Just Marry!: Orlando Wedding Planning Made Personal
Choosing an Orlando wedding planner is about more than timelines and contracts. You are choosing the team you will trust with the decisions, people, and unexpected moments surrounding your wedding.
For couples planning in Central Florida, Just Marry! brings decades of local experience to that relationship. The woman-owned company has planned Orlando celebrations since 1992, offering everything from full-service planning to all-inclusive packages, elopements, micro weddings, and destination support.
We spoke with Danielle Palmer, president of Just Marry!, about how the company helps couples choose the right kind of support, plan from a distance, find a venue that fits, and stay present when plans change.
Just Marry! At A Glance
- Business: Just Marry!
- Category: Wedding planning and coordination
- Based in: Orlando, Florida
- Established: 1992
- Service area: Orlando and Central Florida, with destination planning available
- Best for: Couples who want flexible professional support, local venue and vendor knowledge, destination-wedding guidance, or a simplified all-inclusive experience
- Services: Full-service planning, partial planning, day-of coordination, all-inclusive wedding packages, elopements, small and micro weddings, Indian weddings, vow renewals, Disney wedding planning, proposal planning, and travel and honeymoon support
- Pricing: Varies by planning service and celebration. Sample package pricing and inclusions are on the their website.
- Interviewed for this feature: Danielle Palmer
- Website: justmarry.com
Meet Just Marry!, An Orlando Wedding Planner Team
Founded by Susan Southerland, Just Marry! grew from a one-woman business into a team of Orlando wedding planners and coordinators. The company pioneered all-inclusive Orlando wedding packages and has spent more than 30 years building local relationships.
That history matters, but longevity alone is not the heart of the experience Danielle described. The team’s approach begins with the couple rather than a preset version of what a wedding should look like.
“We approach each couple’s planning with the mindset of wanting to help bring their vision from idea to reality,” Danielle shared.
To understand that vision, the team asks questions that go deeper than colors, décor, or a saved inspiration board. How does the couple want to feel on the wedding day? What should their guests remember? Which parts of the celebration matter most to them?
Those answers help the planner make decisions that feel connected instead of simply checking tasks off a list. The goal is a planning process that feels fun and manageable, followed by a wedding day the couple can actually experience.
How can an Orlando wedding planner help couples choose the right service?
Wedding-planning support is not one-size-fits-all. Some couples want a professional beside them from the earliest decisions. Others have already booked several vendors and need help organizing what remains. A couple planning a destination elopement may want one streamlined package rather than managing multiple contracts from home.
Danielle explained that the first step is listening—not only to what couples want, but also to what they are worried about.
The team talks through the couple’s schedule, planning capacity, priorities, and concerns before recommending full-service planning, partial planning, coordination, an all-inclusive package, or a smaller wedding option.
For example, a couple balancing a new home, school, and work may not have the capacity to manage an entire wedding plan. Full-service planning can remove much of that workload.
Another couple may be visiting Orlando for vacation and heading to the theme parks after a simple ceremony. An all-inclusive, elopement, or micro-wedding option can keep the experience streamlined.
“Our goal is to find the right planning service that fits our couples’ needs while educating them on why that service will be most beneficial to them,” Danielle said.
A useful consultation should clarify what the couple will manage, what the planning team will handle, and where professional support will have the greatest impact.
Why hire an Orlando wedding planner for a destination wedding?
Planning from another state or country can complicate every decision. Couples may be comparing unseen venues, hiring professionals remotely, and learning Florida marriage-license requirements.
This is where an experienced local planning team becomes especially valuable.
Just Marry! can help couples build a vendor team using trusted, insured professionals who know the selected venue. That can reduce hours spent reading reviews, sending inquiries, comparing responses, and keeping up with separate contracts.
The team also helps couples understand practical Florida requirements, including how to obtain a marriage license, and provides reminders about decisions or tasks that should be completed throughout the planning process.
Danielle’s reassurance for destination couples is simple: they do not have to figure out every local detail alone.
“Planning from a distance can be intimidating, but we strive to make things easy and seamless for our couples,” she shared.
Destination couples should ask how venue tours, vendor recommendations, contracts, meetings, and arrival-week support are handled. Clear expectations make the distance feel far less significant.
How can an Orlando wedding planner help couples compare venues?
Central Florida offers gardens, resorts, waterfront locations, estates, restaurants, and spaces near Disney and Universal. The variety is exciting, but the search can feel endless.
Beautiful photographs are a useful starting point. They do not reveal everything a couple needs to know about how a venue will support their priorities, guests, or wedding-day logistics.
An experienced Orlando wedding planner can help couples look beyond beautiful photos and compare how each property supports their guests, timeline, vendors, and priorities.
