Would you describe yourself as indecisive, stressed, spendy, or with having the tendency to procrastinate? If you answered, “yes” to any of these questions, you would benefit from hiring a wedding planner! A wedding planner’s job is to supplement with experience with what you waiver in planning skills. Though a wedding planner’s services will absorb between 15-20% of your total budget, we think the fee is well worth the mileage it carries. So keep reading! We’ll break-down three essential ways that hiring a wedding planner will deliver bang for your buck.

Save Money

Early in the wedding planning process, an essential step is deciding what items are essential on your big day. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the small details and overwhelmed by prices and options. This is where a wedding planner’s role kicks in. Upon hiring a planner, you will create a feasible budget for your wedding that you are comfortable with. Part of a planner’s job is to not only help you stick to budget but also make the most of it. Planners are experienced party planners and can recognize what items on your list will be most impactful and eliminate unnecessary costs. Additionally, they often have an “in” with local vendors and can negotiate prices on your behalf that you wouldn’t be able to access on your own. While you may not be involved in repeat business with vendors, planners are, and there is monetary value in that.

Save Time

You’re getting married, and life is full of bliss! It can be difficult to enjoy your engagement period however when your mind is scrambled with wedding plans. To us, experiencing peace of mind during the wedding planning process is the most valuable aspect of hiring a wedding planner. Bombarded with choices, a wedding planner will save you hours of sifting through Google for vendors and the stress associated with that. Instead, a wedding planner can save you the trouble of researching and recommend the best vendors in your price range (florists, DJs, hair stylists, makeup artists, photographers, caterers, etc). Planners are also thorough and will ask you to detail your wedding vision to them. Doing so will save you the hassle of conveying the same information to multiple vendors, so you can get back to admiring your new sparkly ring.

Relax

Regardless of the magnitude of time invested in planning your wedding, something is bound to go awry on your big day. With so many details involved, it’s no surprise! No need to fret(!), they are likely to be small things, and with a wedding planner in tow, you don’t have to be the one to extinguish the fire. A wedding planner’s job is to worry and stress so that you don’t have to! With someone else running point throughout your wedding day, you can concentrate on savoring each moment of the day devoted to you and your fiance!