Every now and again, we have a chance to sit down and talk to some really wonderful and insightful people. This week we had lunch with the Weducator, a colleague and former wedding planner herself. She has now stepped into a new phase in her career and is now educating brides who are starting out on their planning journey. These are just a few things we discussed:
3 Reasons Every Bride Needs a Wedding Planner
It is exciting to see more brides
hiring Wedding Planners than the number that did so 15 years ago when I started
planning weddings. Back then, a Wedding Planner was considered more of a luxury
than a necessity. But today's weddings have become big and bold productions that
put brides and grooms on full blast. So what was once as simple as "momma
and them" getting together to help a bride prepare for the big day is accomplished
with the skill and talent of a small army of professionals.
As weddings become more detailed,
the tasks associated with the plans and the decisions that need to be made are
more demanding. But when a bride chooses a Wedding Planner that really
understands their role, and is able to focus on the people, logistics, and time
(PLTs) of a wedding ... much of the brides stress can be eliminated. So here
are my top 3 reasons why every bride should hire a Wedding Planner:
1.
To protect
relationships.
If I had a dollar
for every bride who shared a nightmare experience about a family member that
didn't come through, or a friend who backed out and left them hanging ... I
would be rich. It seems like a good idea (and let's be honest ... A CHEAP WAY
TO GET HELP), but friends and family should be helping you to celebrate ... not
in on the work of planning. No matter how excited they are for you and how much
they "want" to help, when it comes down to it ... and especially the
day of the wedding, they want to be guests and participate in the fun. So let
them!
2.
To save
time.
Planning a
wedding takes a lot of time, and the time investment you make is physical and
mental. Even when you aren't DOING something for the wedding, you are THINKING
about it. Sure there are checklists out there to follow, but they don't come
with the 1-2-3 instruction you need to know how to complete a task or where to
find things. Even going out to 'search' for vendors is time consuming when you
begin to add up the number of hours you spend meeting with them. Wedding
Planners can cut your time in half because they already know what to do, when
to do it, and who can help. So put your time in finding the right Wedding
Planner and hire them to guide you through the rest.
3.
To save
money.
Unlike your
friends and family, a professional Wedding Planner doesn't have an emotional
investment in your wedding, so they can help you carefully weigh your decisions
without bias. As such, they should be able to help you control expenses with
great budgeting techniques. They should be current enough to share the latest
trends, but financially savvy enough to show you creative ways to achieve the
same look without breaking the bank. Not to mention, the vendor relationships
professional Wedding Planners have sometimes come with savings opportunities.
Want more tips
from Tia? Visit http://theweducator.com/dear-bride.
