| The cost of today's average wedding has
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| | Although it's the least common, I
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| gotten so high, you might think that the
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| | recommend looking for vendors who use the
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| application of the word "budget" doesn't
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| | last of those options. The problem with
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| apply.
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| | the percentage charge is that it creates
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| Of course you'd be wrong.
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| | an incredible conflict of interest for
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| Whether you're spending $3,000 (far below
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| | the planner. In essence, the more your
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| average, even in the least expensive
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| | wedding costs you, the more the planner
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| areas of the U.S., but I know several
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| | gets paid. That's the opposite of how it
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| people who've done it quite successfully)
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| | should work, in my opinion! Most
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| or you're spending $30,000 (only a bit
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| | planners are ethical, and they live and
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| about the average cost of a wedding
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| | die by recommendations, so they're
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| today, so average means plenty of people
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| | unlikely to triple your expenses just to
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| spend more), you still need a budget.
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| | increase their cut, but at some level of
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| A budget isn't necessarily an attempt to
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| | consciousness, it's just not encouraging
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| spend less. It's a plan for where you'll
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| | them to watch every penny in the way that
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| spend the money you do spend, regardless
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| | I, personally, would like. If you're
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| of the amount.
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| | working with a planner who charges a
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| I hope you're among the lucky few who can
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| | percentage (15% is typical), talk about
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| afford to spare no expense when planning
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| | paying them a percentage of your budgeted
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| the wedding of your dreams. On the other
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| | wedding costs (rather than actual costs),
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| hand, I know some fairly wealthy people,
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| | plus a percentage of any amount they can
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| and I don't know anyone who didn't angst
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| | come in under budget. Essentially offer
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| to a certain extent over the cost of
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| | them a bonus for coming in under budget.
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| their wedding.
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| | This will somewhat offset the innate
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| Most people simply can't afford or just
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| | conflict of interest in the
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| would rather not to empty their savings
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| | percentage-based payment structure.
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| and run up their credit for their
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| | An hourly fee at least solves the problem
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| wedding. Wedding's have this somewhat
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| | that the percentage fee causes, but it
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| scary habit of being rapidly followed by
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| | causes an analogous problem with time.
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| even MORE expensive things to spend your
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| | When a wedding planner (or any vendor)
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| hard-earned money on, more permanent
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| | charges you by the hour, they lose their
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| things, like buying a house and having a
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| | incentive to move fast, and you have very
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| baby (or 2).
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| | little control over this. Since you're
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| Trickier still is the fact that many
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| | not doing the work, it's tough for you to
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| brides (the traditional planners of
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| | say exactly how long it should take. If
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| weddings) are marrying a bit later in
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| | you're working with a wedding planner who
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| life, when they're well ensconced in a
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| | charges by the hour, set a maximum number
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| career and don't have their weekdays free
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| | (or range) of hours you'll pay for, while
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| for interviewing wedding vendors and
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| | making sure that the planner agrees that
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| sampling cake.
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| | the maximum you set is an adequate amount
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| Do Wedding Planners Cost or Save?
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| | of time to plan your entire wedding.
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| Of course professional wedding planners
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| | Planners who charge a flat fee for each
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| have to be paid, so in that way they
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| | specific service they provide give you
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| obviously cost you. However an argument
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| | great flexibility. You don't have to
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| can be made (and is made, both by wedding
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| | hire them to plan every part of your
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| planners themselves and by brides who've
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| | wedding. If you want them to handle the
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| been happy with their professional
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| | venue and catering, while you hire your
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| planners) that having a professional
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| | cousin's band and have your mom make your
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| wedding planner can save you money in
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| | dress, you have lots of flexibility in
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| other areas. An experienced wedding
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| | paying for just the services you need,
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| planner is involved in several weddings
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| | but no others. Also, by charging a flat
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| each year. This means that they'll have
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| | fee per service, the planner maintains
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| ongoing relationships with certain
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| | all normal (and desirable) goals to get
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| wedding vendors, and it behooves those
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| | the work done quickly and inexpensively.
