rae · the AI wedding planner

What an AI wedding planner actually does.

An AI wedding planner does not hand you a checklist. Rae plans the wedding with you, then does the work herself: she contacts the vendors, compares every quote, follows up with the slow ones, coordinates vendor logistics and timelines, and brings you decisions ready to make. You choose what the day looks like. She gets it built.

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free for a week · $499 once · never a percentage of your budget
the journey · one vendor, end to end

From first conversation to a booked vendor. Here is the work.

Seven stops, exactly as Rae runs them. This is the job for one vendor. Multiply it by the 8 to 14 your wedding will need, and you see what comes off your plate.

  1. step 1 · the first conversation

    Rae learns what the two of you love.

    You two talk. Rae listens for the day you actually want, not the one wedding media says you should. By the end of the first week you have a real plan: the decisions that matter, in the order they need to happen, with real budget numbers for your city.

    We want it outdoors, around 100 people, and nothing that feels like a template.
    rae · 8:15 pm

    Then we start with the season and the light, because they decide everything else. Tell me about an evening the two of you never wanted to end. I will build from there.

  2. step 2 · vendor outreach

    She writes to the vendors herself.

    Real emails to real vendors, from her own desk at Marigold. Short, specific, easy to answer: your date, your place, one clear question. She never shares your budget, so vendors name their real price first.

    from rae @ marigold · to a florist
  3. step 3 · quote review

    Every quote, read to the last page.

    Service charges, minimums, overtime rates, the fee hiding on page three. Rae puts the true totals side by side, so the honest bid wins and nothing surprises you after you sign.

    line item
    quote a
    quote b
    Arrangements and installs
    $4,180
    $3,950
    Delivery and strike
    $420
    $380
    Rae found it: a setup fee on page 3
    $0
    +$640
    the true total
    $4,600
    $4,970
  4. step 4 · the follow up

    Vendors go quiet. She does not.

    Slow replies are the industry's worst habit, and they are no longer your problem. Rae nudges, reschedules, and keeps a live status on every vendor she has written to, until you have an answer.

    one thread · handled
    mon 9:12 am
    First email out: date, place, one clear question.
    thu 8:30 am
    No reply. Rae follows up, warm and short.
    sat 10:04 am
    Reply lands: available, packages attached.
    you nudged no one
  5. step 5 · the decision brief

    You get a call that is ready to make.

    Never homework. Rae hands you her recommendation, her reasons, the tradeoff, and what it costs. You say yes or push back. Closed stays closed, with no midnight reopening.

    ready for you

    Book Camila for the florals.

    Why: right style, holds your date, and the true total came in $370 under the other bid once Rae priced the setup fee in.

    The tradeoff: she needs the final arrangement count three weeks out, a little earlier than the others.

    closed stays closed · no midnight reopening

  6. step 6 · vendors, coordinated

    Booked is not done. She runs the logistics.

    This is where most weddings fray: the couple becomes the messenger between vendors. Not yours. Rae manages the logistics and the timeline across all of them, so the photographer knows when the first dance is, the caterer has the final headcount, and the florist knows when the venue opens for setup. One timeline, and everyone on it.

    the timeline · shared with every vendor
    2:00 pm
    Venue opens · florist and rentals load in
    4:30 pm
    Photographer arrives · golden hour portraits at 6:10
    7:30 pm
    First dance · DJ, photographer, and video all on the same minute
    timeline shared with all 9 vendors · you sent zero emails
  7. step 7 · done, off your plate

    The task closes with a paper trail.

    What was decided, what it costs, what happens next: written down, findable, remembered in month six exactly as you said it in week one. You keep the excitement. She keeps the spreadsheet.

    florals · closed
    decided
    Camila · loose garden arrangements · $4,600 true total
    next
    Final arrangement count due three weeks out. Rae will bring it to you ready.
    booked · $370 under the other bid · off your plate
the honest split

What is hers. What is yours.

You are planning this yourselves. That never had to mean planning it alone. An AI wedding planner does not take your wedding away from you. She takes the job away from you. The line is clean.

rae handles

The work

  • Writing to vendors and chasing every reply
  • Reading quotes down to the fine print
  • The budget math, checked against real numbers for your city
  • Vendor logistics and the timeline everyone works from
  • Deadlines, reminders, and the order of decisions
  • Keeping closed decisions closed
you decide

The day

  • The people beside you and the guest list
  • The place, the season, the light
  • The look, the flowers, the music
  • The food you actually want to eat
  • Every final call. Rae recommends, with her reasons. You decide.
the price

Free for a week. Then $499, once.

The first week is real planning, not a demo. You talk with Rae, she learns what the two of you love, and you get a real plan with real budget numbers. No card.

Then $499 covers the work from there to your wedding day: vendor outreach, quote review, follow ups, vendor coordination, and budget watch. Once, for your whole wedding. Never a percentage of your budget, so a dollar she saves you is a dollar you keep.

a human planner runs $5,000 to $15,000 · doing it yourself runs 100+ hours

what this is not

Not a checklist. Not a marketplace. A planner.

A checklist tells you what to do and when. It cannot write an email, read a contract, or chase a florist. With 150+ decisions in a wedding, a checklist just turns chaos into homework. Rae is who the homework goes to.

A marketplace helps you find vendor names, and vendors pay to be the names you find. Rae takes zero vendor sponsorships. She works for you alone, writes to vendors herself, and hands you compared quotes instead of a directory and their inbox.

The full comparison, tool by tool: AI wedding planner vs wedding planning app.

fair questions

Asked by every couple. Answered straight.

What is an AI wedding planner?

A planner, not a planning app. Rae plans the wedding with you the way a human planner would, then does the work herself: she contacts vendors, compares every quote, follows up with the slow ones, coordinates vendor logistics and timelines, and brings you decisions ready to make. A planning app organizes work you still do. Rae does the work.

What happens in the free week with Rae?

Real planning, not a demo. You talk with Rae, she learns what the two of you love, and by the end of the week you have a real plan: the decisions that matter, in the order they need to happen, with real budget numbers for your city. No card required.

What do couples still decide themselves?

Everything that makes the day yours: the people, the place, the look, the food, the music, and every final call. Rae recommends with her reasons and the tradeoff. You say yes or push back. She never decides for you.

Does Rae book or pay vendors without us?

No. Money, contracts, and dates always come to you first. Rae drafts, negotiates, and prepares the decision; you approve it. Closed stays closed after that.

Does Rae work where we are getting married?

Yes. Rae researches and writes to vendors wherever your wedding is. Her price data runs deepest in larger cities, and she tells you honestly when it is thin instead of guessing.

How is the $499 priced?

Once, for your whole wedding, after a free first week. It covers the work from planning to your wedding day: vendor outreach, quote review, follow ups, vendor coordination, and budget watch. Never a percentage of your budget.

Who runs the actual day?

Rae plans every week up to it, and on the day itself a human is in the room. For our first weddings that person is a founder, someone who has read every decision you made, so you never touch a logistics problem in your own gown. You can add a founder in the room from $1,200 plus travel. Not a stranger with a clipboard meeting you at the rehearsal.

It starts with a call with the founders.

We are onboarding couples to Rae right now. Tell us one true thing about your day, and the founders will set up your call and start your free week.

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