In this article, I will guide you through the most important reasons why you should consider hiring a wedding planner.
Whether you are organising an intimate backyard ceremony or a king-size wedding, hiring a planner is a great way to keep everything under control.
After a few years in the wedding industry, I came to realise organising a wedding can really stress you out.
Hiring someone with lots of experience and connections can help you in so many ways and also save you a fair bit of money!
Are you ready? Let’s begin!
Wedding planner vs wedding coordinator
First of all, it’s useful to clarify right away the difference between a wedding planner and a wedding coordinator.
A wedding planner will help you with (almost) everything involving your wedding.
They can assist you with the design and theme of the wedding, hiring vendors, budget etc.
They will be there for you anytime, ready to answer any questions that might pop into your mind.
A wedding coordinator instead aims to piece together all the details that you have gathered.
You will have to do most of the work, then the coordinator will make sure that everything runs nice and smooth.
Planning
Let’s start with the most obvious. As the name suggests, a wedding planner will help you piece together all your dreams and ideas.
Instead of having to do all the hard work on your own, the planner will guide you through the whole process.
Having an experienced and professional figure by your side is by far the main reason why wedding planners are so popular.
Help you with trustworthy vendors
Since they have been in the industry for a while, most of the wedding planners will provide you with their list of preferred vendors.
This will save you lots of time that you would have otherwise spent researching, contacting and organising the vendors on your own.
As a plus, a wedding planner will also take care of coordinating all the vendors, saving you time and mental sanity.
Save money
You might be wondering how are you supposed to save money by hiring an extra vendor?
The truth is, that lots of planners have already arranged special deals with other vendors.
They will be able to get you discounted prices or special rates that you wouldn’t be able to access otherwise.
So yeah you will spend a bit on the planner, but in the long run, you will save money on all the other vendors!
Organise your paperwork
If you have just recently engaged, you might not be aware of this.
But organising a wedding involves lots of paperwork.
Forms, charts, contracts. The list can go on and on!
If you hire a planner, forget about all this. They will be able to assist you with all the nitty-gritty and boring sides of your wedding planning journey.
Keep you accountable
You know what’s like. After getting engaged, you and your partner dream about a small and intimate wedding with just a few essentials.
That’d be lovely, wouldn’t it?
But then, the more you look and research, the more you start being attracted by “non-essential” things.
Beautiful flowers, fantastic designs, amazing lighting…seriously, it is so easy to get sucked into a wild spending spree!
A wedding planner helps you stay on track with your budget and keeps you accountable.
They have dealt with this before many times and know how to keep your feet well on the ground.
Peace of mind
Last but not least, hiring a wedding planner will guarantee you peace of mind.
You know it already but I will repeat it, organising a wedding can be very distressing.
Keeping your stress level at a historical minimum should be one of your top priorities!
A wedding should be a memorable day of fun and celebration. And not the day when you say “gosh this is finally over!!”
Having a knowledgeable professional you can refer to anytime will give you the peace of mind that you need and deserve.
Conclusion
So is hiring a wedding planner worth your money? Absolutely yes!
As you have seen, there are tons of positive benefits you will get from hiring a professional, experienced figure.
In my opinion, saving time and reducing stress are invaluable!
This is about it: would you prefer to invest $1000 (more or less, depending on who you hire) or risk having a mental breakdown before your wedding?
Would you rather save a little bit of money, or have to spend hours dealing with vendors, contracts, details etc?
Especially if organisation is not your top skill, hiring a wedding planner is 100% worth your money!
What’s the reason you value most among all the ones I have mentioned?
Let me know in the comments below.
If despite all this you think you are better off organising everything on your own, don’t forget to download my wedding planner workbook.
You can find it right below this article.
It contains heaps of useful info, charts and an 18-months checklist to keep everything under control.
Ciao!
