Wedding Planning Service
Let’s Get You Married! In an impressive, grand, and luxurious Style.
Wedding Planning Service
Let’s Get You Married! In an impressive, grand, and luxurious Style.
Wedding Planning
Experienced Guidance From the First Decision to the Wedding Day
A beautifully executed wedding begins long before your guests arrive. Behind the celebration are months of decisions, trusted creative partners, careful coordination, and details that must come together at precisely the right time.
Our role is to bring structure and clarity to the process, guide you through important decisions, and manage the complexities behind the scenes so you can enjoy your engagement and be fully present for your wedding.
Pollyanna Richter Weddings provides Full-Service and Partial Wedding Planning for celebrations throughout Atlanta and select destinations.
Full-Service Wedding Planning
Comprehensive Support From the Very Beginning
Full-Service Wedding Planning is designed for couples who want experienced guidance from the earliest stages of planning through the wedding day.
We begin by understanding your priorities, establishing a thoughtful planning framework, and developing a realistic budget for the celebration you envision. From there, we guide venue and vendor selections, manage communication and logistics, keep the planning process moving forward, and anticipate the decisions that need your attention along the way.
As the wedding approaches, we bring the many moving pieces together into a comprehensive plan, coordinating your vendor team, timeline, logistics, and the details required for a beautifully executed celebration.
You stay involved in the decisions that matter to you without having to manage the production behind them.
Partial Wedding Planning
Professional Guidance When You Need It Most
Partial Wedding Planning is designed for couples who have already made meaningful progress but recognize that experienced support is needed to carry the planning forward.
Perhaps your venue is secured and several vendors are already in place, but the remaining decisions, logistics, and coordination have become more complex than anticipated.
We begin by reviewing what has already been accomplished, identifying what remains, and establishing the priorities ahead. From there, we create a tailored level of support based on the stage of your planning and what your wedding still requires.
The result is not starting over. It is bringing professional structure, guidance, and oversight to the plans already in motion.
Included With Every Planning Experience
From Planning Through the Wedding Day
Rehearsal coordination and wedding-day management are included with both Full-Service and Partial Wedding Planning, providing continuity from the planning process through the celebration itself.
Our team oversees the final logistics, vendor coordination, timeline, and wedding-day execution so the plans developed throughout our work together are carried through with care.
A Planning Experience Built Around Your Wedding
No two weddings require exactly the same level of attention.
Guest count, venue, cultural traditions, multiple locations, wedding-weekend events, vendor teams, and production requirements all influence the complexity of planning.
Our approach allows us to understand your celebration as a whole and guide the process accordingly, rather than asking your wedding to fit into a predetermined formula.
Throughout the planning process, you can expect thoughtful recommendations, clear communication, careful organization, and honest guidance when decisions need to be made.
Planning as Part of a Complete Creative Vision
Wedding Planning is one of three distinct services offered by Pollyanna Richter Weddings.
For couples seeking a more comprehensive experience, Wedding Planning may be complemented by our Wedding Design & Visualization and Sustainable Floral Design services.
When brought together, planning, design, and floral artistry develop under one creative direction, our signature approach to creating a celebration that feels considered and cohesive from beginning to end.
EXPLORE WEDDING DESIGN
EXPLORE FLORAL DESIGN
The Investment
Wedding Planning
Full-Service Wedding Planning begins at $8,000.
Partial Wedding Planning is tailored according to the stage of planning, complexity of the celebration, and level of professional support still required.
Before we begin, we establish a clear scope of services and investment so you understand how and where we will support you throughout the planning process.
If you are looking for experienced guidance, thoughtful organization, and a trusted professional to manage the complexities behind your celebration, I would be delighted to learn more about what you are planning.
Photo: Mike Moreland
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
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At Pollyanna Richter Weddings, we’ll meticulously tailor our pricing to match the unique requirements of your dream wedding. However, as a general guideline, we suggest allocating 10% - 15% of your budget to your full-service wedding planning and design services.
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Your wedding budget is influenced by location, date & time, style, overall design, guest count, and the finer details like food & beverage selection, rentals, floral design, entertainment, stationery, and more.
Based on our experience in the Atlanta Market, a typical wedding for 100 guests has a starting budget of $75,000. It's important to note that the final cost is shaped by your selections, with some couples spending a bit less and others investing significantly more in creating their perfect day.
