The thinking behind Élan
Planning expertise. Space to make it yours.
Founded by Anique Barnes, a wedding planner certified through Penn Foster and practicing since 2016, Élan grounds its guidance in real wedding-planning expertise—not generic AI advice. Its purpose is simple: help couples understand the next decision, not just collect another list of things to do.
More than a checklist
Wedding Intelligence begins with your date, budget, priorities, and preferences. Your Wedding Desk connects tasks, documents, people, and decisions so you can understand the work in context.
Technology supports your judgment
Concierge offers AI-assisted guidance using the wedding context available to it. You review extracted dates and decide which recommendations to act on. AI can make mistakes; it is not a substitute for legal advice, a signed vendor agreement, or wedding-day coordination.
Human review is a distinct service
White Glove adds setup assistance and a human-reviewed Personal Planning Review. It is not ongoing full-service planning or an on-site coordinator.
Try the approach before creating an account
The public sample uses a fictional wedding and temporary choices. It is free to explore without signing up; it does not create a paid wedding or transfer your answers automatically.