Why Should I Hire An Event Planner?

When it comes to the planning process, the bridal question stretches from "I have no idea what I'm doing" to "I think wedding planning career may be my calling?" Accordingly, for brides who don't know where to start, hiring a wedding planner to help them along the way and help them can feel less overwhelmed. But for brides who are feeling like they've got this from the get-go or who feel like the extra help isn't financially feasible, is spending thousands on a planner really worth the investment?

Well actually Planners say it is absolutely worth it, and insist that stance isn't just their bottom line talking — it's their clients' bottom line, as well. If you choose your planner wisely, it can actually end up saving you money.

1. Planners can help with your budget constraints and legal contracts.

We could have saved her $800 in that small decision. Even small decisions can add up to big savings when you have a planner who knows what they're doing."

2. Planners will fight for your wedding vision and keep everything on track.

In addition to helping couples with their budget and supervising sticky details like legal contracts, the most important perk of a planner, Cordogan and Weller say, is having someone who'll fight for your wedding vision from start to finish. While many vendors tackle more than one wedding per day or per weekend, a planner is focused only on your special day and will push to make sure everything goes according to your unique plan.

3. From a vendor's perspective, working with a wedding planner instead of directly with the bride or groom or their parents can keep things streamlined and stress-free. Many vendors say that they'd rather bother a planner ironing out last minute details than worry an already-stressed couple directly. Planners having those built-in relationships with vendors can also cut costs.

4. Planners can get you a vendor discount.

Sometimes discounts don't appear on paper. If we call our lighting guy and on the wedding day we don't like what he's brought, you can be sure we're going to have him add extra lighting and my bride is not going to get charged for it. The vendors aim to please us so we bring them more business.

5. Planners can handle ceremony to reception flipping.

Full and partial planning packages aside, Ebony Elite Events says a day-of coordinator is ideal, if you can wing it, especially if your celebration involves complex bands like flipping the ceremony space in a short time period so it's ready for the reception.

"It is so important to have somebody who can bring in vendors who are familiar with the space who are familiar with what they're doing," she says.