Aisle Less Traveled
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Category: Planner & Officiant
Location: Seattle, WA & USA
Style: bold colorful modern refined organic
Starting Price: $4500 - wedding management, $10k+ full planning, $575-1250 officiating
ABOUT VENDOR
Meet Aisle Less Traveled
At Aisle Less Traveled, we plan unforgettable weddings for fun, modern marriers in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest!
Welcome to the land of bold colors and shameless f-bombs, where queer and offbeat celebrations are the norm and boring weddings can suck it. With a focus on eye-catching design and intentional planning, our team creates one-of-a-kind experiences for our fabulous clients and their guests. Our thoughtful attention to every last detail and genuine care about each couple allow our clients to be fully present throughout their engagement and as they celebrate their marriage.
We specialize in LGBTQ+ and non-traditional weddings for couples who want a meaningful and personal celebration. Whether that means a drag queen MC, a first duel instead of a first dance, or simply throwing out all assumptions and starting from scratch, we are here for all of it.
Our services include full service planning and design, partial planning, wedding management, and officiating. We work with couples at a range of budget levels and bring the same care, creativity, and attention to detail to every celebration.
Aisle Less Traveled was founded in 2011 by Cindy Savage (she/they) as an alternative option in an industry full of patriarchal traditions, antiquated gender roles, and heteronormativity. With a background in design and stage management for live theatre, Cindy brings an artistic eye, a deep love of creative collaboration, and many years of making the show go on, no matter what, to each wedding.
How does Aisle Less Traveled approach weddings?
Part of our slogan is "Weddings Without Rules" — and we mean it! We start by tossing all of the assumptions about what a wedding should be directly into the dumpster where they belong. There is no one-size-fits-all at Aisle Less Traveled — every couple gets a planning experience built around who they actually are and what matters to them. We ask a lot of questions, listen carefully, and advocate fiercely for our clients at every step. We round up a crew of affirming, professional vendors who are genuinely proud to serve our community and enthusiastic about your unique wedding vision. On your wedding day, we handle every moving piece with expert-level precision so you can be fully present and have the best damn time.
What are some traits of your ideal clients?
Our couples are done with the wedding industry's version of what a wedding is supposed to look like. They want something bold, personal, and fun — and they're not afraid to ditch the traditions that don't fit their vibes. They might be LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, atheists; or just deeply allergic to pastel color palettes and curly fonts. They trust us to handle the details, they show up to the fun parts, and they let us do our job. They're kind, enthusiastic, and genuinely excited about creating an awesome experience together.
What are some of your favorite things?
When Cindy isn't planning weddings, you'll probably find her elbow-deep in clay at the pottery studio, going on slow and gentle hikes through the PNW with her spouse and kiddo, or hunting for seals at the Ballard Locks. She's a lifelong theatre kid with an unstoppable urge to make things — pottery, embroidery, quilting, paintings, and dreaming about the furniture she definitely plans to build— someday. She's learning Italian, trying to raise a bilingual baby, and most evenings can be found doing the crossword on her phone while half-watching TV next to her spouse, who is doing the exact same thing. Her perfect day involves good food, getting outdoors, making or consuming some kind of art, snuggling her family, and no alarm clock.
TESTIMONIAL
"As a queer couple, we loved having a planner that didn't make assumptions about which traditions we would be following vs. subverting. Cindy is extremely organized and kept us on track through a steady (but not overwhelming) stream of emails and planning meetings. We were free to focus on the areas of the wedding we cared most about, while the parts where we had fewer opinions were taken care of for us. I want to call out one very special moment that illustrates how Aisle Less Traveled goes above and beyond: on the morning of the wedding, I had the idea to do a visual gag during my vows. Cindy's associate Maddy, who has a background in theater, immediately jumped into action and made the prop for me. It worked perfectly, and created the perfect moment of levity I was looking for during the ceremony."
— Noa & Cat
