How a Wedding Planner Will Help You



It can take 250 hours to plan your wedding, depending on the size. If you have years to plan, this will not be a big deal but most people have 12-18 months to plan their big day. There is a lot to consider when wedding planning, such as the venue, the decorations and getting the invites out on time. This is when hiring a wedding consultant may be the best option for you.

Ease the Stress Planning for the Big Day

One of the benefits of hiring a wedding planner is that it will ease off the stress from the big day. You will have someone there to help with stages of your wedding and do half of the work for you. When wedding planning, you will need to telephone companies, negotiate prices and organise everything that you want. By hiring a planner, he or she will be able to do all of that for you and will help you stick to your final budget.

Know the Right People

A wedding planner will know the best people for the job. Planners know the best DJs, the best venues and will help you find something within their budget. They may even help you gain more for your money since they will have built up a reputation with the different companies and organisations.

Know What You Can Get for Your Money

By knowing the companies, wedding consultants will also know what you will get for your money upfront. They will be able to tell you whether your budget is realistic for your dreams or whether you need to save extra money. They will also have their commission in mind to make sure you stay within your financial budget.

Help on the Day

There is nothing worse than getting to the big day and being in panic mode – trust me, I was in that mode for quite a bit of my day making sure everything was perfect. While I had a best friend who was an usher who helped, a sister to make sure I looked perfect and a mum and dad who looked after my daughter for the day, not everyone does and needs a consultant to help with that. A planner will be there to make sure the tables are as you imagined and help with keeping the emotions out of last minute hiccups.

Hiring for Part of the Job

You do not need to hire someone to help with the whole of the wedding planning. There is the option hire one on a part-time basis, whether it is to negotiate prices or to run the events on the day. Some venues will offer a dedicated consultant to help with events on the day so there is no need to hire your own planner for this. This will help you stick within your budget without worrying about the planner’s fees.

Wedding planning is stressful and takes time. There are a lot of things to think about and the smaller things often get overlooked. Hiring a wedding planner is able to help with this as one will be able to make an easy checklist and make sure you are completely prepared and happy with your big day.

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