8 Benefits of Hiring a Wedding Planner
Guest Blogger: Lisa Best from Beautiful Weddings by Me
Meet our Guest Blogger: Beautiful Weddings by Me is a reputable and well-established wedding planning company in the Windsor/Essex area, committed to making your wedding dreams come to life.
Preparing for a wedding is definitely exciting and also a huge time commitment!
Between reserving local vendors, creating a design and choosing the perfect venue it can take anywhere from 250+ hours to properly plan. It’s overwhelming and additionally the endless number of decisions required may be a daunting process in itself.
This is where a professional Wedding Planner helps to take on all of that responsibility and transitions that process to be much more easier and enjoyable. Currently, 39% of engaged couples seek assistance and statistically that percentage keeps rising as more couples realize an experienced planner is well worth the investment.
There are several advantages to hiring a pro. Here are the top 8 benefits:
- Saves time: Planners have contacts and valuable information at their fingertips, which allows a couple to optimize their time in other important areas.
- Takes care of tasks and duties: A planner is super organized, multitasks and follows that checklist by completing them one by one in priority sequence.
- Relieves stress: Simply there is a lighter load when a planner is part of the team. There is less worrying about pretty much anything and everything throughout the entire wedding planning process.
- Fresh ideas: A planner will definitely expose all new trends, classy ideas and share wedding inspiration, helping to create a unique event for all couples as they’ve dreamt for years leading up to their big day.
- Valuable advice, sharing knowledge: Long time planners have an abundance of useful tips and tricks to share.
- Communication with vendors: A planner understands the in and outs of the fine print and maintains a connection working through any issues that may arise. They may also be able to save money by negotiating terms and inclusions.
- Manages budget: Money is a huge integral part of the process. It’s important to stick within that overall realistic budget and a planner can do just that.
- Day of coordination: A Planner takes command coordinating all the logistics with respect to timing and ensures everything runs smoothly. This allows a couple to enjoy their one special day!
Advice: When selecting a Certified Wedding Planner its best to review their profile and references. Upon meeting, take advantage of that free consultation and gauge the connection. If the conversation flows easily, then that is a good sign that there is a good match and you’ll be comfortable working with your planner.
Overall, with all these benefits of hiring an expert plus some, it’s a wise choice to take the stress out of the big day with professional help. The day will come and go so quickly – trust me! So eliminate that unnecessary stress, embrace the moment and cherish those memories for many more years to come!
