About this vendor
Hi, I’m Cindy, queer feminist wedding planner and secular officiant. My team and I help LGBTQ+ and our allies create meaningful, modern weddings without all the stress! We're based in Seattle with travel available throughout the Pacific Northwest.
We offer a wide range of wedding planning services from wedding planning subscriptions for DIY-ers to our signature wedding management package to full-service, start-to-finish wedding planning and design, plus a la carte options you can mix and match. If you want to plan with us, we’ve got something that will fit your needs and your budget. And with modern technology, we do most of our planning virtually, which means that no matter where you are, we can help! And we're happy to collaborate with your local planner to handoff all the details for a smooth wedding weekend.
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Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
- Wedding Design
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
- Bachelorette Party
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Hire them immediately. Cindy and her team took such good care of us, worked with our budget, and they empowered us to make sure our wedding was about us, our vibe, and not what other people "usually" do or what's on trend right now or whatever. They also helped us so much with some pre-wedding design as well, which was so helpful because this is very much not our skillset and we needed help reining in our ideas (our Pinterest board was a smorgasbord of everything ever). This support helped us book additional amazing vendors, and I can't say enough good things about the Aisle Less Traveled team! Hire them ASAP!
Cindy did an absolutely INCREDIBLE job as our officiant! She was an absolute pleasure to work with, she took the time to get to know us and make the ceremony meaningful and personal, and when it looked like the weather might make it dangerous to actually get to our wedding she went above and beyond in making sure there were other options in place (thankfully a precaution that wound up not being needed!). The ceremony itself was just beautiful, and all we heard from guests was what a joyous celebration it was. Can’t recommend her highly enough!
I wish there were 10 stars! When planning my wedding, Cindy found me an amazing, affordable photographer. I was convinced there would be no such thing as an affordable photobooth so I was prepared to try to do it on my own. Cindy did some exploring and found a guy who got pics of all of our guests and arranged them all for us in a book. The whole event was seamless, our guests (and we!) had a blast, Cindy approached everything with kindness and a healthy sense of humor... I would work with her again in a heartbeat.
We used Cindy's Choose Your Own Wedding Subscription service to plan our wedding, and it gave us a really strong foundation to imagine the wedding we wanted and could afford. Many of our original plans were disrupted by COVID, and the resources she created (the budget spreadsheet, the Facebook community & monthly calls, and the manifesto) were invaluable in helping us re-frame and re-plan the event under new circumstances. Cindy is a delight to work with, a real cheerleader for the unique wedding YOU want to have, responsive, professional, and full of deep knowledge and helpful hints.
Working with Cindy was an amazing experience! She helped us plan every step of the way and was there the day-of to make sure everything ran smoothly. She always took the time to answer any and all of our questions and really helped us figure out how we envisioned our day and what we wanted out of this celebration. We had regular video or phone conferences during the planning process, and her check-lists and charts kept everything we needed in one tidy space. She acted as a point of contact during the wedding ceremony and reception, and kept a calm professional demeanor throughout all of the craziness! Cindy helped make the day everything we wanted and ensured that we had a blast celebrating with our loved ones! We couldn't be happier with our experience!!
Truly made the whole process smooth and worry-free. There simply was nothing I had to worry about the entire day, and so we could just enjoy ourselves and be in the moment.
Cindy was the best. We hired her for day of coordination - which means she started talking to me weeks in advance and served as a backup for anything I needed. Then at our rehearsal, we blissfully handed everything into her very capable hands - and could be fully in the moment. She skillfully wrangled our wedding party (which ranged in age from 5 to 16 years old), handed on site people and guided my family so smoothly they didn't even know they were guided - all while being firmly invested in us being who we were to have our best possible day. I still think it was the smartest money we spent.
Cindy was fantastic to work with, she had so many resources and she helped guide us through the maze of cultural and family expectations. She would often very helpfully say, "All you need to get married is the two of you and license, the rest is bonus." That was so incredibly freeing. Also, she was amazing at balancing there very different planning styles my partner and I have so that we both felt confident along the way.
One more note, we had some unexpected events on our wedding day that could have spoiled things. Cindy calmly and expertly handled the situation, all while ensuring that we still got to enjoy the party. I wouldn't wish anything to go wrong on your wedding day, but if it does, you want someone like Cindy to have your back.
Cindy saved the day at our wedding, over and over and over again.
