Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Wedding Consultant
10. Sounding Board -- Wedding planners are a huge creative
resource. They listen to your vision and dreams for your wedding and
bring their creativity to the process to help your vision come alive.
9. Big Picture -- When you pick a venue they often give you
a "wedding coordinator" from the venue to help coordinate the day.
This person is NOT the same as an independent planner. He or she is the
venue's catering manager and their job is to make sure that everything
having to do with the facilities runs smoothly. While they are helpful,
they do not cover the scope of what an independent planner does.
8. Budgeting -- Wedding planners have been in the industry
for some time. They know what things should cost and the difference in
value. They can help you navigate the often confusing waters of wedding
industry price tags and balance your budget around YOUR priorities.
7. Enjoyable Process -- I've observed so many brides
through the process of planning their wedding and when they do it
without a professional planner, oftentimes by the time the wedding comes
around, the process has been so stressful that they just can't wait for
it to be over. Planning your wedding is supposed to be an enjoyable
process. A good wedding planner helps you enjoy the journey.
6. Mediator -- A good planner serves as a buffer in tricky
relational situations. It's a known fact that it's impossible to make
everyone happy when planning a wedding. A planner is a safe neutral
person to point to for direction. It's easier to tell your future
mother-in-law, "My planner thinks we need to...." instead of "I think we
should...."
5. Timeline -- Your wedding day will involve numerous
vendors who need to work together to insure that the day goes smoothly.
A planner understands how each vendor relies on the others and serves
as the team captain who coordinates the complexities of the timeline
with all its moving parts.
4. Knowledge Base -- This is likely your first time
planning a wedding. Planners have been in the industry for years and
are experts in protocol, etiquette and everything it takes to pull off
an event of such magnitude. They are a HUGE and readily accessible
resource for education.
3. Background -- In addition to possessing a wealth of
knowledge, planners have been in the industry long enough to know who
the players are -- which vendors can be trusted and who has the best
business practices. A referral from someone who has roots in the
industry is GOLD when you're having to place such a high level of trust
in those you previously had no knowledge of.
2. Save $ -- I have had the planners I've worked with tell
me that they can actually help their clients save enough money on their
wedding to cover the cost of hiring them! How unbelievable is that!?
And the #1 reason to hire a wedding planner is...
1. Stress -- The difference in the stress level of a bride
who has a professional planner and one who doesn't is palpable. When it
comes to the day of your wedding, the most important thing is that you
are able to relax and enjoy it. You are the bride. You don't want to
end up being the point person for issues and questions that will
inevitably arise. Hiring a planner frees you and everyone you love to
live in the moment on your wedding day.
If you are looking for a Wedding Consultant in the Toledo, OH are here are a list of my favorites:
Bee for the Day
Elite Events
Soirre Event Planners
Your Perfect Day LLC
Catalyst Events & Designs
