Whether you need a wedding planner really depends on if your budget allows. A wedding planner definitely means a lot of money but it brings a lot of convenience. A wedding planner can often find better deals than you can get on your own and might create a wedding plan fit your budget. Best of all, a wedding planner can make everything happen on the wedding day and save you time.

 

Here are some typical services a wedding planner can provide:

* Recommend and deal with vendors.

* Recommend places for shopping a gown, bridesmaid’s dresses and groomsmen’s attire

* Book hotel rooms

* Design invitations or maybe send out invitations

* Work with the hosting place, professional and recessional

* Arrange transportation

* Create a wedding day schedule

 

To find a wedding planner, you could ask your family, your friends and maybe hotels. You can either hire a wedding planner at your residence or a planner at the wedding location. Hiring a local planner can be pricey because the planner has to travel to the wedding site and maybe some staff. Compared to that, a planner at the wedding place usually has good relationship with the local vendors and more services. Hotels often host weddings and the managers there may have worked with wedding planners before. You can also get referrals from the Association of Bridal Consultants and the Association for Wedding Professionals International. And if you like to do research on internet, you can type wedding planner and you will a lot of them.

 

A lot of wedding planners base their fees on some percentage of the entire cost of your wedding, typically 15 percent to 20 percent. So it’s better to negotiate the planner how much you will be charged. But by all means, before hiring any planner, read the contract clearly and if there is anything not clear, ask for clarification. A contract should specify how many hours of work are included and how overtime is handled. Be sure to ask plenty of questions like:

 

* When did you start doing wedding and how many did you plan last year?

* How many staffers will you have at the wedding?

* What is your fee and how much is the deposit is required?

* Any other fees I should be aware of?

* Can you provide some references?

 

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