Four years ago, I had my wedding at SOG. We used an outside wedding coordinator and worked closely with the SOG staff. You don't need an outside planner, but it did make things easier, especially finding flowers, DJ, officiant, photographer, etc... I can't say enough about SOG. You probably already know it is a beautiful hotel. The food is incredible. I have never had banquet food like that before. You can't beat the price either! Please let me know if you have any questions.