Your wedding is one of the most important and memorable days of your life and it is essential to get it right. The pressure of planning a wedding can put immense amounts of pressure on a couple who should just be looking forward to their big day.
Planning a wedding is also a monumental task. If you are not used to planning large-scale events, it can be easy to forget something, which will just result in stress further down the line.
This is why you should absolutely hire a wedding planner. It isn’t their first wedding or their last which means they have resources, contacts and experience a first time planner just won’t have.
Let them do all the hard work and save yourself hours of time. The average wedding takes over 250 hours to plan and there is no way someone should do that alone.
Event Coordination
Organizing a wedding can feel like juggling knives that are on fire. There are so many variables and different people you need to be in contact with at all time.
Trying to take care of this and get ready for your big day is a total nightmare and one that can be avoided. This is where a wedding planner steps in.
We’ve all seen the wedding planner in a movie running around with a clipboard and sometimes that is what it takes to get everything organized. They will be in charge of contacting the venue, photographer, cake store, decorations company etc.
Not only will your planner be used to planning such a multifaceted event, you might even find they have extra sway when booking things. A good planner might be able to get you into a private venue because it will want their repeat business.
Decision Making
One of the worst parts of planning a wedding is making what seems like endless decisions. A good wedding planner can help give you their professional opinion and consider factors you may have never thought of.
They will be able to give you advice based on their experience or if you prefer, they can make all the decisions for you.
That’s not to say it will be their wedding – they will inform you every step of the way so you can just sit back and get excited for the big day.
Managing Crisis
There will always be a crisis in the lead up to a wedding and it is down to planning and fate to decide how big that crisis is. What if your catering company got the dates confused and now all your guests will go hungry?
Instead of having to deal with that stress the night before your wedding, the planner will step in and deal with it all for you. They will manage the crisis and come back to you with a satisfactory resolution, no matter how long that takes.
They will also deal with small problems as it is all part of the job. When you have a good wedding planner, you will be able to turn to them about anything.
Financial Planner
It’s no secret that weddings are expensive. Many people save for years just to be able to organize one.
Once you’ve saved all that money, the last thing you want to do is waste it on an ill-advised purchase. This is where a wedding planner can help.
You will provide them with a budget and they will work within those parameters. Every time a cost goes up, they will inform you so you can sign off on it.
Not only will they plan your wedding – they will save your bank account.