March 1 is National Wedding Planning Day! If you’re getting married soon, this is your perfect opportunity to learn about wedding planning, and what wedding planners do. NWPD is the official kick-off for the spring and summer wedding season! Anna Hess Events would like to say a big Thank You to all the professional bridal vendors – DJs, entertainers, florists, caterers, hair and make-up designers, photographers, bridal gown stylists – who help create the bride and groom’s unforgettable memories and life-changing day.
Why Hire a Wedding Planner
As a wedding planner, my goal at Anna Hess Events is to turn your dreams into reality.
Full-service planning provides couples with the information and tools to plan a completely personalized wedding. With the rise of wedding weekend events and the popularity of destination events and celebrations that last beyond a single wedding day, a professional wedding planner goes above and beyond for their client. Full wedding planning support includes everything from creating the bride and groom’s wedding website to pre-wedding festivities to the rehearsal dinner to selecting a venue and the morning-after brunch and even the honeymoon – plus the wedding itself!
In The Wedding Planner, Jennifer Lopez handles all the bride’s big and small details, from choosing a venue to helping the groom learn to dance! And in Bride Wars, Candice Bergen dictates when the bride can get married. Just as all brides are not bridezillas, real-life wedding planners do far more than what is depicted in a rom-com movie.
10 Reasons You Should Hire a Wedding Planner
- Save Money A good wedding planner will explain what things cost, work within your budget and offer ideas to help you make the most of your budget.
- Source Vendors An experienced wedding planner knows the local wedding market and has worked with many different qualified, professional wedding vendors. An experienced planner will know which vendors are the best to work with, and can help you negotiate contracts – and often get you a vendor discount!
- Handle the Details It’s a very long journey from the time you say YES until your wedding day! Wedding planners keep everything on track and running smoothly and on time. They can put out fires that you didn’t even know were started!
- Manage Family Expectations The bride and groom’s families have different traditions and expectations when it comes to planning a wedding. Your wedding planner can help mediate and troubleshoot family situations and play the role of “bad guy” when problems erupt.
- Nuptial Logistics Most couples have only married each other once! An experienced wedding planner will have expertise in many different types of brides and grooms. They can educate couples about the nuptial process, what things cost, schedule tastings, manage the payment schedule and other details the couple may not know about.
- Wedding Themes Your wedding should represent you – the bride and groom – and not just the latest bridal magazines. Planners can present the latest wedding trends and classic nuptial traditions for wedding inspiration, and help you choose and design a wedding that represents you as a couple.
- Hotel Reservations As with other vendors, a wedding planner has inside sources to negotiate the best hotel blocks, including reservations negotiations, getting the best price and upgrades for the bridal couple.
- Inventory Management Your wedding venue will be a temporary home to wedding gifts, checks, special jewelry, coats and purses and other personal items. Your wedding planner will make sure nothing of value is left behind.
- Vows and Traditions Planners will guide you on wedding customs and traditions, and help you design a celebration that respects your unique cultures and beliefs.
- Photo Planning Your photographer and wedding planner will work together to design the perfect memorable wedding photos. The planner can gather family and friends for those must-have photos, while the couple can focus on enjoying every moment of their day.
What does a full-service wedding planner do? Whatever it takes to make your wedding the event of your dreams. Most importantly, your wedding planner handles all the details and stress of organizing your event so that you aren’t exhausted on your wedding day and can enjoy a truly memorable day!
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