Did you use a wedding planner? Do you recomend it and was it worth the $.?

Question

Did you use a wedding planner? Do you recomend it and was it worth the $$.?

Answer 1

No...any one with even a tiny bit of creativity that you know can do a fantastic job for free.

Answer 2

I would love to hire someone for my wedding but my Mum is enjoying helping me and to be honest I'm a bit of a control freak and I want to do everything myself-this is not a good way to be and while I'm calm at the moment I know closer to the day I will be stressed and wish I had someone to help me and tell me what to do and organise everything for me.

Get a wedding planner if you can afford it. Think I might even re-consider!

Answer 3

I AM in fact, a wedding planner, however I will give you a completely OBJECTIVE answer.  In certain situations, a wedding planner is very necessary to make sure everything is executed smoothly and you have the best day possible with the least amount of mishaps.  In most situations, though, proper planning on the couple's part is all that's needed to ensure a blissful day! Wedding planners are often hired because the couple simply does not have the time to plan all of the aspects of the wedding. Wedding Planning is a time-consuming process and often leads to high stress levels, which is something distracts from the purpose of the wedding in the first place.  Another reason a wedding planner is often brought on-board is to SAVE you money. Wedding planners in your area know all of the vendors in your area. They know who to recommend for the best work and the best rates, and often-times they can negotiate the vendor's rates down for you simply because they know exactly what to ask for, and more often then not they have a long standing professional relationship with local vendors. I think all budget-conscious brides should hire a planner, even if it's their lowest possible planning package, just to get the discounts on flowers, dj, photographers, etc.

If you are planning your wedding from at least 1 year out and you have about 5 extra hours a week, and you are a creative, organized individual with a kick-butt wedding organizing book, you are very likely to put on a fabulous wedding without the added expense of a planner.  I hope this helped. If you have any additional questions please contact me!

Answer 4

I did not use a wedding planner. We decided on a wedding date that was 11 months away. From that point, I made a list month by month of what needed to get done and penciled dates in my calendar as to when I was going to do them.

One of the best parts about our wedding is the hands-on approach we took. It really allowed us to put our personal stamp on everything. We visited 30 reception facilities before deciding on one (and it turned out to be the very first site we visited, go figure!)

Once I really started diving into the details, my friends and family were happy to pitch in. It was a way to spend time together. For instance, we all got together, sat on my living room floor, and put the wedding favors together. We got to talk and laugh for a couple of hours. It was fun! My friend drove with me to the reception site to drop off the favors and other items I wanted to use (cake knife, special wine goblets, etc). and that was special time for just me and her that I will never forget.

A wedding is a wonderful time, but only you really know what you want that day to look like, feel like. If you decide to go with a planner, make sure you concentrate on communicating your wants as clearly as possible.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

My husband and I recently helped the family of a bride with the many, many details that came up suddenly because there was no one person thinking everything through.  Large chunks of the planning was done by sister and mother, but without the guidance of someone thinking about the big picture plus all the details, the sister felt ..may still feel... under appreciated and overworked to pull off something great for the bride.  The bride didn't really know how much work it is to plan and pull of a nice event with out of town people attending.

In the theater we would have called the week prior to the wedding "h**l week", it was that complex and frought with details.  The thing that saved everyone from completely fritzing out was to focus on how happy the couple were, and what a lovely event was being pulled off.

So, from my experience as someone who helped with quite a lot of last minute details, I would say that to keep everyone sane and keep family harmony, hire someone who can keep all the details straight.

Is it worth the money?  Is family harmony worth keeping in tact?  

Answer 6

If I would have had a huge multi-million dollar wedding then yes I would have hired one . I had a nice church wedding with all the frills and a simple backyard BBQ reception and I did everything as fas ar decorating, organizing, and cooking(with help from my mom/dad/aunt/uncles) myself and I enjoyed it. Don't get me wrong I got fustrated at times but I am glad I decided to take on the challenge.

If you sit down before hand and just write everything down specifying importance anyone can do it.