Many DIY brides feel perfectly capable and very excited to handle every single detail of their wedding and are great at handling all the stress of juggling vendors, schedules and budgets and successfully forgo hiring a wedding organiser, or in other words a wedding planner. But, some brides may not have the time to handle all the ins and outs of the planning process. Other brides simply need help keeping their mothers and mother in laws happy and out of the process! Whatever the situation you find yourself in, we have 10 reasons why you should consider making some room in your budget to hire a pro.
Advantages of hiring a wedding organiser
Just like location, location, location is the mantra for real estate, connections, connections, connections should be that for wedding planners. A good planner will be able to make recommendations on reputable vendors to help create your perfect wedding day. A great planner has experience with a variety of vendors and can recommend one who best suits the needs of their bride. They also know what works and what doesn’t in the world of the wedding day.
How Much Will It Cost??
Once you, your fiancé and/or parents settle on a budget; you need to make sure to stick to it. Your wedding planner can help you allocate a percentage of the budget to each area. The same applies when choosing your wedding location, your wedding planner will keep the budget in mind to recommend venues in your price range. A wedding organiser | planner can also keep track of deposits paid to your vendors and remind you of when the next payments are due so you are never late. It all depends on how much or little you want them to do.
Time is precious in our fast paced world
Have you done a Google search for florists in your area? The numerous results can be daunting. Not to mention you still need to research each potential vendor to make sure they are reputable and won’t leave you hanging! Not everybody has the time or the patience it takes to handle each and every detail of planning a wedding.
And You Can’t Clone Yourself!
As you work with your wedding planner they will get to know your taste and can help make certain decisions for you to free up your time. When you are running really short on time and just can’t make a meeting with potential vendors, your wedding planner may be able to attend the meeting in your stead and make informed choices for you keeping your theme, budget and taste in mind.
Enjoy, Celebrate, Love
Your wedding day will be over before you know it – all the more reason to be fully present in the moment and celebrate to the max. However, on the day of your wedding there are so many moving parts to make your special day come together; which means there were many, many things that could go wrong! But with a wedding planner, you, your fiance and your family can sit back, relax and enjoy because the planner will handle any issues that come up and they won’t bother you with the details.
Etiquette
Your wedding organiser can assist you when it comes to etiquette questions and proper wording for your invitations. They can also, tactfully, handle mums and to-be mother in-laws who want to have their two cents taken into account. Your planner can not only get the mums off your back, but it can also save a lot of hurt feelings and disappointments when a pro can handle the situation with grace.
Your Best Friend Will Get Sick of Hearing Wedding Details
From card stock choices for your invitations, to the infinite choices of dresses in the bridal magazines; your best friend will eventually tire of all the wedding details. Help save your friendship by avoiding dumping all of your ideas and stresses on your bridesmaids and talk to your planner. As the bride, you need a dependable outlet for all of your wedding energy. Your wedding organiser is your judgment-free partner in all of the wedding chaos.
Makes Your Dream Comes True
Some brides have had every details of their wedding planned since they were a little girl. Others need some help focusing their vision. And that’s ok! Your wedding planner can work with you on taking your sources of inspiration and turning them into your dream wedding.
What Did I Just Sign?
Did you hear the story about the hotel in New York that charged a wedding couple $500 per each bad review guests left online? Many contracts are long and boring and tend to be glazed over by many. It’s important to read your contracts and find any ‘unusual’ terms. Your planner can not only help you navigate the contract language but also negotiate on your behalf to get extras included. Your planner will work for your best interest.
Plan Prepare – Just don’t leave it too late
Your wedding professional can space out everything that needs to be done before your wedding day over the time so that you get the vendors you want and don’t stress out about time or have to crunch to get everything done in a few short weeks because you procrastinated.
Whether you chose to plan your whole wedding yourself, hire a professional for all the planning, or even hire a wedding organiser for the week before and day of your wedding, make sure to enjoy the process of planning your special day. Your wedding will be over in the blink of an eye.
