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Reasons to Hire a Wedding Planner

Wedding Planners Can Save You Money

The wedding planner can help the bride stay within a budget by advising the bride about things she needs and does not need to purchase.? As specialized buyers who have regular relationships with wedding vendors, they often will pass on the discounts.

Wedding Planners Enable the Bride to Spend Time on the parts of Wedding Planning that are Enjoyable for the Bride While Still Keeping Control

There are so many stressful, time-consuming, and annoying parts of wedding planning, for example, price shopping, waiting for responses from vendors, receiving deliveries, and overseeing set-up.? A Wedding Planner provides the guidance, knowledge, and focus which allows the bride to enjoy the day without the stress and worry.

Wedding Planners Can Take the Heat better than a friend or family member

Even if you normally have a great relationship with your BFF, Mom or sister, ?wedding decisions can create disagreement.? By using a Wedding Planner, everyone can enjoy the event. It?s okay to take advice about vendors from people who were recently married, but no one wants to see their Mom, sister or BFF struggling with calling vendors, dealing with mistakes and messes, carrying things to the venue, etc. the day of or before the wedding.? It?s stressful, hard work and takes a lot of time.

Wedding Planners are experienced with getting to know their customers, understanding their vision for the perfect wedding, then executing that plan.? They do not want to force their vision upon the customer.

A timeline constructed by an experienced planner will help create an event that appears to flow effortlessly. Many vendors book multiple events in a weekend and a Wedding Planner can prevent schedule mishaps that can ruin a wedding.? The Wedding Planner will move between the wedding party, the photographer, the DJ and the catering/venue staff to make sure the music is cued, cameras are in position, and members of the wedding party perform their jobs at the right time.

The bride can still create and craft things(DIY) for the wedding to personalize it

A Wedding Planner will encourage DIY projects with family and friends and will have the expertise and experience to guide the bride in her choices. There are many ways to involve others in the process, for example, baking cookies with Grandmother, designing the wedding theme with your Mother or crafting with friends.

A Venue Planner is Not a Wedding Planner

A Venue Planner?s job is to sell the venue, the food, and the layout of the space, and handle logistical matters for the venue, for example, when the food is served. A venue planner will not create a timeline for your whole wedding, help you pick out the stationery, tell you when to cut the cake, or put your bags in the limo. They usually leave right after the meal is served.

A CheckList to Determine if You Need to Hire a Wedding Planner

Hiring a Wedding Planner can save time, aggravation, and even money. If you check one or more on this list you need a Wedding Planner:

__ Are you behind on your checklist and schedule?

__ Do you both work full-time jobs that will prevent you from meeting with vendors on weekdays?

__ Do you lack outside help such as an involved mother-of-the-bride, helpful bridesmaids, or knowledgeable friends?

__ Do you? know many people who can give you reliable vendor recommendations?

__ Are you having a destination wedding?

__ Are there personality conflicts between the couple, their parents, and/or other people in the family?

__ Are you excited to be married, but just thinking about wedding planning fills you with dread?

__ Are you having a very short engagement?

__ Are you having trouble envisioning your wedding?

__ Can you envision your wedding, but have no idea how to make your dreams come true?

__ Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and generally wishing that you had decided to elope?

Day-of-Wedding Coordinators

Wedding Planners often offer a smaller package for ?partial planning? when help is needed with timelines, logistics, design, confirming vendors, and managing the actual wedding day.

A Day-of-Wedding Coordinator prevents bridal stress by being in charge of all the questions, details, and chaos that occurs on the wedding day.? On the wedding day, the bride needs to focus on relaxing as much as possible, getting dressed, and greeting friends and relatives.? Some of the jobs Day-of-Wedding Coordinators can assume are:

? meeting vendors and deliveries, and handling any no-shows

? solving last-minute emergencies

? running the rehearsal

? setting up the ceremony and reception spaces

? making sure that the wedding party is on time and in the right places

? coordinating the reception timeline

? dealing with wedding crashers and unruly guests

? ensuring that the space is left clean and ensuring deposits are refunded

? collecting personal items and wedding gifts and making sure they get are delivered properly

? returning rentals and borrowed items.

A Day-of-Wedding Coordinator should meet with vendors at least a month in advance, and should confirm with vendors at least a few days before the event.

Things to Look For When You Hire a Wedding Planner

-Wedding planners who are easy to contact, responsive to a bride?s needs, and are organized.

-Wedding Planners who recommend vendors who are the best choice for the bride?s wedding style, and are not being paid for recommending vendors.

