When you’re planning a wedding in a place as charming, artistic, and soulful as Tennessee, you want more than a checklist. You want a celebration that feels intentional from the first idea to the final song. That’s exactly where working with a Tennessee wedding planner changes everything. With the right guidance, your vision becomes clearer, your decisions feel easier, and the entire process feels like something you actually get to enjoy—not just manage.
At Verdeaux & Co., we believe great planning is equal parts strategy and artistry. It’s understanding your style, honoring your story, and designing an experience that flows beautifully for you and your guests. Tennessee offers no shortage of breathtaking backdrops and creative possibilities, and our role is to help you navigate them with calm, clarity, and confidence.
In this guide, we’re walking you through what to expect when working with a Tennessee wedding planner, from the services typically included to the full client journey, and how we tailor each wedding to reflect your vision and values.
Ready to see how thoughtful, full-service planning transforms the entire experience? Learn more about our planning services, browse our portfolio, or contact us to get started!
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Planning Your Wedding in TN
Planning a wedding in Tennessee invites you into a blend of timeless charm, natural beauty, and creative possibility. From rolling hills to modern downtown spaces, the state offers a wide range of backdrops—but choosing the right one is only the beginning. A thoughtful plan helps you shape the experience, stay grounded in your vision, and move through each step with confidence.
Every great wedding starts with clarity. Before you dive into decor or color palettes, it helps to understand the feel you want to create and how Tennessee’s seasons, venues, and creative vendors can support that vision.
Here are a few places we encourage couples to begin:
- Start with the feeling, not the theme
What do you want the day to feel like? Relaxed, refined, whimsical, or bold? - Consider your ideal backdrop
Vineyard views, garden estates, historic properties, downtown rooftops, and forested retreats will each set a different tone. - Get familiar with Tennessee’s seasons
Spring blooms, long summer days, golden fall color, and cozy winter charm each offer something unique. - Build a realistic planning timeline
Venue availability, vendor booking windows, and travel plans can shift depending on the season and location. - Decide how involved you want to be
Some couples want full creative collaboration when they work with a Tennessee wedding planner. Others want structure and clear guidance through each step.
When you approach the process with intention, every decision becomes easier and the entire celebration feels more aligned with who you are as a couple.
Want help planning your wedding timeline from the very first step? Read our guide to planning your wedding timeline, from engagement to ‘I Do’ to map out your months with clarity and ease.
What Services Typically Include
As your Tennessee wedding planner, our role is to guide, support, and elevate every part of your wedding journey. Here’s what that type of support looks like:
1. Vision and Clarity
We start by helping you define the heart of your celebration. Before any decisions are made, we get clear on the feeling, the flow, and the guest experience you want to create. This sets the tone for every step that follows.
2. Budget and Planning Structure
We map out a realistic budget, create your planning timeline, and build the systems that keep the process calm and organized. This removes guesswork and keeps you making confident, aligned decisions.
3. Vendor Curation
Instead of sifting through endless lists, you get a curated team of vendors who match your style, values, and budget. We handle communication, coordination, and scheduling so nothing lands on your shoulders.
4. Design Development
Your vision becomes a cohesive visual story. We refine your color palette, florals, textures, rentals, and layout so the design works beautifully with your venue and feels deeply personal.
5. Logistics and Guest Experience
We oversee contracts, transportation flow, lodging blocks, rehearsal details, ceremony timing, and everything your guests interact with across the weekend. This ensures the entire experience feels seamless.
6. Wedding Weekend Management
From setup to the last dance, we manage every detail and every vendor so you can stay fully present. You should never have to ask what’s next. It’s already done.
A full-service approach means you don’t just get help. You get complete support, thoughtful guidance, and a partner who anticipates every step before you reach it.
Still deciding how much support you’ll need? Read this post to learn if full-service planning is right for you, and why so many couples call it the best decision they made.
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Full-Service vs Coordination
Every couple deserves a wedding planning experience that feels aligned with their lives, their schedules, and their priorities. Whether you’re looking for full partnership with a Tennessee wedding planner from day one or a trusted team to take over near the finish line, understanding these two service levels helps you choose the path that lets you breathe easier.
Full-Service Planning
Full-service is for couples who want a guided, curated, high-touch planning experience from day one. You get a creative partner, a logistics expert, and a steady source of clarity throughout the entire journey.
What this includes:
- Support from the moment you start planning
- Venue scouting and budget building
- Complete design development for a cohesive, elevated look
- Vendor curation and ongoing communication
- Timeline creation and logistics management
- Full wedding weekend execution, start to finish
- A planning process that feels calm, personal, and intentional
Full-service is ideal when you want a design-forward celebration and a team who can anticipate needs long before they reach you.
Coordination
Coordination is for couples who enjoy planning but want a professional to take the reins at the end so they can be fully present.
What this includes:
- A handoff about six weeks before the wedding
- Timeline creation and vendor confirmations
- Rehearsal management
- Day-of coordination for setup, cues, transitions, and tear-down
- Troubleshooting behind the scenes so you don’t feel a single ripple
Coordination is best when you’ve handled the planning but want someone you trust running the day with precision and care.
