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Wedding Planning, Simplified

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Plan your wedding with confidence—without the cost of a full-service planner.

Planner-level guidance, simple tools, and expert support to help you stay organized, avoid becoming overwhelmed, and actually enjoy the process.

Checklists • Timelines • Guides • 1:1 Support

Why The Wedding Prep Co.

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There’s a big gap between full-service wedding planning and figuring everything out on your own. The Wedding Prep Co. bridges that gap.

Everything I create is based on real wedding-day experience—not generic advice. My goal is to help you avoid common mistakes, feel prepared, and walk into your wedding day confident that everything is handled.

Our Services

Discover how we can bring your dream wedding to life through a seamless process. From the initial consultation to the big day, we handle every detail with precision and care.

FREE Downloads

A little guidance to get you started.

A thoughtfully designed, complimentary guide to help you plan intentionally and confidently from day one.

GUIDES & TEmpLATES

Because you shouldn’t have to guess your way through planning.

Simple, practical resources designed to keep you on track:

- Master wedding planning checklists

- Editable wedding day timelines

- Vendor hiring guides & question lists

- Budget templates & trackers

- Delegation and responsibility worksheets

Organization sessions

Think of it as having a planner in your corner—when you need it.

Need personalized guidance? I offer virtual one-on-one sessions where we can:

- Review your timeline or checklist

- Talk through logistics and flow

- Troubleshoot problem areas

- Answer the questions you’re not sure who to ask

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Love Notes

Words from Couples
Grace & Matt

"At every meeting leading up to the wedding she would review a checklist of things that need to be completed and would brings details to my attention I had never thought about!"

Rose & Dakota

"McKinley was made for this!! I cannot say enough how thankful I am to have had McKinley throughout the wedding planning process."

Brigitte & Nick

"With me getting married in Southern Illinois, I still felt like McKinley was with me through the whole process. She asked questions I hadn’t thought of and arranged everything seamlessly."

Kelsey & Patrick

"McKinley made sure no details were missed and I could enjoy my daughter's wedding day! She is incredibly organized and very thoughtful regarding what is important to you."

Suzanne & Dalston

"McKinley was so organized through the entire planning process, and our other vendors even commented on how organized and on top of things she was!"

Ashley & Chris

"McKinley was incredible to work with and really was the glue that held this whole thing together. Her support and ability to calm any anxiety me or my now wife had really is undervalued."

Amanda & Eric

"Hands down the best thing we did for our wedding was hire McKinley. From day 1, McKinley recognized our vision and our needs, and she helped us shape these into functional plans. She is great at what she does. She has relationships and trust in the vendors she recommends. McKinley learned our personalities and was able to guide us in the ways we both best communicated. Working with McKinley felt like working with a friend. We put full trust in her recommendations, and we could not be happier about that decision."

Jessica & Steve

"McKinley is an absolute pleasure to work with and she REALLY knows her stuff. She is organized, creative, hard working, and was patient with our many questions. She is AMAZING!!! She went above and beyond to make us feel at ease throughout our planning process. She made us feel like we were her only clients...that is how much attention she gives each of her clients.Our wedding was beautiful because of McKinley's vision and dedication to making our day absolutely perfect! We ABSOLUTELY - 100% recommend her to anyone planning a wedding."

Get in Touch

Ready for a little extra guidance? Reach out to schedule your planning session. Fill out the form or email below.

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