Birdie, Beloved

What You’ll Love About Working with Birdie, Beloved For Your Melbourne Wedding:

• Calm support when it counts. Katie helps manage the details and keeps things moving, so you can feel supported before and during your wedding day.
• Clear planning from start to finish. Birdie, Beloved creates detailed timelines, run sheets, and supplier plans, helping everyone know where they need to be and when.
• A personal approach. They work with a small number of couples each year, giving your wedding the time, care, and attention it deserves.

Wedding planning can take a lot of time, energy, and headspace. Birdie, Beloved helps make the process feel clearer and more manageable. Whether you have planned most of the day already or you want support from the very beginning, they bring steady guidance, clear systems, and a caring approach to your celebration.

Founded by Katie Yates-Burgess, Birdie, Beloved brings together project management skills, a calm presence, and a strong eye for detail. Katie’s background as a yoga teacher also shapes the way she works. You can expect a planning process that feels organised, thoughtful, and personal, with every choice guided by what matters most to you as a couple.

Highlights of Working with Birdie, Beloved:

• Melbourne wedding planning studio
• Friendly and inclusive service
• On the day coordination
• Partial planning packages
• Full planning packages
• Supplier sourcing and liaison
• Budget tracking support
• Styling direction and mood boards
• Destination wedding support
• Access priced packages available

Packages and Services

On the Day Coordination, from $2,200
This package is for couples who have planned their wedding and want someone to manage the day. Birdie, Beloved takes over the final details so you can arrive feeling ready, not rushed.

This package includes a handover meeting four to six weeks before your wedding, full supplier briefing and liaison, a detailed run sheet, two weeks of supplier management before the wedding, and full coordination from setup to send off. Pricing depends on guest numbers and the level of detail involved.

Partial Planning, from $4,500
This package is for couples who have booked a venue and have a clear idea of the day, but still want help bringing everything together. Birdie, Beloved helps with suppliers, planning details, timelines, and styling direction.

This package includes up to three planning sessions, supplier recommendations and introductions, budget tracking, contract review, timeline and run sheet creation, styling direction, a mood board, three to four months of email support, and everything included in the On the Day Coordination package. Pricing depends on guest numbers and the level of detail involved.

Full Planning, from $7,500
This package is for couples who want support from the start. Birdie, Beloved helps plan the full wedding, from finding a venue to managing suppliers, budgets, styling, and final details.

This package includes venue search and shortlisting, full supplier sourcing and management, budget creation and tracking, styling and design direction, fortnightly planning check-ins, rehearsal attendance, unlimited email support, and everything included in the On the Day Coordination and Partial Planning packages. Pricing depends on guest numbers and the level of detail involved.

Add-ons and Additional Services

• Prop and décor hire, from $180 per styled table
• Wedding website design, from $300
• Express planning consultations, $200 per session
• Destination weddings, from $600 per travel day

Birdie, Beloved also offers a small number of access-priced packages each year for couples who would find the standard fees a genuine barrier. These packages include the same care, detail, and support, with adjusted pricing.