Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
Wedding Planners in Minneapolis
Ranked by verified reputation — never by who paid. Verified vendors first; reviews from couples who booked move the rest.
Typical cost: $800-$4,500+ · Read the wedding planner cost guide →
11 Minneapolis wedding planners publish a starting price: most start at $550–$3,050 · See Minneapolis prices →
Planning a wedding in Minneapolis
The Twin Cities market includes Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lake Minnetonka, and the river town of Stillwater.
Lazo lists 111 wedding planners and coordinators across 27 towns. A planner who knows the area's venues and drive times earns their fee on a spread-out metro.
June to September. June through September is the main season; winters are severe, so off-season weddings are indoors.
Book a wedding planner 12-18 months out for a peak-season Saturday. Booking order for every vendor →
$800-$4,500+ nationally. Lazo doesn’t hold verified Minneapolis prices yet, so ask each vendor for packages. Cost guide →
From the county (local registrar): $115, no waiting period, valid for 180 days; you need 2 witnesses. Details →
Minneapolis (60), St Paul (12), Stillwater (3), Bloomington (3), Plymouth (3), West St Paul (2), Savage (2), South St Paul (2).
| Month (15th) | Golden hour from | Sunset | Dark by | Ceremony for sunset portraits |
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| June | 8:16 PM | 9:01 PM | 9:38 PM | ~6:16 PM |
| July | 8:13 PM | 8:56 PM | 9:32 PM | ~6:11 PM |
| August | 7:39 PM | 8:19 PM | 8:51 PM | ~5:34 PM |
| September | 6:45 PM | 7:24 PM | 7:53 PM | ~4:39 PM |
Computed for central Minneapolis with the NOAA solar equations. Golden hour starts when the sun is 6° above the horizon; the ceremony time leaves about 2¾ hours for the ceremony, family photos and cocktail hour before sunset.
Lazo’s picks: wedding planners in Minneapolis
12 picks · read 2026-10-12We read the website of every Minneapolis wedding planner listed on Lazo (85 listings, 71 sites reachable) and set aside the ones that are not really in the wedding business: DJ companies that list planning, draping and rental houses, venues that also sell coordination, an officiant, and a multi-city chain with a Minneapolis landing page. What is left is a shortlist of vendors who say clearly what they do, show their work, and tell you how they work. Verified Lazo vendors come first. Nobody paid to be here, and this is not a ranking: Lazo ranks only on reviews from couples who booked.
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Rustic Elegance has coordinated tent, barn and backyard weddings across Minnesota and Wisconsin since 2012. The day-of package includes two planning meetings, a week-of recap and full access to Aisle Planner, and the Plymouth team also supplies wedding rentals.
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Style-Architects is a mother-daughter design house with more than 20 years, 20+ industry awards and hundreds of weddings behind it. Luxury full-service planning, curated design and wedding day management across Minneapolis, St. Paul and greater Minnesota, planned for energy and flow as much as looks.
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Reena Maheshwari started Kahani after seeing how poorly the Twin Cities market served culturally specific and multicultural weddings. Planning runs from rentals only to complete design, with a Minneapolis warehouse of hand-selected ethnic wedding rentals, henna and rangoli, and a free first consultation.
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Erica Boe has planned events for more than 15 years and runs Piece of Cake from Savage with a degree in communication and event planning from St. Thomas. Three service levels, from complete planning to day-of, built around the idea that couples should be the guests of honor, not the hosts.
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Jessica Mead came up as a catering sales manager and a wedding coordinator at the James J. Hill Reference Library before Events by Jess became a business. UW-Stout hospitality graduate, classic and colorful events, with full-service, partial and wedding management packages.
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Rosewood's whole pitch is unlimited communication during planning and unlimited hours on the wedding day. Owner Weihe has worked in weddings for over a decade, from a bridal boutique to catering director at a Burnsville hotel, started Rosewood in 2016, and will happily greet your ring-dog.
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Essen is Hailey's planning and floral design company in the Twin Cities, with four packages: wedding day management, partial, full-service and custom. The team describes itself as your built-in wedding besties and is outspoken about welcoming every couple.
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Laine Palm plans and designs luxury weddings in Minneapolis, Colorado and California for couples who want someone to lead the vision, not just get it. More than a decade in the industry, with a stated focus on inclusive spaces and cultural traditions.
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Krista named de Vasco's Daughters for her grandmother Shirley Maree Vasconcellos, the artist matriarch of a large Portuguese family. A former personal stylist, she designs and plans one-of-a-kind weddings for style-led couples out of Bloomington, with nothing cookie-cutter about it.
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Beth Anderson has been an event planner for 20 years and started Kismet Event Group in 2010, planning weddings and corporate events from Excelsior. She says she brings corporate production habits to weddings and wedding warmth to corporate events, and she is usually holding a caffeinated beverage.
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Hillary Rennie founded Stacyhill Company after more than 25 years in floral design, event planning and wedding decorating; her grandmother owned a flower shop and her mother was a florist. One Minneapolis team for planning, day-of coordination, florals and decor rentals.
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Minne Weddings is an all-inclusive small-wedding package: venue and furnishings, planning and design, a photo and video team, a ceremony installation, personal flowers, cake in five flavors and an officiant. Over 400 couples married so far, plus a simpler 'minnelopement' option for two.
- Full planning, partial, or day-of only? Ask what each tier includes in hours and in meetings.
- Which Twin Cities venues and vendors have you worked with this year? Local relationships are the job.
- If my ceremony is outdoors, what is the rain and cold plan, and who makes the call on the day?
Lazo lists 111 wedding planners serving Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, from St Paul, Stillwater to Bloomington. Verified couple reviews decide the order — never ad spend. Until reviews arrive, vendors who have claimed and verified their profile come first, then everyone else by name.
