Deciding whether you need certain suppliers for your wedding can be a conundrum. Of course, you have to pay them a lot of money, but they do offer peace of mind. That applies particularly to Wedding Planners.
Let’s see if we can unpick this a little.
General
You’re likely to be looking at a wedding planner, if you’re considering a large or largeish ceremony. (How large is “large”?!)
If you’re planning a micro-wedding, you will probably be doing everything yourself, and keeping it simple, so can do without the planner.
Furthermore, if your wedding will take place at a hotel or manor house, there will probably be an on-site planner. If you’re OK with them, then they will probably be able to offer what you need, so no need to go to an external source.
One thing that is very difficult is putting a price on the planner’s work. They may well seem expensive, but, depending on the services you book, will probably be working hard for their fee.
Advantages
You don’t need to book wedding planners for three months (say) at a time. Some can offer their services for a week, and some for the wedding day only. Prices will obviously reflect this.
In the long term, a wedding planner may actually save you money, as they have a list of trusted suppliers to draw on, and may therefore be able to reduce the costs for you.
You may need to hunt around to find a planner who understands your vision, so don’t necessarily go with the first you find.
It may be worth considering a planner if you’re using a dry-hire or marquee wedding.
A good planner will have experience and wisdom to fall back on. They can give sound advice and offer ideas, if desired. They have a feel for what will work best.
The important thing is that they are there to take the stress off you. It’s down to them to do the worrying, not you!
Depending on the scale of your event, I would certainly recommend at least giving thought to employing a wedding planner. I’ve met some excellent ones in my celebrant work.
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