You shouldn’t have to solve problems on your wedding day.
and yet often you do - let’s fix that
While you're getting ready to walk down the aisle, someone always needs something.
The cake needs to be picked up.
The groomsmen forgot socks.
The flowers need another set of hands.
Someone needs a quick trip to Walmart.
It shouldn’t be you.
and yet it often is. Why?
The
Problem
Somehow... the bride becomes the project manager.
No one means for it to happen.
Everyone arrives with the best intentions. Your people love you. They want the day to be beautiful. They want you to feel celebrated and supported and completely free to enjoy it. But weddings have a way of creating tiny, unexpected questions at the exact moment you are supposed to be getting ready, taking a breath, and letting yourself feel the magnitude of what is about to happen.
Someone needs to know where the flowers go. Someone is missing socks. Someone forgot a steamer. The cake needs to be picked up. A family member has a question. An aunt needs another set of hands. A bridesmaid is trying to help, but she is also getting dressed, taking photos, holding your lipstick, and emotionally preparing to cry during the ceremony.
None of these things are dramatic enough to ruin a wedding. But they do add up. That is the part I care about.
Too often, things quietly find their way back to the person who should be the least responsible for solving them: the bride.
By the time your ceremony begins, I do not want you arriving flustered, overstimulated, or still mentally checking off tasks.
What if someone showed up with nothing else to do but help?
That is the heart of The Extra Hour.
When you add this to your ceremony package, I arrive an hour before the ceremony begins — not because your ceremony needs to be longer, and not because I am trying to become your wedding planner.
I arrive early because I know what those final moments can feel like.
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There is always a little bit of magic in the air before a wedding. There is excitement, anticipation, emotion, movement, and a thousand tiny details all happening at once. And sometimes, in the middle of all that beauty, something practical needs to be handled.
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Someone needs to make a quick decision. Someone needs help finding something. Someone needs an extra pair of hands. Someone needs a calm person to say, “I’ve got it.”
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Think of me as the calm friend who has been through hundreds of weddings. I see the needs before they are self evident, because I’ve seen them before.
I’ve got it. Go enjoy your wedding.
Unexpected Things I’ve Helped With
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Two groomsmen forgot undershirts, and the bridesmaids needed socks for inside their cowboy boots.
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The bride and groom had ordered a sheet cake from Hannaford. It wasn’t ready until an hour before the ceremony.
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Zip ties. Super glue. Safety pins.
You'd be amazed what can save a wedding.
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I helped get the ring bearer dressed because the flower girl wouldn’t leave her mother’s arms. I produced magnatiles and books from my car when a young guest couldn’t sit still.
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Emotional support cheetos.
Red Bull.
Welch’s gummy snacks.
Starbucks Frappaccinos. -
I became second in command to the aunts setting up flowers.
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I inspected the ceremony space and straightened the signs on the chairs, moved clutter out of view.
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I sat and chatted with the mother of the groom while others were still getting ready to help her pass the time.
What this is
(and isn’t)
An important distinction
Wedding planners coordinate the entire event. Venue coordinators manage the venue and vendor logistics. Florists arrange centerpieces and altars.
The Extra Hour is different.
This is for couples who simply want one more person in their corner.
Someone who isn't juggling ten other responsibilities, who can quietly step in wherever they're needed.
Someone whose instinct is to say “I’ve got it.”
“Kate was simply amazing… She even moved her schedule around to accommodate a rehearsal mix up with the venue and also helped set up the decorations before the ceremony! She is worth every penny. We just loved her!”
-Katie and Noah Brochu, 2025Get in Touch
Whether you need the added support, or not. Send me a love note.
The right ceremony will help you feel calmer.
Let’s plan it together.