<human>: Hi ladies (and fellow gentlemen)! 

FW and I really started cracking down on starting the planning process for our (June 2017) wedding this weekend, and although we felt like we made some real progress (met with some wedding planners/day-of advisors), we are at a little bit of a loss of where to start with all the vendors: rental services, caterers, photographers, DJs, etc.

Our wedding will be in the (south) San Francisco Bay Area, and we've found that a lot of vendors don't have prices posted on their websites. I'm sure that's because they want you to call and negotiate a deal with them, but do any of you Bay Area wedditors have a breakdown of what vendors you've used, with a price range of each, and whether you felt you got a good deal (not to be too nosy!)? Our entire budget is around $15,000-20,000. We're getting married in my parents' backyard, so not worried about venue.

Also, how did you pick a planner/day-of coordinator? One of the ones we met was very friendly, and seemed more personable; the other was a little more serious and down to business (though still friendly enough). Would you say it's more important to work with someone you get along with, or someone who will get the job done?

Finally, some rental services/caterers we looked at seem to have a day-of coordinator as part of their package. Is this helpful to keep it all organized, or does it make sense to hire our own separately?

Any thoughts, advice, PRICES would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Condense the text into a few key points
<bot>: Getting started planning in south Bay Area, trying to figure out reasonable prices for vendors; what is a good deal? Also, general wedding planner/day-of coordinator advice.