Soon after the proposal, when the euphoria wears off and the adrenaline kicks in, it hits you – OMG! “I have a wedding to plan!” “So much to do!” Your first instinct may be to visit a bookstore, pickup a wedding magazine or visit the next bridal show in town. Digesting all of the information coming in your direction, left and right, can be overwhelming.
If you have reached this point, don’t panic. Stop, breathe and relax. Now, grab a notepad:
1. Close your eyes and visualize your dream wedding day. What does it look like? What colors do you see? Is it outside or indoors?
2. Establish a workable and realistic budget. It should reflect the amount of money you are willing to spend.
There are many components to planning a wedding. Ask anyone who has been involved in planning a wedding and they will tell you that it can be very much like a full time job. So much to do, so much to learn, and so little time to do it all! Few brides-to-be are experienced in orchestrating an event as large and important as a wedding - this is why so many wedding day disaster stories happen. There are endless details to arrange, many logistics to organize, large numbers of vendors and service providers to hire, contracts to negotiate, prices to compare, and as a result, so much room for oversights to occur and for things to go wrong. In fact, few couples have the amount of time in their schedules required to successfully plan, manage, and execute such an event; however, unfortunately many couples don’t realize or acknowledge this until it is too late, when parts of their wedding dream have already disintegrated into disappointment. Here is where I come in – the wedding planner.
The role of a wedding planner is to make the planning process - and the wedding day itself - go more smoothly, and often to offer the expertise which will result in a wedding day which will be more spectacular and unforgettable than the bride- and groom-to-be would have been able to produce on their own. In addition, the wedding planner can be involved to which ever extent the bride desires - as much or as little as is required.
Remember, you only get one shot at the biggest day of your life; why gamble with disappointment? Consider hiring a professional wedding planner.
Congratulations On Your Big Day.