-Wedding Planners that understand and share the bride?s taste and style, and want the event to be solely a reflection of the couple.

-Have a clear contract with your wedding planner that lists their duties, costs and expenses, and deposits and payment schedules. Make sure there are clauses that spell out how increased duties and costs will be negotiated, and what happens if they fail to meet obligations or you want to cancel the contract.

Some of the Vendors Dream Weddings Recommends:

Amy Herwig, the Proprietress of Party Belles

www.partybelles.com

??Party Belles has taken to providing Day of Coordination much more often than Full Planning as a result of all the wonderful resources brides have today. Our only concern is the brides well being and having her wishes fulfilled. We are there not just to help line up the procession and cue the music, but to make sure all the unexpected details are handled without troubling the bridal party and family. It is an affordable, priceless service providing peace of mind!?

According to Jonnaysa Kirkham?of Planned Perfection

www.plannedperfectionpa.com

here are the four questions most frequently asked by brides:

Wedding Programs, are they necessary?

?A ceremony program is a nice detail to introduce your guests of honor, i.e., bridesmaids/groomsmen, parents of the couple, etc.? It also allows guests to follow along with the order of ceremony events.? If you have a lengthy ceremony with a few readings, songs, etc., and would like your guests to participate, this would be a good way to let them know what?s going on.?

??However, if you have a short ceremony, 15 min or less I would say it is not necessary.? You can introduce your bridal party and parents when it is time to come into the reception.?

?Receiving Line, Do I have to?

??It is essential to formally greet all of your guests.? By saying you will do so at the cocktail hour is fine, but I can almost assure you that you will not get to everyone.? Same is true, with greeting guests at dinner tables.? You get tied up at a table for to long and before you know it is time to cut the cake, do parent dances and then open up the floor for dance time.?

?I always suggest greeting your guests after the ceremony by dismissing row by row.? A quick hello to thank them for coming is all you need.? If you get chatty Kathy simply let her know you will catch up with her at the reception.? This seems to be the quickest and most efficient way to formally say hello to each and every one of your guests.?

Does my Wedding Party have to be even on both sides?

??Most definitely not!? I never advise on asking a bridesmaid or groomsmen to be in your wedding just for the sake of everything looking even.? There are tips and tricks to make the uneven number work when walking down the aisle or into the reception.? You would never want to look back on your wedding day and regret asking an attendant, that you knew in the first place was just a fill in.?

What to do with kids at a reception?

?I believe that if you plan to have children under the age of 7 at a reception that you should plan accordingly.? There is nothing worse than having young children run around on the dance floor, a little to close to the cake, and fearing the worst.? Have age appropriate activities ready for them at their tables, or even better, if budget allows, have a separate room with child care attendants and activities that the children can play with during dinner.? You will be much happier, and in all honesty the kids will be much happier!?

According to Susan Moran of That?s It! Wedding Concepts?www.thatsitweddingconcepts.com

??In today?s world, the vast majority of brides and grooms have demanding full-time careers, making free time a precious commodity.? Add a wedding ? on average, 200-plus hours go into their planning and staging-? and a bride will panic at the daunting task that awaits her.? If you find yourself in such a position, you might want to consider the services of wedding professional to make the process-? and your big day -? efficient, creative and stress-free.?

?After getting to know the engaged couple and their families- and their wedding hopes and dreams ? ?a wedding professional tailors his or her services to best suit the very specific and unique needs of his or her clients.? We will listen and help discover the ?who? that you are as individuals and as a couple and how you wish this to be reflected.? Your priorities-? both what you want included and what you want to be eliminated ? will be heard and honored.?

According to Renee Kopp of Celebrations,

www.celebrationsnow.com

?I have found many brides wait till LATER in their planning process to hire a planner, rather than earlier.? This is actually NOT the best way, nor the order to work with a professional planner.? If ?brides wait until they start to feel overwhelmed and notice symptoms of stress setting in, and THEN start the Google search to find a planner, they have actually missed possibly the biggest opportunity for cost savings in their wedding by working by what I see as ?reverse?.? So I would much rather see you hire a planner BEFORE you even start your search for your venue.? Because your venue, with room rental, food and beverages, is going to account for about 45% of your total budget.? So why not get a planner on board to connect you with the facility that is the perfect location for your dream event, while exposing possible ?hidden fees? and guide you in this important decision where you have the potential to realize the most savings. ?

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Source: http://dreamweddingspa.com/wedding-planners/

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