Because Just Marry! works with venues throughout Central Florida, its planners understand more than how the spaces appear online. They know the properties, available settings, guest amenities, common event flows, and the kinds of celebrations each location can support.
Danielle said the team begins by discussing what matters most to the couple. If photography is a high priority, they can suggest venues with strong portrait locations and enough visual variety for the story of the day. If the guest experience matters most, they may recommend a resort where loved ones can stay, gather, dine, and enjoy an entire wedding weekend without navigating multiple properties.
That is the difference between searching for the prettiest venue and searching for the right venue. The best choice supports the couple’s vision while also working for their timeline, priorities, vendors, and guests.
What does an Orlando wedding planner handle behind the scenes?
Florida weather has a way of reminding wedding teams that a strong plan must also be flexible. Rain, wind, heat, vendor delays, missing personal items, and last-minute timeline changes can happen even when everyone prepared carefully.
A planner’s value in those moments is not making the unexpected disappear. It is helping the team respond without allowing the problem to become the couple’s entire wedding-day experience.
Danielle described the behind-the-scenes work as brainstorming and finding solutions that still serve the couple. If weather requires an indoor backup, the planning team may coordinate with the venue and vendors to move décor, adjust the ceremony layout, update the timeline, communicate changes, and help the photography team adapt lighting or portrait locations.
The couple and guests may only see the finished version. Behind it is a group of professionals making quick decisions together.
“We want to make sure that when something comes up the couple didn’t expect, it’s still beautiful and fits their overall vision,” Danielle explained.
Compatibility across the vendor team matters. When the planner, venue, photographer, and other professionals communicate well, changes can feel calm rather than chaotic.
What do couples remember most about their wedding day?
After the planning documents are closed and the décor has been packed away, couples tend to remember how the day felt.
Jordan hears from couples who remember feeling calm because they knew the Just Marry! team was handling the details. That calm gave them space to experience the moments they had spent months imagining: seeing one another at the ceremony, tasting the meal or cake, looking around the reception at the people they love, and dancing without watching the clock.
Those memories are a helpful guide during planning. When a decision becomes overwhelming, couples can return to a few grounding questions: Will this meaningfully affect how we or our guests experience the day? Does it reflect what matters to us? Is it worth the time, attention, or investment it requires?
A well-planned wedding is not one where every second feels controlled. It is one where the structure is strong enough for the couple to be fully present inside it.
Practical Takeaways For Couples
Before contacting an Orlando wedding planner, it helps to have a few honest conversations together:
- Identify the parts of planning you are excited to handle and the parts you already dread.
- Consider how much time you can realistically give the process each week.
- Decide which two or three elements matter most to your experience.
- Share any wedding-day situations you are especially worried about.
- Think about what your guests will need, particularly if they are traveling.
- Ask each planner exactly where their responsibilities begin and end.
- Choose someone whose communication style makes you feel informed and comfortable.
You do not need to have the wedding figured out before asking for help. A good planner should help turn incomplete ideas into clear next steps.
Frequently Asked Questions About Just Marry!
What wedding-planning services does Just Marry! offer?
Just Marry! offers full-service wedding planning, partial planning, day-of coordination, all-inclusive packages, elopements, small and micro weddings, Indian wedding planning, vow renewals, Disney wedding services, proposal planning, and travel and honeymoon support. Couples should confirm the current service menu and inclusions directly with the team.
Can Just Marry! help with an Orlando destination wedding?
Yes. The team works with couples planning from outside Central Florida and can help with local venue guidance, vendor recommendations, contracts, planning reminders, Florida marriage-license guidance, and wedding-day coordination.
Does Just Marry! help couples select venues and vendors?
Yes. Its planners use the couple’s priorities to narrow venue choices and can help assemble a team of trusted, insured wedding professionals who are familiar with the selected property.
Are all-inclusive packages only for elopements?
No. Just Marry! offers package options for intimate ceremonies as well as more involved celebrations. Package inclusions and venue fees vary, so couples should review the current options and speak with a planner about the best fit.
Nova Imagery’s Perspective
As an Orlando wedding photography team, we see how thoughtful planning affects more than the schedule. It creates space for real reactions, unhurried portraits, family time, and the unexpected moments couples could never have planned.
We also appreciate planners who consider photography while protecting the experience of the day. A realistic timeline, a workable rain plan, and clear communication across the vendor team help us create strong photographs without making the wedding feel like a production.
Jordan’s answers reflect that same priority: build the right support around the couple so they can be present for what matters.
Explore Just Marry!
Couples looking for an experienced Orlando wedding planner can explore Just Marry!’s planning services, review its current wedding-package options, or connect with the team through Just Marry!’s website.
The right level of planning support will look different for every couple. What matters is choosing a team that understands your priorities, communicates clearly, and gives you the confidence to experience the wedding instead of managing it.
