Planning a wedding is one of the most exciting experiences in life but can feel overwhelming for couples as they, for the most part, haven't planned one before. While not every detail is as important as the next one, finding the perfect wedding suppliers and coordinating timelines are crucial when creating your dream wedding day. This is where a wedding planner comes in—a seasoned professional dedicated to turning your vision into reality. If you're wondering if hiring a wedding planner is worth it for you, here’s our thoughts on working with a wedding planner that we hope might help.
Expert guidance
For most brides, it’s their first time planning a wedding, but wedding planners plan several every year. Wedding planners come with a wealth of industry knowledge, and some of them have years of experience. They are experts when it comes to time management and coordination and can recommend trusted wedding suppliers they have worked with on numerous occasions. With a wedding planner by your side, you gain access to a treasure trove of insights that will streamline the planning journey, save you hours of time, and eliminate the guesswork.
Saving time
Between family, work, hobbies, and social commitments, finding time to plan a wedding can feel entirely impossible. Wedding planners can handle the scheduling, communication, and follow-ups, giving you more time to relax, concentrate on smaller details, and enjoy the lead-up to your big day.
Budget management
Crafting a budget for your wedding can be a difficult task, and staying within that budget requires careful planning. While deciding the overall budget might be easy, wedding planners can help you allocate resources efficiently in different aspects of the wedding while maximising value. Their industry connections often result in cost savings, ensuring that you get the best value for your investment.
Stress minimisation
Planning a wedding can become overwhelming with numerous decisions to make and logistics to handle. A wedding planner can take the burden off your shoulders and manage these tasks, so you can focus on enjoying the process and celebrating your engagement. After all, the weeks leading up to your wedding should be filled with joyous anticipation, not stress and anxiety. Wedding planners act as a buffer between you and the myriad details that require attention.
Supplier connections
Building a dream team of suppliers is crucial to creating the wedding day that you’re envisioning. Over the years of working in the wedding world, wedding planners have established connections with reliable suppliers, from caterers and photographers to florists and musicians. Leveraging these relationships, they can coordinate logistics and ensure that every supplier's style aligns with your vision.
Creative vision and personalisation
It’s easy to make a wedding Pinterest board, but bringing it to life is another story. Wedding planners are creative problem-solvers transforming dreams into reality. They’ll help refine your ideas and suggest suppliers whose style of service aligns with your style. From putting together the perfect colour palette to conceptualising themes, they ensure that your vision is not just realised but exceeds your expectations by suggesting ways to personalise your wedding according to the information you give them about you and your fiance.
On-the-day coordination
On your wedding day, you’ll want to be fully present with your loved ones, not worrying whether the speeches are carried out as planned or the band will start in time. You want things to flow smoothly without you having to make sure of that. A wedding planner ensures everything runs without a hitch, allowing you to savour every moment.
Crisis management
No wedding celebration is completely immune to challenges. From misunderstandings in the timeline to unexpected weather changes, wedding day hiccups do happen. A seasoned wedding planner acts behind the scenes, solving problems quickly and discreetly, often making sure that the problems don’t even come to your attention, so that you can enjoy your day stress-free.
Who should get a wedding planner?
While anyone planning a wedding can benefit from working with a wedding planner in some capacity, certain situations make hiring one especially valuable:
Busy professionals
Adding wedding planning to the mix can feel like a camelback-breaking move if your schedule is full as it is. A wedding planner takes control of the process, saving your time and giving you peace of mind.
Couples on a tight timeline
As mentioned before, a wedding planner can save you time, but they can also be a priceless help to put together your celebration if you’re planning a wedding in a short timeframe.
Destination weddings
Planning a wedding in a different city or country comes with special challenges, like navigating unfamiliar suppliers, logistics, and, in some cases, a foreign language. Most venues that host weddings for couples from abroad have an in-house planner that you can utilise.
Large weddings
Managing numerous suppliers, a long guest list, and complicated details can quickly become chaotic for someone who hasn’t organised a big event before. A wedding planner is your best ally when organising a big wedding.
Couples who just want to relax
Some couples enjoy planning their wedding, and some really don’t want that pressure hanging on them for months. Your wedding should be a joyful celebration, and if you find that you don’t enjoy the planning and organising part, then working with a wedding planner is the best move you can make.
Wedding planners offer different levels of support, from on-the-dat coordination to full wedding planning service. Contact a few and see what they can do to help you. Whether you need a wedding planner on every step of the way or just a partial planning service, hiring a wedding planner is an investment in your peace of mind and the success of your wedding day.
Image credits:
Photo: Nataly J Photography
Venue: Furtho Manor Farm
Planner, Florist & Stylist: Sara's Events
On The Day Coordinator: Miss Carlysle And Co
Stationery: Wild Moon Wedding Stationery
Cake: Kelly's Kitchen
Prop Hire & Styling: Nikkita Palmer Designs
Suit: Suits To Suit
Models: Carr Dear Couple
Virtual Makeup: Michelle Nash Makeup
Hairdresser: Bespoke Bridal Hair By Nicola
Dried Hair Accessories: Fawn And Folk
Jewellery: Rachel Sokhal Bridal
Graze: Graze Life