Cedarline Barn, Hudson Valley, NY
120 guests · Late September
Priya & Daniel
A 120-guest barn wedding built around her grandmother's lace — we had every table runner and the bridesmaids' dresses custom-dyed to match its exact ivory.
Marlowe & Bloom · Wedding Planning Studio
Weddings, held together beautifully.
Full planning, month-of coordination, and design — for couples who want to actually enjoy their own wedding.
Inquire about your dateThe Studio
One hundred and four weddings. No two alike — on purpose.
Marlowe & Bloom is a two-person planning studio in San Francisco, working in Sonoma, the Hudson Valley, and wherever the wedding actually deserves to happen. We don't sell packages of borrowed ideas. We spend the first month learning how your family argues, what your grandmother's lace looks like in daylight, and which parts of a wedding day you'd happily skip — then we build the plan around that.
- 104
- Weddings planned
- 2014
- Since our first
- 100%
- Days that ended on time
Real Weddings
Six weddings we actually planned.
Every wedding below happened — the venue, the guest count, the problem we solved. Hover any photograph for the details.
Windward Bluff, Marin Coast, CA
78 guests · May
Margaux & Théo
The cliff wind picks up at 4pm every May, without fail — so the ceremony started at 3:15 and the grass arch was anchored with sandbags no guest ever saw.
The Wickersham Library, Boston, MA
45 guests · October
Eleanor & Sam
Forty-five guests, six thousand books, one string quartet. The candle plan was mapped to the fire marshal’s approvals before the first tasting was booked.
Fern Hill Glasshouse, Rhinebeck, NY
95 guests · June
Noor & James
She wanted the greenhouse to feel like a Sicilian supper — so we sourced ninety-five pounds of lemons and every terracotta pot within a sixty-mile radius.
The Ironworks Loft, Chicago, IL
140 guests · December
Harper & Leo
One hundred forty guests, four hundred candles, one freight elevator. The load-in timeline ran eleven pages — and no vendor was still hauling boxes at five.
Hacienda Solana, Santa Fe, NM
110 guests · September
Cami & Rafa
Two families, two languages, one courtyard. We hired a bilingual MC and put his abuela's mole recipe on the menu, plated beside the caterer's.
Services
Three ways we work together.
Every wedding gets the same standard of care. What changes is how much of it you want to carry yourselves.
Investment from $9,500
Full Planning
We take the whole thing — the twelve-to-eighteen-month arc from "we’re engaged" to the last vendor invoice paid.
- Budget architecture & allocation
- Vendor sourcing, negotiation, contracts
- Design direction & all styling decisions
- Timeline, floor plans, logistics
- Rehearsal + full wedding-week management
Investment from $3,200
Month-Of Coordination
You built it; we run it. We pick up the plan eight weeks out so you spend your final month as a fiancée, not a project manager.
- Plan audit & vendor handoffs
- Master timeline built from your details
- Final two weeks fully managed
- Rehearsal direction
- 12-hour day-of coverage, two coordinators
Investment from $4,800
Design Only
For couples with a planner-free budget and an eye they can’t quite trust yet. We design; your venue executes.
- Palette, texture & floral direction
- Custom mood boards & sample kits
- Stationery & signage design
- Tablescape & floor plan design
- Detailed styling guide for your vendors
The Day Itself
Anatomy of a wedding day, hour by hour.
This is roughly how a 3pm ceremony with us actually flows — what you'll be doing, and what we're doing while you do it. Nothing here is improvised on the day; all of it was decided months before.
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9:00am
Getting-ready rooms settle
You: Coffee, robes, your photographer’s first frames.
Us: We’ve already been on-site two hours — florals placed, steamer running, timelines in every vendor’s hand.
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11:30am
First look & portraits
You: See each other before the nerves arrive.
Us: We walk the shot list with the photographer so nothing runs long.
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2:30pm
Guests arrive
You: You’re hidden. They’re handed something cold.
Us: Ceremony doors open, music cues, ushers briefed.
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3:15pm
Ceremony
You: Twenty-two minutes that go by in four.
Us: Someone is holding the rings, the license, and a tissue — all three, on purpose.
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4:00pm
Family photos
You: Smile, repeat.
Us: Hard-capped at 45 minutes with a name-by-name call list. Nobody wanders off.
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5:00pm
Cocktail hour
You: Actually drink a cocktail. Both of you.
Us: Room flip begins behind closed doors; kitchen confirms service timing.
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6:15pm
Dinner is served
You: Sit down. Eat. Look around.
Us: Toasts are queued, the DJ has the timeline, the cake is staged.
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8:00pm
Toasts & cake
You: Say the thing you wrote on the drive over.
Us: Mics live, speeches capped at ten minutes each — gently.
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9:00pm
Dance floor opens
You: You’re gone. As you should be.
Us: Lights shift, late-night snacks hit the kitchen timer, bar tabs confirmed.
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10:30pm
Send-off prep
You: Sparklers? Bubbles? A getaway golf cart?
Us: Lit, lined up, and pointed the right direction before you reappear.
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11:00pm
You leave; we stay
You: Drive away without touching a single box.
Us: We settle every vendor, pack gifts, cards & decor, and text you the all-clear by midnight.
Inquire
Tell us about your date.
We take eighteen weddings a year — no more, so nobody's day gets the leftover version of us. Tell us what you're dreaming up and we'll reply within two business days with availability and a real conversation, not a brochure.
hello@marloweandbloom.com
(415) 555-0182
San Francisco & Sonoma · travel welcome
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