There is a question that every couple planning a destination wedding eventually asks, usually around month three of the process, when the initial excitement has faded and the crushing weight of international logistics begins to set in: "Are we managing our wedding planner, or is our wedding planner managing the wedding?" It is a terrifying realization. And it is the exact moment they understand the profound, structural difference between a planner and a director.

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