Most brides will hire a wedding planner if they don’t have
the time to plan it themselves. It is said that you should dedicate 12 hours a
week to planning your wedding including all of the research, supplier meetings
and organisation. However, a lot of couples try to save as much money as
possible and can often see a wedding planner as an added expense that they
don’t need.
The question you need to ask yourself is when do you know
that you need to hire a wedding planner?
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If your wedding is only a few weeks away and you
haven’t finished everything or if you still need to find a great supplier at
last minutes notice who won’t charge you the earth. You can call a wedding
planner in at the last minute just to help with one thing, for some last minute support,
or if an emergency happens.
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When you are so stressed out that you are losing
sleep over the planning. Planning your wedding should not be a stressful time.
It sounds cliché, but this should be one of the happiest times of your lives.
Your wedding is only one day, but your marriage is forever. Sure you want
everything to look great and go smoothly, but this is also how you should feel.
If you happen to be at a time in your life where it is unrealistic for you and
your fiancé to plan your wedding and reception alone then don’t hesitate to
call in for help.
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If you have been engaged for months and still
haven’t booked anything. This probably means that you don’t have the time to do
it all. The question to ask yourself here is do you want to book a date and find
you don’t have time to prepare for it? That’s when you should call in a planner
to do all of the running around for you.
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If you know that you are not organised and think
that you will forget things or don’t know where to start with the planning then
a wedding planner is a great idea for you.
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If you are getting married somewhere where you
don’t live, or somewhere a little unique, such as a barn or marquee, then a
wedding planner will be a great help to you. They’ll know lots of local
contacts and be there on the day to make sure that everything runs perfectly.
Weddings by Rachel work with couples to save them as much
money as possible, organising and negotiating discounts and suggesting ways to
work aspects of the dream wedding into your budget.
We also work with couples on the day to make sure that
everything runs smoothly and the bridal party have nothing to worry about on
the day except for the wedding itself. It can be difficult to involve family
and friends into the planning and on the day coordination because they won’t
know how to act if something goes wrong. Wedding planners will be prepared for
every eventuality to ensure your perfect day runs just that way...perfectly.
Weddings by Rachel offer free, no obligation consultations,
so if you feel that you may fall into one of the options above, give us a call
and let us come and talk to you to see if we can help.
Thanks to 'Weddings by Rachel' for sharing some things to think about when you're planning for your big day. It was only a few years I was planning for my own wedding and there were certainly times when a bit of help from someone in the know would have been really great! Visit www.weddingsbyrachel.co.uk to read more about what they can do for you.
