Josey Stafford
Owner and Lead Planner.
I’m a Minneapolis-based wedding planner with 10 seasons under my belt (er, fanny pack), with a penchant for details in all realms of my life. Whether it’s planning my kitchen garden, my daughter’s homeschool curriculum, or our next vacation, I adore a good scheme.
The best weddings are planned well, so that execution is seamless and effortless. Everyone on the same page, happy as can be, working as a team. I love making a good plan.
I believe that if your guests truly feel the love they will reflect that emotion back to you on your wedding day and throughout your marriage. Let’s make them feel cared for from the moment they arrive all the way until that last candle is blown out and the shuttle comes to drive them home.
I believe that in cutting out the excess you can focus on the why of your wedding. You can make your day feel like an extension of your relationship.
I believe in not planning for every moment. Spontaneity yields authenticity.
I believe in soulmates. My husband is mine, without him I couldn’t be who I am, but my daughter made our life complete, she is our heart.
I wedding plan because it makes me happy to make other people happy.
stunning sixpence weddings
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Aaron T Photography
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Aaron T Photography
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Studio KH Photography
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Studio KH Photography
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Jillian Blanc Photography
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Jillian Blanc Photography
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I’m the type of planner who…
…makes you laugh during the most stressful parts of planning your wedding, like when your dad wants his cousins to be included in the guest list
…plans weddings where guests have minimal opportunities to get cranky, like when it’s Minnesota and October and Snowing
…creates calm and conquers chaos, like when the shuttle bus is stuck in traffic or someone knocks over their glass of beer on the guest book table
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you get what you give so give good
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The Scam Goddess Podcast, anything narrated by Ell Potter
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The Minimalists or The Game Changers
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Big Bend or Olympic or Great Smoky Mountains or Zion or Saguaro or…
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No social media, no subscription services, no mascara, no heels, no nails. Bamboo toothbrush and q-tips, cork wallet, metal razor, household compost. Zero waste household products, bulk aisle grains and such, reusable bags. Plant based diet.
Hannah & RJ
“Josey single handedly changed Hannah’s mind about day-of coordinators. Our wedding would not have been possible, let alone as beautiful and fun and joyful as it was, without her guidance and support. She kept us grounded through the process, and we always left our meetings with her feeling calm and ready for the next steps."
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Over “weekend” zoom calls and succinct emails, I’ll push you through your planning process. Together we will navigate what I’ve seen to be the most stressful bits of planning. Using gentle sarcasm and a tiny bit of couples therapy-ing, I’ll lend you my expertise so you can check off all your to dos.
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Using the almighty Aisle Planner (read: a beautiful, online, wedding planning platform) and accompanied by our robust, task-oriented, tangent-laden meetings; we will get organized, stay organized, and likely impress the shit out of guests and vendors alike with our organizational skills.
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I vow to attend your wedding with a happy face. I vow to be there for you, to straighten your boutonnière, to strap your shoes when you can’t find your feet under your mountainous skirting. I vow to remind you to eat, to hydrate you, to hold your hand and hop up and down with you when you’re so nervous-excited you could barf. I vow to be kind to your mother, your sister and your mother’s sister, no matter how bossy they are, even if they are barely holding their own shit together. Cue the Friends theme song.
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I recently received a compliment from a wedding guest, “she's very friendly but also on top of it and I feel like it's hard to find someone who can do both."
I believe in conscious competence, efficiency both online and in person, and that teamwork makes the dreamwork.