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| vendors to cut the wedding planner a
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| | They don't get paid more for failing at
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| break on prices, so that she'll continue
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| | one of those goals, as they do with the
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| to use their services at all of the
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| | other payment methods.
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| weddings she's involved with.
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| | Unfortunately, planners dislike this
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| **************************** Aside
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| | payment structure because they fear that
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| | there will be something unusually
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| Not that it affects your budget, but it
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| | difficult about your wedding, and they'll
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| also behooves wedding vendors to keep
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| | have to eat the cost of dealing with it.
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| wedding planners happy with the service
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| | Particularly wedding planners who are new
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| the vendor provides. As an individual,
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| | to the field feel uncomfortable trying to
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| you're not likely to see these vendors
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| | predict ahead of time how much time and
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| again after you finish your wedding (at
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| | effort it will take to provide the
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| least not for a good long while,
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| | services you require. If you propose the
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| preferably not ever). A wedding planner,
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| | use of this payment structure to a
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| on the other hand, will see these vendors
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| | wedding planner who normally charges
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| again and again; she's a repeat customer
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| | differently, make it clear that you're
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| for them.
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| | aware of this concern and find it
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| Vendors will, of course, value a repeat
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| | reasonable. Discuss the fact that you're
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| customer more than a one-time customer.
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| | willing to accept add-on charges
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| They will convey this value with
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| | (probably by the hour) if an unusual
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| financial breaks and extra-good service.
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| | situation, beyond the planner's control,
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| If push comes to shove, they may convey
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| | occurs. As with all types of wedding
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| it by giving a wedding planner something
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| | planners, be sure to ask to speak to
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| (such as service on a popular date or
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| | references, and talk to these
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| that includes a hand-to-find item) that
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| | brides-who-have-gone-before-you about
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| they have to take away from an individual
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| | exactly what the wedding planner did and
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| bride. I know a bride who was promised a
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| | didn't do for each service she provided.
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| wedding venue for a specific date and
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| | Keep in mind that just because a
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| then a week later the venue canceled on
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| | particular wedding planner usually
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| her, because they had a "repeat customer"
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| | charges clients a certain way, doesn't
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| who wanted that date and was willing to
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| | mean they can't get paid by another
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| pay extra. My friend was not given the
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| | method. Most wedding planners are
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| opportunity to pay extra or to outbid the
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| | freelance agents, who can define their
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| repeat customer. She just lost the date.
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| | own rules for how they get paid. Perhaps
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| **************************** Aside
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| | they've always charged percentages in the
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| | past, but that doesn't mean they couldn't
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| If you find a wedding planner with a
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| | agree to get paid a flat fee for specific
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| great reputation (with both brides and
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| | services for your wedding, if that's the
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| local vendors), you may get the best of
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| | only way you're willing to pay. Of
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| everything: A wedding planner who can
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| | course you must be aware that this also
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| easily get you top-notch vendors and
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| | means that they can walk away and not
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| negotiate powerful bargains.
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| | take you as a client, if they really
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| Even with a terrific wedding planner in
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| | don't want to accept the payment
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| your employ, you should still do your own
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| | structure you're interested in.
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| research and talk to your planner with a
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| | Negotiate with a wedding planner just as
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| strict budget in mind. If the planner
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| | you would with any other vendor.
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| can't control costs adequately, it's
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| | Remember that you're hiring them. They
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| always your responsibility to offer
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| | are your hired help. If you don't like
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| cost-saving ideas of your own. If your
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| | their terms, you can find a different
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| wedding planner doesn't stick to your
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| | wedding planner to contract with. You're
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| budget, then she's the one who did a poor
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| | the one holding all the cards. Play them.
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| job, but it's still you who are out the
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| | --Debbie MacGuffie is a professional
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| money. The extra cost doesn't come out
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| | technical and non-fiction writer and the
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| of the planner's pocket!
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| | co-author of an amazing new ebook that
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| Still, no wedding planner is likely to
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| | will teach you how to use simple steps to
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| save you more than she charges you.
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| | keep your wedding vendors from wasting
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| Hiring a wedding planner will result in
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| | thousands of dollars from your wedding
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| higher financial wedding costs for you.
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| | budget.
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| The area in which an excellent planner
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