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10 Questions to Ask Your Wedding Planner Before Making the Hire
It may be the “bride’s day,” but remember that you can’t get there alone. A wedding planner can be your advocate and your voice, especially when you’re not around. The key to a successful working relationship begins with finding the right person to join forces with as an invincible team. Once you’ve decided that you’d like to hand over some wedding tasks to a seasoned pro, you’ll need to schedule some phone or face-to-face consultations with a few in your area. These meetings should leave you with a clear idea of which planner best suits your needs and personality, so it’s best to come prepared with the right questions. Here’s what you need to know to find the perfect match.1. The Know How – Does the wedding planner offer all the services you need? Come prepared with a list of things you’d like help with, and review your list together. To give you an idea, this printable wedding planner can walk you through each wedding task that you can potentially hand over to a professional.2. Money Talks – Does the planner’s service fees work within your budget, and is the planner able to commit to your total wedding budget while planning your event?3. The Right Connections – Does the planner have a network of reliable professionals and can s/he refer you to those that match your style and budget?4. Prime Negotiator – Will the planner be able to help you save on any aspects of your wedding – either by negotiating the best prices, scoring vendor discounts or obtaining added extras?5. Etiquette Guru – Is the wedding planner knowledgeable on etiquette matters, and can s/he steer you in the right direction?6. Trend Savvy – Is the planner in-the-know on the latest wedding trends and styles?7. Straight Troubleshooter – Can the planner coordinate all logistics with vendors and the wedding party to ensure everything runs smoothly? With a professional on hand – you should be able to enjoy your day like a guest and leave the details to them. 8. Personality Plus – In the end, it’s all about a positive relationship and trust. Do you like this person? Try to get a sense for how well you think you’ll work together.9. Always the Professional – Ask to see the planner’s business license, professional organization membership or any indication that s/he is a certified business professional and not just moonlighting as a wedding planner.10. Seal of Approval – Ask to see reference letters. Be wary if s/he cannot provide any. Still have questions about wedding planners? This complete guide has everything you need to know about hiring and working with a wedding planner.
Will You Consider Hiring A Wedding Planner
Many couples will consider hiring a wedding planner. In fact a wedding planner can help you in the decision making during your wedding planning. Of course you do not just sit down and wait for the planner to do everything for you. You need to discuss with the planner and make the final decision yourself. Sometimes, a wedding planner can help you to save money since they know where and how to get some items with more reasonable prices.
If you do not hire a wedding planner, you will need to approach different vendors. You will need to make comparison among the services and make the final decision yourself. However, your planner can help you in making the comparison and give you objective advices on different options. Besides, they should know which vendor can meet your requirements. You do not need to approach vendor after vendor if you hire a wedding planner.
For example, you may plan to order some Chinese theme wedding favor. You may need to approach a lot of different shops in order to get the wedding favor you like. You may even need to ask on different online forums in order to find the vendor that can help you. On the contrary, you wedding planning may have already known some vendors who provide the wedding favor you need. He or she can advise you which shop you can approach. This will save you plenty of time. The wedding planner will even visit the vendors with you so that he or she can give you more personal and objective advices on the matter.
Your wedding planner will also help you to schedule you wedding planning. He or she will advise you the best time to do something. For example, you will need to prepare for your wedding gown approximately six months before your big day. Since you will probably plan your wedding once in your life, you may not realize when you are behind the schedule. However, your planner should be experienced in wedding planning and has been dealing with a lot of weddings before, he should be able to figure out the whole picture for your wedding. Your planner will keep reminding you if you are behind your schedule. You planner will even remind you if you have forgotten some essential items.
You will also need the help from the wedding planner on your big day. Most couples will be very nervous on the wedding day. You may become crazy and lose your temper even if there is only a minor mistake. With the help of your wedding planner, he or she will take care all the details and you can take your time to enjoy the romantic and enjoyable moments with your friends and relatives.
Now you know that how the wedding planner can help you. In fact you may not need to hire a wedding planner if you have plenty of time to plan for your wedding. If you have time to do all the research and approach different wedding vendors, I am sure that you will become a wedding planner yourself.
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Pros abd Cons of Hiring a Wedding Planner
Most people know what a wedding planner is but not everyone understands what they do. Well not really. We all know they are there to help the bride. But how do they help exactly, what is their role in wedding planning?
Planners are usually hired right after the couple become engaged or soon thereafter. Many of them plan the whole event, leaving the bride to deal with other matters, such as enjoying being engaged or avoiding being stressed for months on end in order to have the perfect wedding.
A good planner will handle all the details for you, finding all your vendors and get the best contracts that they can. An expierenced wedding planner will know the best vendors to hire, the best places to have a wedding ceremony or reception as well as the places that you should avoid. Even though hiring a wedding planner is an added expense they do add a lot of options to planning your wedding.
Why Would You Hire a Wedding Planner
The number one reason to hire a wedding planner is probably the amount of time you can save. When beides choose to plan their own wedding it can realistically take hundreds of hours to find and research local wedding vendors. With a wedding planner you can relax more than most upcoming brides as you are paying someone else to do all the research and handle all the vendors. Another reason to consider hiring a wedding planner is that they can get you betteer rates with wedding vendors. Sometimes wedding vendors, such as reception halls or bakers, may charge a wedding planner less than the general public because they want to create repeat business.
One of the nice things about having a wedding planner is that you have someone to worry about all the details. You also have a professional, unbiased opionion at your disposal. Finally, if you are planning to have a destination wedding, a wedding planner is almost a must as it is far more difficult to plan an out of town wedding than it does when you can go to every site and meet every wedding vendor in person.
Why You Would Avoid a Wedding Planner
The number one reason to avoid hiring a wedding planner is the price of having one. Fees vary of course, some planners charge flat fees which are usually in the $2-5,000 range while many charge a percentage of the cost of the wedding, usually 10-15%. Another reason you may not want a wedding planner is because you do not want to allow someone else plan your wedding, it is after all a day you have been dreaming about for your entire life and it should be perfect. You may have a wedding planner which does not see your vision or share your ideas on what your wedding should be like. A lot of brides want to be in complete control of their wedding, and using someone to help plan it makes them feel as if someone else is calling all the shots.
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