Twenty years ago I was planning my own wedding. I was 21 years old, excited to be getting married to the man I love and I had all the support, help and assistance of my family and friends. My maid of honor made an appointment for me to meet with a wedding planner. With her fee she assured me that she would handle everything I needed on the day of my wedding. She was professional, knowledgeable in all things wedding and promised to keep me on track. One of our friend's mom planned annual Jazz Festivals and volunteered to be our planner on the day of our wedding so I jumped at the idea of having a wedding planner on my special day and saving some $$$$.
I planned on having everything in order. Little did I know that working full time, going to school and planning a wedding were all full time jobs and one task if not all would suffer because I could not give it 100% and no matter what, time stops for NO ONE! So on our wedding day as I traveled to our ceremony site dressed in my wedding dress I had no idea, didn't even think about our marriage license. When I saw the minister he asked for the wedding certificate. With an awkward look on my face, I could not even respond. We purchased our wedding license months ago and I didn't even remember where I stuck it. I was quickly told if we did not have it we would not be married.
Our wedding planner for the day promised the Pastor if he started the service she would be back with the certificate by the time the ceremony ended. She later told us she walked in the house, prayed and asked God to guide her and she went right to the desk drawer and found it! God is so good because I didn't even remember putting it there.
My point in sharing my personal story........
* A wedding planner is a professional that is trained, knowledgeable and seasoned in their craft. We know what to do when the inevitable happens and we are quick on our feet
* A wedding planner is a consultant that will advise you of all things wedding and of those things that you may not have thought of prior to your wedding day. We are logistics specialist
* A wedding planner has already walked through the event before it happens. We don't give you a list of events that will happen first, second or third as some DJ's give as a guide, we live the event before it happens so we plan accordingly!
* A wedding planner works with you before the "DAY OF" your wedding. There is no such thing as "DAY of Wedding Services". A professional needs to call all your vendors before your wedding day, read your vendor contracts so they know what is promised to you and visit your venue before the actual wedding day. We are planners!
* A wedding planner will need to make list of family and wedding party members and anyone else on program that is involved in your wedding day with contact numbers in case someone is missing or needs to be reached on the wedding day. We have to be informed of ALL Things!
* A wedding planner will need to compile a list of all supplies, favors, items needed for your wedding day and get those items from you prior to the wedding day so everything is set up and ready to go on time. We take and keep inventory!
* A wedding planner will create a timeline for you, your vendors and those involved in your special day to follow so everyone is on the same page. We create a cohesive event that keeps everyone on one accord for you!
On my wedding day I had someone to handle a very important task for me, but if I had a wedding professional she would have had my marriage license in the proper hands prior to my arrival.
The list above is just a standard account of what a wedding professional provides for their client. We do what ever is needed to make your special day run sooth. This entails so much more than we can ever list. We dress brides, comfort small children, resolve conflict and manage everyone on our clients behave. And we love our jobs!
Just like any other professional consultant we are experts in our field. So as you research wedding professionals for your special day, don't compare prices, compare the experience, education and knowledge of your potential wedding professional. Make sure you like them as a person because you spend a lot of time with them. If you are looking services such as event design and styling those are extra line items that we will discuss in future blog post.
If you have any questions or comments on this post feel free to them below.
Eventfully yours,
Jennifer
Photo Courtesy of Dino Mosley Photography
Thursday, August 21, 2014
What is a Wedding Planner?
Twenty years ago I was planning my own wedding. I was 21 years old, excited to be getting married to the man I love and I had all the support, help and assistance of my family and friends. My maid of honor made an appointment for me to meet with a wedding planner. With her fee she assured me that she would handle everything I needed on the day of my wedding. She was professional, knowledgeable in all things wedding and promised to keep me on track. One of our friend's mom planned annual Jazz Festivals and volunteered to be our planner on the day of our wedding so I jumped at the idea of having a wedding planner on my special day and saving some $$$$.
I planned on having everything in order. Little did I know that working full time, going to school and planning a wedding were all full time jobs and one task if not all would suffer because I could not give it 100% and no matter what, time stops for NO ONE! So on our wedding day as I traveled to our ceremony site dressed in my wedding dress I had no idea, didn't even think about our marriage license. When I saw the minister he asked for the wedding certificate. With an awkward look on my face, I could not even respond. We purchased our wedding license months ago and I didn't even remember where I stuck it. I was quickly told if we did not have it we would not be married.
Our wedding planner for the day promised the Pastor if he started the service she would be back with the certificate by the time the ceremony ended. She later told us she walked in the house, prayed and asked God to guide her and she went right to the desk drawer and found it! God is so good because I didn't even remember putting it there.
My point in sharing my personal story........
* A wedding planner is a professional that is trained, knowledgeable and seasoned in their craft. We know what to do when the inevitable happens and we are quick on our feet
* A wedding planner is a consultant that will advise you of all things wedding and of those things that you may not have thought of prior to your wedding day. We are logistics specialist
* A wedding planner has already walked through the event before it happens. We don't give you a list of events that will happen first, second or third as some DJ's give as a guide, we live the event before it happens so we plan accordingly!
* A wedding planner works with you before the "DAY OF" your wedding. There is no such thing as "DAY of Wedding Services". A professional needs to call all your vendors before your wedding day, read your vendor contracts so they know what is promised to you and visit your venue before the actual wedding day. We are planners!
* A wedding planner will need to make list of family and wedding party members and anyone else on program that is involved in your wedding day with contact numbers in case someone is missing or needs to be reached on the wedding day. We have to be informed of ALL Things!
* A wedding planner will need to compile a list of all supplies, favors, items needed for your wedding day and get those items from you prior to the wedding day so everything is set up and ready to go on time. We take and keep inventory!
* A wedding planner will create a timeline for you, your vendors and those involved in your special day to follow so everyone is on the same page. We create a cohesive event that keeps everyone on one accord for you!
On my wedding day I had someone to handle a very important task for me, but if I had a wedding professional she would have had my marriage license in the proper hands prior to my arrival.
The list above is just a standard account of what a wedding professional provides for their client. We do what ever is needed to make your special day run sooth. This entails so much more than we can ever list. We dress brides, comfort small children, resolve conflict and manage everyone on our clients behave. And we love our jobs!
Just like any other professional consultant we are experts in our field. So as you research wedding professionals for your special day, don't compare prices, compare the experience, education and knowledge of your potential wedding professional. Make sure you like them as a person because you spend a lot of time with them. If you are looking services such as event design and styling those are extra line items that we will discuss in future blog post.
If you have any questions or comments on this post feel free to them below.
Eventfully yours,
Jennifer
Photo Courtesy of Dino Mosley Photography
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