| Most people know what a wedding planner is but | | | | vendors. Sometimes wedding vendors, such as |
| not everyone understands what they do. Well not | | | | reception halls or bakers, may charge a wedding |
| really. We all know they are there to help the | | | | planner less than the general public because they |
| bride. But how do they help exactly, what is their | | | | want to create repeat business. |
| role in wedding planning? | | | | One of the nice things about having a wedding |
| Planners are usually hired right after the couple | | | | planner is that you have someone to worry about |
| become engaged or soon thereafter. Many of | | | | all the details. You also have a professional, |
| them plan the whole event, leaving the bride to | | | | unbiased opionion at your disposal. Finally, if you |
| deal with other matters, such as enjoying being | | | | are planning to have a destination wedding, a |
| engaged or avoiding being stressed for months on | | | | wedding planner is almost a must as it is far more |
| end in order to have the perfect wedding. | | | | difficult to plan an out of town wedding than it |
| A good planner will handle all the details for you, | | | | does when you can go to every site and meet |
| finding all your vendors and get the best | | | | every wedding vendor in person. |
| contracts that they can. An expierenced wedding | | | | Why You Would Avoid a Wedding Planner |
| planner will know the best vendors to hire, the | | | | The number one reason to avoid hiring a wedding |
| best places to have a wedding ceremony or | | | | planner is the price of having one. Fees vary of |
| reception as well as the places that you should | | | | course, some planners charge flat fees which are |
| avoid. Even though hiring a wedding planner is an | | | | usually in the $2-5,000 range while many charge a |
| added expense they do add a lot of options to | | | | percentage of the cost of the wedding, usually |
| planning your wedding. | | | | 10-15%. Another reason you may not want a |
| Why Would You Hire a Wedding Planner | | | | wedding planner is because you do not want to |
| The number one reason to hire a wedding planner | | | | allow someone else plan your wedding, it is after |
| is probably the amount of time you can save. | | | | all a day you have been dreaming about for your |
| When beides choose to plan their own wedding it | | | | entire life and it should be perfect. You may have |
| can realistically take hundreds of hours to find and | | | | a wedding planner which does not see your vision |
| research local wedding vendors. With a wedding | | | | or share your ideas on what your wedding should |
| planner you can relax more than most upcoming | | | | be like. A lot of brides want to be in complete |
| brides as you are paying someone else to do all | | | | control of their wedding, and using someone to |
| the research and handle all the vendors. Another | | | | help plan it makes them feel as if someone else is |
| reason to consider hiring a wedding planner is that | | | | calling all the shots. |
| they can get you betteer rates with wedding | | | | |