At Pollyanna Richter Weddings, we consider every significant element for you. With our extensive wedding planning and finance background, we'll meticulously draft an initial projection of cost, ensuring an unparalleled experience for you and your guests.
Whether you're embarking on your wedding journey with boundless financial freedom or have a predetermined budget in mind, we're here for you. We aim to plan and design your dream wedding, infusing every moment with elegant touches that elevate the experience above the ordinary.
No matter the resources available, we promise to make the best use of your budget, bringing magic and joy to your wedding day.
Your vision, your budget—let's make it extraordinary together.
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In all of our wedding planning services, whether it's full planning or partial planning, day-of coordination service is included. However, please note that we do not offer day-of coordination as a standalone service. This service goes beyond a last-minute effort; it's a meticulous process requiring weeks of preparation to ensure every element of the wedding unfolds seamlessly. Contrary to its name, day-of coordination is not accomplished in a single day. We believe in a thoughtful approach to guarantee the success of your special day.
Wedding Design
Let’s Make it Beautiful!
Wedding Design
Let’s Make it Beautiful!
Your Wedding Design
A Creative Blueprint for the Celebration
Your wedding design becomes the creative foundation that guides the visual decisions and creative partners involved in bringing the celebration to life.
Depending on the scope of your wedding, the design may encompass the overall creative direction, color palette, visual inspiration, space and floor-plan direction, ceremony and reception concepts, tablescape, lighting, rentals and materials, floral direction, and other meaningful visual details.
These elements are brought together into a polished Wedding Design Presentation, creating a clear and cohesive reference for the approved creative direction.
This is where inspiration becomes something tangible, intentional, and ready to move toward production.
Design & Visualization
See the Vision Before the Wedding Day
One of the greatest challenges in wedding design is imagining how individual selections will ultimately come together within a space.
For selected designs, we use advanced 3D visualization to bring key elements of the concept into view before the wedding day.
Visualization can help us explore scale, layout, color relationships, tablescapes, floral elements, lighting, and the overall atmosphere before final production decisions are made.
It is not a substitute for the creative process. It is an extension of it.
By seeing the design in context, we can evaluate important decisions, refine the details, communicate the vision more clearly to creative partners, and give you greater confidence in what we are creating together.
From Concept to Creation
01 | Discover & Define
We begin by understanding your style, priorities, inspirations, venue, and the experience you want to create. From there, we develop the creative direction, including the color palette, space, textures, materials, and overall atmosphere.
02 | Design & Visualize
Your creative direction comes to life through curated design concepts and, where appropriate, advanced 3D visualization, allowing you to experience key elements of the wedding before production begins.
03 | Refine & Finalize
Together, we thoughtfully refine the design and bring the approved concept into a final Wedding Design Presentation, creating a clear creative blueprint for bringing the celebration to life.
Design With the Freedom to Choose
Wedding Design & Visualization is a professional creative service with value independent of planning or floral production.
Once your design is complete, it can guide the creative partners involved in producing your wedding, whether Pollyanna Richter Weddings is engaged for those additional services or you have assembled another professional team.
When another planner, floral designer, or creative partner is responsible for production, the final interpretation and execution of the design remain with those professionals.
For couples who choose to continue with Pollyanna Richter Weddings, the transition from concept to production becomes even more integrated.
Part of a Complete Creative Vision
Wedding Design & Visualization is one of three distinct services offered by Pollyanna Richter Weddings.
It may be paired with Wedding Planning, allowing us to manage the professionals, logistics, and production required to bring the approved design to life.
It may also be paired with our Foam-Free Floral Design, allowing us to personally develop and produce the floral artistry within the broader creative vision.
When Planning, Design, and Florals are brought together, each develops under one creative direction, our signature approach to creating celebrations that feel cohesive from beginning to end.
EXPLORE WEDDING PLANNING
EXPLORE FLORAL DESIGN
The Investment
Wedding Design & Visualization
Wedding Design & Visualization begins at $4,000.
Each engagement is tailored to the scale and creative complexity of the celebration, including the number of spaces being designed and the level of creative development and visualization required.
Advanced 3D visualization is incorporated where it provides meaningful value to the design process. More extensive visualization, additional environments, or significant changes in creative direction may require an expanded scope.
Before detailed creative development begins, we first establish the scope of the design and ensure that the anticipated production investment is reasonably aligned with the celebration you envision.
