TOP 10 REASONS
TO HIRE A WEDDING PLANNER
10. PAPER-PUSHER
Planning a wedding is not always as fun as it sounds. Much of it involves coordinating back-and-forth correspondence that (trust me) you want nothing to do with. Your wedding planner will make sure all the contracts, estimates, invoices, and payments get signed and delivered to the right place at the right time.
9. DECISION-MAKER
Planning a wedding involves a lot of decision-making. And with so many details to choose between, you’ll need to do it as quickly as possible in order to get keep the process moving along in a timely manner. When you and your groom find yourselves struggling to make up your mind (and you will), you’ll be thankful for someone to help you weigh the pros and cons.
8. ETIQUETTE EXPERT
Etiquette is a huge part of any wedding, but especially traditional ones. Your wedding planner has the knowledge and experience to advise you and your family on everything from addressing invitations to DEALING WITH UNINVITED GUESTS.
7. CONFLICT-BUFFER
Weddings make everyone go a little crazy – it’s just a fact. It’s your wedding planner’s job to help avoid unnecessary conflicts by minimizing stress for you and your family. But if you and your mom do get into a spat over table linens (sounds crazy – is not), she’ll know just what to say to smooth things over.
6. CRISIS-AVERTER
The last thing you want to hear about on your big day is a vendor who’s running late – so delegate the disaster to your wedding planner. She’s a pro at solving last-minute problems without panicking, and you can bet she’ll have a back-up plan in place just in case.
5. BUDGET ADVISOR
Many people think hiring a wedding planner is only for couples who have tons of money to spend on their big day. It’s just not true! Budget brides can benefit from hiring one, too. Making the investment to enlist someone’s help will actually save you money in the long run, because they know where the deals are (or how to get them).
Your wedding planner will also be able to help you manage your budget – she’ll advise you on what percentage of it you should expect to spend where, and ensure you spend your money exactly where you want to (i.e., more on the band than on the photographer, if that’s your thing).
4. CREATIVE DESIGNER
By the time you’ve hired a wedding planner, chances are you’ll have a theme in mind and a good idea of what colors you want to incorporate. But it’s your wedding planner’s job to offer creative ideas and inspiration that will take it to the next level. She’ll come up with options you hadn’t thought of or didn’t even know existed, ensuring your personality is infused into every detail (and there will be many, many details).
3. VENDOR-SCHMOOZER
Your wedding planner has relationships with tons of vendors, which gives her the advantage of knowing which are amazing and which are terrible. She’ll be able to recommend the ones who are right for your budget and will take great care in making sure your vision is executed just as you imagined.
And it’s her responsibility to deal with vendors for all the not-so-fun stuff – like contract negotiation, appointment scheduling, and payment delivery – so you can just show up and look at all the pretty flower mock-ups!
2. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER
Planning a wedding requires organizational skills that surpass even that of the overachiever you went to high school with – whom you always suspected had mild OCD. Your wedding planner will have a plan in place every step of the way, documented in the form of checklists, appointment schedules, itineraries, and minute-by-minute timelines. They’re probably color-coded, too.
1. SANITY-SAVER
Most importantly, hiring a wedding planner will avoid a ridiculous amount of stress. The process of planning your wedding should be fun and enjoyable, and it most certainly won’t be if you’re left managing the logistics. You probably do enough of that in your job.
On the morning of your wedding day, you should be relaxing with your bridesmaids, sipping champagne, and thinking about just one thing: marrying your best friend.
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