.


can you help us to narrow down design ideas?

Yes, we'll create a design dossier with your event theme, including colors, textures and ideas for your main events: ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. To do this, we'll gather ideas about your personal tastes and event goals.

will you manage our wedding day as well?

Yes. On your wedding day, a lead coordinator and a team of assistants will be there to manage your entire wedding day, from set up to break down. We'll execute the wedding timeline so everything happens as agreed.

MAKING A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COUPLES’ LIVES, LONG AFTER THE WEDDING.

OUR MISSION

Meet Esme Krahn, the wedding planner with a record number of handwritten cards that read “We couldn’t have done it without you”.

A Washington, DC wedding and event planner, designer and creator, Esme’s love for wedding planning started in 2004 and is still going strong 20 years later. She believes in the power of love, in connecting with clients on a personal level, and in attracting incredible clients who appreciate her sense of calm, kindness and patience.

Working with loving couples is a joy for Esme, as is helping her clients feel calm and grounded throughout the wedding planning journey. From narrowing down color palettes to coming up with a fresh and personal take on a classic wedding theme, Esme takes pride in every single detail.

When not planning weddings with her team, Esme enjoys traveling, spending time in nature, and the company of her husband, Joe, her four children, and two black labs - Jedi & Jyn. She practices yoga and meditation, enjoys learning about the power of crystals, and is an amateur baker in her spare time (Sally's Baking Addiction is her not-so-secret resource!).




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