No sponsored results. This is every wedding planner we list in Minneapolis — verified vendors first, then by name. Nobody can pay to move up.
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Ana's On ItNEW TO LAZO
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Andy Kay WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Aroona EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Ascendance ProductionsNEW TO LAZO
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Ashley Skeie EventsNEW TO LAZO
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A’BULAENEW TO LAZO
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Bella MystiqueNEW TO LAZO
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Bella MystiqueNEW TO LAZO
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Bella Vida CateringNEW TO LAZO
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BellagalaNEW TO LAZO
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Blocks of Love WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Blush and WhimNEW TO LAZO
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Bre My GuestNEW TO LAZO
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Brie CaterNEW TO LAZO
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Cari Waitz EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Ceremonies by Positively CharmedNEW TO LAZO
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Champagne & LaceNEW TO LAZO
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Cherished Moments & Events, LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Class ActNEW TO LAZO
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Common Rue EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Complete Weddings + EventsNEW TO LAZO
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de Vasco's Daughters Wedding & Event DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Dos Goats PlansNEW TO LAZO
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Earl and Wilson Event CenterNEW TO LAZO
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Edwige Foltek DesignsNEW TO LAZO
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Elegant Affairs Weddings and EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Elegant Event Planner LLC /RENTALSNEW TO LAZO
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Entourage Events GroupNEW TO LAZO
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Essen EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Event LabNEW TO LAZO
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Events by JessNEW TO LAZO
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Events by MelodyNEW TO LAZO
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Events by Nunu DecorNEW TO LAZO
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Fab Event DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Fete PerfectionNEW TO LAZO
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Flow Event GroupNEW TO LAZO
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Gatherings at Station 10NEW TO LAZO
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Gold Culture EntertainmentNEW TO LAZO
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Great Day EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Hall of Kings Historic Event VenueNEW TO LAZO
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HappiLily EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Hart & SoleNEW TO LAZO
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Hire a HostNEW TO LAZO
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HoneyHill WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Instant Request DJ EntertainmentNEW TO LAZO
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Jenna Culley EventsNEW TO LAZO
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JX VenueNEW TO LAZO
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Kahani Events & DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Kastina & CoNEW TO LAZO
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Keyed Up EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Keystone Weddings & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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kismet event groupNEW TO LAZO
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Laine Palm Planning + DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Lasting Impressions WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Le VENERÉNEW TO LAZO
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Leo Moon EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Lindsay Piram CreativeNEW TO LAZO
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Loft 214 - Venue on MainNEW TO LAZO
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LoveLee OccasionsNEW TO LAZO
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Lucent Blue Events + DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Madison Goff EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Mill District Event SpacesNEW TO LAZO
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Mind of Mo Weddings & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Minne WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Minneapolis ClubNEW TO LAZO
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Minneapolis Event CentersNEW TO LAZO
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Mosaic VenueNEW TO LAZO
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My Event BuddeeNEW TO LAZO
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Nicollet Island PavilionNEW TO LAZO
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Oliver & Grace StudiosNEW TO LAZO
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Party shopNEW TO LAZO
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Perfect Touch Wedding Rentals, LLCNEW TO LAZO
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PHOS EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Piece of Cake Wedding PlanningNEW TO LAZO
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Pink Peony Weddings & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Plus One Event CoNEW TO LAZO
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Posies and PoiseNEW TO LAZO
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Pretty Decors By PreetiNEW TO LAZO
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Revel & Flourish | Weddings, Galas, & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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River Room Historic Event VenueNEW TO LAZO
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Rocket Science EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Rosetree EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Rosewood Events and WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Rustic EleganceNEW TO LAZO
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SerceNEW TO LAZO
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Sixpence EventsNEW TO LAZO
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St. Paul Event CenterNEW TO LAZO
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Stacyhill CompanyNEW TO LAZO
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Style-Architects WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Summit Manor Reception HouseNEW TO LAZO
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The Little Wedding Co.NEW TO LAZO
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The LowlandsNEW TO LAZO
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The LuminareNEW TO LAZO
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The Neu Neu | Wedding and Event VenueNEW TO LAZO
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The Van Dusen MansionNEW TO LAZO
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The WhimNEW TO LAZO
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TST Creative Catering Ideal HallNEW TO LAZO
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Twin Cities Wedding & Event ProfessionalsNEW TO LAZO
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Urban Daisy EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Watson BlockNEW TO LAZO
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Wedding Day SparklersNEW TO LAZO
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Weddings by KassidiNEW TO LAZO
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Weddings Your Way Floral & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Whitney James Event + DesignNEW TO LAZO
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With Love Event Planning LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Y&I Events LLCNEW TO LAZO
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yes& planningNEW TO LAZO
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Zoey's Event PlanningNEW TO LAZO
Wedding Planners in Minneapolis: questions couples ask
When is wedding season in Minneapolis?
Peak season in Minneapolis runs June to September. June through September is the main season; winters are severe, so off-season weddings are indoors.
How far ahead should we book a wedding planner in Minneapolis?
Plan on 12-18 months out for a peak-season Saturday. A wedding planner can only take one wedding a day, so popular dates go first.
How much does a wedding planner cost in Minneapolis?
Most couples spend $800-$4,500+. Lazo does not yet hold verified booking prices for Minneapolis, so treat this as a national range and ask each wedding planner for their packages.
What time is sunset for an August wedding in Minneapolis?
Around 8:19 PM on August 15, with golden hour from about 7:39 PM. For portraits in that light, a ceremony near 5:34 PM works.
How do we get a marriage license in Minnesota?
Apply with the county (local registrar). The fee is $115 and there is no waiting period. The license is valid for 180 days, and you need 2 witnesses.
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