This allows us to begin the creative process with clarity and develop a design that can be beautifully and realistically brought to life.
Tell Me What You Are Envisioning
If you are looking for a wedding that feels personal, thoughtful, and visually cohesive, I would be delighted to learn what you are imagining.
You do not need to arrive with a fully developed vision. Discovering and defining it together is part of the design process.
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Wedding Planner vs. Wedding Designer:
The roles of a wedding planner and a wedding designer may seem interchangeable, yet each brings a distinct set of skills to the table.
The Wedding Planner: Your Logistics Expert and Advocate
A wedding planner operates as the logistics expert and advocate for your wedding, focusing on every detail for flawless execution. Key responsibilities include:
1 - Wedding Coordination:
Crafting detailed timelines.
Manage and Liaise with vendors for smooth execution on the wedding day.
Quick thinking in troubleshooting for seamless celebrations.
Prioritize guests’ welcome, comfort, and satisfaction.
2 - Vendor Sourcing and Negotiation:
Utilizing extensive industry networks for top-tier vendor recommendations.
Negotiating contracts and aligning elements with your expectations and your best interest.
3 - Projection of Costs and Budget Management:
Creating a spending plan that allows you to make buying decisions more transparent and strategically.
Guiding efficient budget allocation and financial advocacy.
The Wedding Designer: Visual Creator
In contrast, a wedding designer is the creative force behind the visual aspects of your wedding, translating dreams into tangible, awe-inspiring realities. Their role encompasses:
Cohesive Aesthetics and Decor Experts:
Curating visual elements, including floral arrangements, tablescapes, floor plans, lighting, and more.
Working closely with couples to tailor creative concepts reflecting their unique love story and taste.
Collaborating with top-tier vendors to ensure consistent incorporation of the chosen aesthetic into every element of the wedding.
Creating mood boards and photorealistic 3D renderings to present the visuals of your dream wedding.
While wedding planners excel in the logistics and execution of your detailed wedding planning and coordination, such as vendor recommendation and management, problem-solving, and financial advocacy, wedding designers specialize in creating an artistic vision and cohesive aesthetics tailored to the couple's unique style and preferences.
Both roles are crucial for a well-executed and aesthetically pleasing wedding celebration.
Photo: Mike Moreland
Sustainable Floral Design
Fine Art Garden Style
Sustainable Floral Design
Sustainable Floral Design
Fine Art Garden Style
Sustainable Floral Design
Foam-Free Floral Design
Garden-Inspired Florals, Created With Intention
Flowers have an extraordinary ability to transform a space. They bring movement, softness, color, fragrance, and a sense of life that cannot quite be replicated by anything else.
Our floral work is inspired by the natural movement of a garden, artfully composed rather than overly arranged. Lush specialty blooms, delicate vines, textural foliage, and seasonal ingredients come together in designs that feel romantic, refined, and beautifully alive.
At Pollyanna Richter Weddings, we create luxury foam-free wedding floral design for celebrations throughout Atlanta and select destinations.
A Garden-Inspired Approach
Designed to Feel Naturally Beautiful
Our floral aesthetic draws its inspiration from nature itself.
Rather than forcing flowers into rigid forms, we embrace movement, variation, and the individual character of each bloom. The result feels as though the flowers could have been gathered from a beautiful garden and composed with an artist's eye.
From delicate personal flowers to abundant tablescapes and large-scale installations, every floral element is considered in relationship to the space, season, color palette, and atmosphere of the celebration.
Sustainability Without Compromising Beauty
Foam-Free by Design
Sustainability is not an aesthetic choice we add after the design is complete. It influences how we create from the beginning.
Our floral designs are created without traditional floral foam, using reusable mechanics and more thoughtful production methods whenever possible.
We thoughtfully source seasonal and specialty flowers and foliage, considering quality, availability, longevity, and the needs of each design.
After the celebration, flowers that cannot be repurposed are composted whenever possible, allowing organic material to return naturally to the earth rather than simply becoming waste.
For us, sustainability and luxury are not opposing ideas.
Flowers Chosen for the Design
Seasonality, Color & Character
We do not begin with a predetermined list of flowers.
Instead, we select blooms according to the creative direction, color palette, season, availability, movement, texture, and the character each flower contributes to the composition.
A particular variety may inspire the design, but nature ultimately determines what is at its most beautiful at any given moment.
