Your wedding day is the most special day of your life. Hence, comes the role of a wedding planner. But planing for the wedding can be a tough task. On your wedding day, you can’t be the bride as well as plan your own wedding. It’s very difficult to be both. Save yourself the trouble and hire a professional wedding planner. Wedding Affair brings to you some useful tips to hire one for a perfect day.
Trust Experiences
Remember whenever you used to go for an interview you used to be asked about your experience. Choosing a wedding planner also starts the same way. As a result, begin shortlisting potential candidates based on the kinds of weddings their portfolio boasts of.
Don’t Shy Away And Ask For Recommendations
Remember, no one can guide you better than your near and dear ones. Ask around to see who has got a wedding planner hired in the recent past. Once you have chosen the ones, ask for a list of recommendations. Hence, this way you can get some real information from previous brides.
Know Your Budget
Know beforehand how much you are willing to put forth for a wedding planner. This will give you a clarity. Keep in mind a professional may have relationships with vendors and be able to obtain discounts to help you go a bit easy on the money department.
Choose A Theme For Your Big Day
Wedding planners prefer to work around a certain theme. Have some ideas for themes before selecting a wedding planner. After that let the wedding planner do the rest. For theme ideas, do your bit of research. Keep in mind your personal style as well.
Honest Discussions
Your wedding planner must know your dreams and expectations in order to give you your fairy tale wedding. Hence, be honest. Remember that a wedding planner should have plenty of questions for you too. This will help the planner understand your wishes, needs, budget, creativity, imagination etc.
Be Clear About The Rates
Keep in mind that some wedding planners charge by the hour and others have a fixed or a flat fee service rate. Make sure to talk about it before, leave no room for confusion. There are some wedding venues that also cover the fee of a wedding planner and charge a flat rate for every wedding that happens on the premises.
Sign A Contract
Once you have selected the one and negotiated the terms, do not forget to put it all in writing. Signing a written contract will safeguard your interests and hold the wedding planner responsible if something does not go according to the plan.
Involve Your Partner
Hiring a consultant is as big as the wedding itself. Make sure to consult your partner in the process of selection and budgeting.
Introducing The Planner To Your Family
Introduce the wedding planner to your family as he or she will be working closely with them to ensure your wedding goes off without any hassles. You will be busy either in the ceremony or with guests; your family and friends will automatically become the first point of contact for the planner.
Note that on the day of your wedding, time is crucial and no one knows that better than a wedding planner. So start interviewing much before the big day because there’s someone out there ready help you out.
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