We got married in 2012 and I still remember moments that she managed to swoop in and make magic happen. Most notably, when an aunt we hadn't invited to our wedding showed up unannounced, Cindy seamlessly added a place setting at the right table, and welcomed the aunt like she was supposed to be there. If only we had managed to update the seating chart, the aunt wouldn't have ever known! Thank you, Cindy, for bringing your magic to weddings everywhere!
Also, I want to note that as a straight-presenting queer couple, it was super important to us to have queer-friendly and queer vendors working with us on our celebration. I'm so grateful for radical, awesome people in the wedding space, and Cindy is top of my list!!
Hiring Cindy and Aisle Less Traveled to help coordinate our wedding was the best decision we made and it was totally worth every penny! From the start she helped us to determine the type of wedding we wanted and what aspects were important to US. She helps you to remember that this day is about you and your husband/wife/partner and not about what other people expect or think a wedding should be. Cindy focused on us as a couple, which I really appreciated. The wedding industry tends to be all about the bride and Cindy is a nice deviation from that.
Since both my husband and I are very busy and he travels frequently for work, we knew we needed help finding a venue and selecting vendors. Cindy would present us with 4-5 options for each, we would research those and then select the ones we wanted to meet with. We knew that anyone she suggested would be reputable and it saved us from hours of googling. And, most importantly, she only presented options that would be within our budget.
When we ultimately selected a venue in which you literally had to bring everything (food, music, chairs, flowers, alcohol, plates, etc.) this is when Cindy's help proved to be invaluable. She coordinated every aspect, made sure everyone showed up on time and knew what to do. Throughout the entire day my husband and I could fully enjoy ourselves and we didn't have to worry about anything.
We can't recommend Cindy and Aisle Less Traveled enough. She's the best and truly takes most of the stress out of what many people consider to be a very stressful process.
Hiring Cindy and Aisle Less Traveled to help coordinate our wedding was the best decision we made and it was totally worth every penny! From the start she helped us to determine the type of wedding we wanted and what aspects were important to US. She helps you to remember that this day is about you and your husband/wife/partner and not about what other people expect or think a wedding should be. Cindy focused on us as a couple, which I really appreciated. The wedding industry tends to be all about the bride and Cindy is a nice deviation from that.
Since both my husband and I are very busy and he travels frequently for work, we knew we needed help finding a venue and selecting vendors. Cindy would present us with 4-5 options for each, we would research those and then select the ones we wanted to meet with. We knew that anyone she suggested would be reputable and it saved us from hours of googling. And, most importantly, she only presented options that would be within our budget.
When we ultimately selected a venue in which you literally had to bring everything (food, music, chairs, flowers, alcohol, plates, etc.) this is when Cindy's help proved to be invaluable. She coordinated every aspect, made sure everyone showed up on time and knew what to do. Throughout the entire day my husband and I could fully enjoy ourselves and we didn't have to worry about anything.
We can't recommend Cindy and Aisle Less Traveled enough. She's the best and truly takes most of the stress out of what many people consider to be a very stressful process.
Our wedding could not have happened without Cindy! We are both theatre artists and wanted to celebrate that side of ourselves with performances and events throughout the evening. Cindy not only did an amazing job helping us through all the stress of a regular weddi10/ng but also handled all these extra features incredibly professionally and rolled with all the changes that come up during a live event.
Making Cindy a partner in our wedding planning process was one of the best decisions we made! As soon as we met with her, we felt more relaxed than we had in months. We knew that with her on our team everything would go smoothly. It did, because of her. We know there were some blips outside of our control, there always are, but she handled them and we were able to be present and enjoy the wedding. She even resewed the bustle on my dress in record time while it was on me when we discovered it was too long with my new shoes. She is SUPER organized, down to earth, smart, resourceful, and most importantly keeps you focused on what’s most important to you. Call her. You won’t regret it!
Cindy was an amazing day of coordinator. She handled all the tough stuff so I didn't have to think about it. No detail was too small including helping me change shoes.
The first thing I did after setting a date with our church was to get in touch with Cindy. As a former co-worker, I already knew she was the person we could entrust to run our wedding day the way I would want to do myself. When there were slight blips out of our control (like our florist butting heads with our parish manager or a member of our wedding party forgetting the copy of his speech at home), Cindy smoothed them over, and more importantly, made it so I didn't have to even know about it until it was resolved. That feeling alone was worth it! Hiring Cindy is like having your very own fairy godmother for the day to ensure everything goes according to plan.
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Seattle, Portland, and the greater Pacific Northwest
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