This approach gives us the freedom to work with exceptional seasonal ingredients while protecting the integrity of the overall floral vision.
From Personal Flowers to Transformative Installations
Every wedding requires a different floral language.
Your floral design may include personal flowers, ceremony arrangements, reception centerpieces, statement pieces, suspended or architectural installations, candlelight, and other floral moments throughout the celebration.
Rather than treating each arrangement as an individual product, we consider how the floral elements relate to one another and to the environment surrounding them.
The result is a floral experience that unfolds naturally throughout the wedding.
From Floral Concept to Installation
01 | Discover & Define
We begin by understanding your wedding, venue, color palette, aesthetic preferences, priorities, and anticipated floral investment.
Before detailed floral development begins, we establish whether the scope of your vision and anticipated investment are reasonably aligned.
02 | Develop & Refine
Once the floral scope is established, we develop the floral direction, considering seasonality, scale, placement, mechanics, vessels, candlelight, and the relationship between each floral element and its surroundings.
When Wedding Design & Visualization is also part of our work together, the floral concept develops within the broader creative direction of the celebration.
03 | Create & Install
In the days leading to your wedding, our floral team prepares and artfully creates each piece before bringing the design into the wedding environment.
On the wedding day, we oversee delivery, installation, styling, and the floral details required to bring the approved vision to life. After the celebration, applicable floral elements and mechanics are removed, with flowers composted whenever possible.
Floral Design as Part of a Complete Creative Vision
Foam-Free Floral Design is one of three distinct services offered by Pollyanna Richter Weddings.
It may be paired with Wedding Design & Visualization, allowing the floral concept to develop alongside the color palette, space, lighting, tabletop, textures, and surrounding architecture.
It may also be paired with Wedding Planning, allowing our team to coordinate the broader logistics and professionals involved in the celebration.
When Planning, Design, and Florals are brought together, each develops under one creative direction, our signature approach to creating celebrations that feel cohesive from beginning to end.
EXPLORE WEDDING PLANNING
EXPLORE WEDDING DESIGN
The Investment
Full-Service Wedding Floral Design
Wedding floral design begins at $10,000.
Your floral investment is determined by the scale and complexity of the design, guest count, floral varieties and seasonality, installation requirements, vessels and mechanics, production labor, delivery, setup, breakdown, and other elements required to execute the approved floral vision.
Before developing a detailed floral proposal, we first discuss your priorities and anticipated investment to ensure they are reasonably aligned with the scale of the celebration you envision.
This allows us to approach the creative process thoughtfully while respecting both the design and the investment required to bring it to life.
Applicable sales tax is calculated separately as required.
Tell Me About Your Wedding
If you are drawn to flowers that feel abundant, natural, artful, and thoughtfully created, I would be delighted to learn more about your celebration.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
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Determining a realistic floral design budget involves considering various factors, including the time of year, bloom selection, location, guest count, rentals and overall design. As a starting point, it is advisable to allocate 20%—30% of your total budget for your floral design.
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Our full-service floral design includes transportation, setup/breakdown, day-of labor, rentals, and more.
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When planning a wedding, it’s essential to understand the distinction between a wedding florist and a wedding floral designer.
A wedding florist typically focuses on providing fresh flowers and arranging them according to predetermined designs. Their role involves ensuring that the bouquets, centerpieces, and other floral elements are sourced and delivered on time, often relying on traditional methods and ready-made floral packages.
In contrast, a wedding floral designer goes beyond simply supplying flowers. A floral designer is a creative professional who collaborates with couples to bring their unique vision to life. They curate bespoke floral arrangements, using fresh flowers in innovative ways to transform the wedding space into a personalized work of art. With an eye for detail and design, a floral designer crafts floral installations that align with the overall aesthetic of the wedding, ensuring a cohesive and luxurious experience.
Choosing a wedding floral designer ensures your wedding florals are more than just decorations—they become a living, breathing extension of your story, thoughtfully integrated into the celebration.
Looking for the perfect floral design for your ceremony? Look no further! A sustainable garden-style floral design will look stunning and environmentally friendly. It's a win-win situation!
Elevate your wedding dining experience with this eco-friendly Estate Table Floral Runner. This sustainable floral runner features stunning floral designs and supports eco-friendly practices.
Luxurious Destination Weddings
Love, Travel, Marriage
Luxurious Destination Weddings
Love, Travel, Marriage