Why Do I Need A Wedding Planner?

Hey All!

So, you have picked out your favorite venue for your special day, and they have a coordinator on site, your good to go, right? Not always!

Today let’s discuss the differences between a wedding planner and a venue event coordinator. Many couples, while planning their wedding and searching for a venue, think that because there is an event coordinator at the venue that they don’t need to hire a wedding planner. While venue coordinators are very helpful... they often can’t help with every detail of your event because they likely are busy with many other events and tasks related directly to the venue! 

A wedding planner on the other hand is there from the moment you hire them until the wedding is a resounding success, taking part and helping with each and every detail.

What happens if you have guests coming from out of town? A wedding planner can help you make sure they all have a place to stay and even help with travel arrangements. A coordinator tied to a venue would not be able to offer this service as it would not directly relate to the part of the event that is at their location.

What if your ceremony is at a location other than the venue (like your church or some other outdoor space), your wedding planner will 100% be there with you, where a venue coordinator likely would not able to be at the offsite ceremony.

What happens if the venue coordinator changes his/her job or moves on to another position somewhere else? You always run the risk of having to work with a number of venue coordinators, where a wedding planner will be there, right next to you through the entire planning process, and will be there all day and all night. They’re there to keep you in the loop with what’s going on next: toasts, cakes cutting, meal service, all the good stuff!

A planner can be there until all of the guests have left and gone home! They can help you load gifts in your car at the end of the night, they can help you find your lip gloss, they’ll even grab you an extra glass of champagne! Basically, they are there to help you and your spouse through the process.

The bottom line is that if you truly want to feel like you have a friend and confidant with you through the entire process, that knows every detail and truly is working to make sure you have a magical experience, then having a wedding planner is the way to go. You’ll be so much happier (and more relaxed) if you do.