Why You Should Consider Hiring a Wedding Planner
Wedding planners are invaluable creative partners. They listen to your vision and dreams for your wedding and use their creativity to bring that vision to life. A wedding planner will assist you with every aspect of planning your wedding – from conception to execution. They help you define your vision, create a budget and select the perfect venue. Planners will offer guidance on choosing vendors, such as caterers, photographers, and florists, and handle negotiations and contracts. Most wedding planners will design detailed timelines and ensure all elements are in place leading up to the big day, so you know that everything is going to fall into place with perfect precision.
Experience
When you choose a venue, they will often provide a “wedding coordinator” to assist with the day’s logistics. However, this person is not the same as an independent planner. They are typically the venue’s catering manager, responsible for ensuring that all aspects related to the venue run smoothly. While their support is valuable, their role is not as comprehensive as that of an independent planner.
Wedding planners bring extensive experience in the industry. They understand what things should cost and can distinguish between varying levels of value. They can guide you through the often confusing world of wedding pricing and help you balance your budget based on your priorities. We know cost is most likely one of the first things couples think about when considering a wedding planner and we totally understand that. While it is an additional cost, it can also help you save money, sometimes even enough to cover the cost of hiring a wedding planner! How unbelievable is that!?
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We have seen many brides go through the wedding planning process, and when they do it without a professional planner, the stress often builds up to the point where they just can’t wait for the wedding to be over. Planning your wedding should be a joyful experience, and a skilled wedding planner ensures you enjoy the journey.
A good planner acts as a mediator in challenging situations. It’s well-known that making everyone happy during wedding planning is nearly impossible. A planner provides a neutral voice of authority, making it easier to say, “My planner suggests we should blast 4000 petals from a cannon as we walk down the aisle…” rather than “I’m going to book someone to blast flowers from a cannon as I walk down the aisle…” when discussing decisions with your future mother-in-law.
Industry Knowledge
Your wedding day will involve multiple vendors who must work in harmony to ensure everything runs smoothly. A planner understands how each vendor depends on the others and acts as the team captain, coordinating the complex timeline with all its moving parts. Many planners have been in the industry for many years and know the key players. They will be able to guide you as to which vendors are trustworthy and who upholds the best business practices. A referral from someone deeply rooted in the industry is invaluable when you’re placing a high level of trust in people you may not have known before.
Relax
On your wedding day, the most important thing is that you can relax and fully enjoy the experience. As the bride, you shouldn’t be the go-to person for the inevitable issues and questions that arise. Hiring a planner allows you and your loved ones to be fully present and live in the moment. You and your fiancé deserve to have an amazing, low-stress wedding, and I truly believe that hiring an experienced wedding planner is the best way to get that!
Lets Chat
We are always happy to meet you at a local cafe or at your chosen venue. You can also visit us on site. We offer planning, on the day coordination and also hire items. If you visit us at the office you will have the opportunity to see some of the items we have in stock and it might inspire some new ideas that you hadn’t considered. We genuinely love what we do here at French Affair and can’t wait to hear from you!
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