Wedding Planner Price Calculator

How much is a month-of coordinator?

Short answer: month-of wedding coordinators typically cost $1,200 to $3,500 nationally, with a median around $2,000. The tier slots between day-of (median ~$1,500) and partial planning (median ~$3,200) — you're paying for an earlier handoff (4–6 weeks instead of 2–3), more vendor-confirmation work, and a from-scratch timeline, while stopping short of the design and sourcing scope that defines partial. The calculator below returns the exact range for your metro and guest count — the day-of tier is pre-selected since month-of is the same product class with extra hours on top.

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What "month-of" means — and how it differs from day-of

The wedding industry uses "day-of" and "month-of" interchangeably on roughly half of all coordinator websites, which makes pricing them confusing. The cleanest distinction in our 36-metro dataset: day-of is a 2–3-week handoff focused on executing a timeline you've already built, with maybe 25–35 hours of total engagement; month-of is a 4–6-week handoff that builds the timeline from scratch, owns vendor confirmations end-to-end, and runs roughly 35–55 hours total. Same wedding-day deliverable, more pre-event prep. In Portland, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest, planners default to "month-of" language for both — read the scope document, not the title, when comparing quotes.

Why couples upgrade from day-of to month-of: the pre-wedding window is when most coordination problems actually originate. Vendors fall out of communication, deliveries get misscheduled, the venue's setup window gets squeezed by the cocktail-hour decision the caterer surfaced four weeks ago. A day-of coordinator inherits these problems with two weeks to fix them. A month-of coordinator is in the chain when they happen, which is why the $300–$700 price difference between the two tiers is one of the higher-leverage upgrades on the list.

What's included at the month-of tier

Standard month-of scope across the planners in our dataset:

Total hours run 35–55, with 8–12 of those on the wedding day itself. A second on-site assistant is typically added for weddings over 150 guests, which is what drives the upper end of the $1,200–$3,500 band.

What's NOT included — and why this matters

Month-of does not include vendor sourcing, design direction, budget creation, or contract negotiation on new bookings. The tier assumes every vendor is already locked and contracted before the handoff begins. If you still need a florist, DJ, or rental package booked, you want partial planning ($1,500–$6,000) — not a month-of coordinator stretching scope. Month-of is also the wrong tier if your venue isn't booked or you want help shaping the design aesthetic; that's full-service ($3,500–$15,000+). For a side-by-side comparison of all three planning tiers, the wedding planner cost calculator lets you toggle between them on the same metro and guest count. For the tier-agnostic explainer of what "coordinator" means in any given quote, see how much is a wedding coordinator. For the headline 2026 number across all three tiers, see how much do wedding planners cost. And if you're weighing month-of against the cheaper day-of variant, the comparison is laid out in detail on day-of coordinator cost.

How metro and guest count shift the price

Metro is the biggest single driver. A month-of coordinator in Salt Lake City or Buffalo can start near $700; the same tier in Washington DC or Boston typically starts around $2,800 and reaches $5,500 on the upper end. Major metros (NYC, SF Bay Area, LA) routinely run $3,000–$6,500 for month-of with under-150 guests. Guest count applies the same multiplier as day-of and partial: 0.85× under 75, 1.00× at 75–150, 1.20× at 150–250, 1.40× at 250+. A 200-guest month-of engagement in DC at the ceiling is $5,500 × 1.20 = $6,600 — and at that band you should also price-check entry-level partial planning, which often comes in lower. For a state-level view of how your market compares, see wedding planner prices by state. Before signing, expect a 25–50% retainer at signing — see wedding planner deposit for what's typical. The calculator below gives you the specific number — the day-of tier is pre-selected (month-of pricing maps to the day-of band plus a $300–$700 premium for the extra weeks).

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The three planning tiers, side-by-side

Month-of sits in the day-of column structurally — same wedding-day deliverable, just an earlier handoff and more pre-event prep. If you need any vendor sourcing or design direction, you've already moved into partial.

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              Frequently asked questions

              How much is a month-of coordinator?

              Month-of wedding coordinators typically cost $1,200 to $3,500 nationally, with a median around $2,000. The tier sits between day-of (median ~$1,500) and partial planning (median ~$3,200) — you're paying for an earlier handoff, more vendor confirmation work, and a more carefully-built timeline, but stopping short of partial-planning's design and sourcing scope.

              What's the difference between month-of and day-of coordination?

              Month-of coordination starts the handoff 4–6 weeks out instead of 2–3, includes more vendor confirmation calls, and usually builds the timeline from scratch rather than reviewing one you've drafted. Many planners (especially in Portland, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest) use the terms interchangeably, but priced separately, month-of typically runs $300–$700 above the same planner's day-of package.

              What's NOT included at the month-of tier?

              Month-of does not include vendor sourcing, design or aesthetic direction, budget management, or contract negotiation. If you still need florist, DJ, or rentals booked — that's partial planning ($1,500–$6,000), not a month-of upsell. Month-of assumes every vendor is already locked and contracted.

              When should I hire a month-of coordinator instead of day-of or partial?

              Pick month-of when every vendor is booked but you haven't built the timeline, you want vendor confirmation calls handled, and you're 4–8 weeks out. Pick day-of if you've already drafted the timeline and are under 4 weeks out. Pick partial if any vendor (florist, photographer, DJ) is still unbooked — month-of cannot absorb sourcing work.