How to Choose
Ask yourself what you want your engagement to feel like. Do you want hands-on help shaping every detail, or do you enjoy managing the process and simply want support at the finish line? There is no wrong answer, only what feels right for you!
Still unsure which path fits your wedding best? Read our post Day of Wedding Coordinator vs. Full-Service Planner to get clarity on what each option really includes and how to choose the support that matches your needs.
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Client Journey: What It’s Like to Work With Us
Working with a Tennessee wedding planner should feel like stepping into clarity, not chaos. Our process is designed to be thoughtful, collaborative, and deeply supportive from the very first conversation to the final farewell at your reception. Here’s how the journey unfolds:
1. Connection and Discovery
Your experience begins with a conversation. We talk about your vision, your priorities, and how you want your wedding to feel. We listen closely so we can understand not just your aesthetic, but the energy you want your guests to experience.
2. Foundations That Bring Calm
Next, we build a planning structure that supports you. This includes a custom timeline, budget outline, and early guidance on venues and vendors that fit your style. You’ll feel grounded, organized, and confident moving forward.
3. Design That Reflects Your Story
Together, we translate your vision into a full design plan. Florals, textures, palette, guest experience are all curated with intention. Nothing is random, and nothing is copied and pasted from a Pinterest board.
4. Seamless Planning and Clear Communication
Throughout the process, we handle communication, logistics, and vendor coordination so you can stay present and excited. You’ll always know what’s coming next, and you’ll never wonder who’s doing what.
5. Wedding Weekend Execution
When the day arrives, our team manages every detail with precision. You get to slip into the moment, trust the process, and savor the beauty of a celebration that feels entirely your own.
Your planning journey should feel supported, simplified, and deeply personal, and that’s exactly what we aim to deliver every step of the way.
If you’d like a closer look at the heart behind our approach, read this post about our thoughtful approach to full-service celebrations to learn what truly sets our team apart.
How We Tailor Planning to Your Vision and Values
Every couple brings their own story, priorities, and sense of beauty into the planning process. As your Tennessee wedding planner, our goal is to honor those things from the very beginning. We don’t rely on templates or pre-set formulas. Instead, we build your wedding around who you are.
We’ll start by listening. Your vision, your energy, your non-negotiables, all help us shape a celebration that feels grounded in truth rather than trends. Some couples want an atmosphere that feels soft and romantic. Others gravitate toward bold color, modern lines, or an experience-driven flow. When we understand your lens, the entire process becomes more intentional.
Your values guide every decision. For example:
- If connection matters most, we design a timeline that creates space for presence.
- Guest experience is your top priority? We’ll focus on comfort, flow, and unexpected touches.
- When aesthetics lead the vision, we curate florals, textures, and layouts that tell a unified story.
Design evolves from purpose, not pressure. Each choice, from lighting and layout, to color and materials, supports the feeling you want to create. When every detail works together, the design becomes seamless and honest.
Above all, we protect your peace. That means guided decisions instead of overwhelm, clear communication instead of guesswork, and a planning journey that feels supportive from start to finish.
If you want a clearer picture of how we support you through each stage, read our month-by-month breakdown of what a wedding planner does to see how the process unfolds in real time.
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What Sets Verdeaux & Co. Apart as a Tennessee Wedding Planner
There are many talented planning teams in Tennessee, but our approach is rooted in something deeper than logistics or design alone. At Verdeaux & Co., we believe your wedding should feel like a living expression of who you are — layered with meaning, grounded in beauty, and shaped with intention.
Our background in luxury destination weddings gives us a unique perspective. We plan with the precision required for complex events and the softness needed to keep the process calm and enjoyable. That balance allows us to guide you with clarity while still protecting the magic of the experience.
We’re more than planners. We’re creative partners who bring design, strategy, and emotional intelligence into one cohesive process. Couples trust us because we stay two steps ahead, translate inspiration into purposeful choices, and create environments where the celebration unfolds with ease.
Most importantly, we care deeply about connection. We take the time to learn your story, understand your priorities, and support you in a way that feels personal. That connection becomes the thread that pulls every detail together, from the first concept meeting to the final farewell.
If you’d like to learn more about the people behind Verdeaux & Co., meet our team and explore our story here. With the right team by your side, planning becomes less about managing tasks and more about creating something meaningful.
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Let’s Create Something Unforgettable
Planning your wedding is about more than timelines and to-do lists. It’s about building an experience that feels like you in every detail. An experience that’s thoughtful, elevated, and filled with moments you’ll replay for years. With Verdeaux & Co. as your Tennessee wedding planner, you’ll have a team who listens deeply, plans intentionally, and brings clarity to every step so you can stay present for the moments that matter.
If you want a planning experience that feels calm, creative, and genuinely supportive, we’d love to walk this journey with you. Learn more about our planning services, take a look at our portfolio, or contact us to get started!