December 20th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
5 Reasons to Hire an Outer Banks Wedding Planner for Your BIG Day
If you are reading this blog most likely congratulations are in order. CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement and upcoming wedding! The Outer Banks is a spectacular place to celebrate one of the most amazing days of your life.
And now it’s time to start the planning- the dress, the vendors, the menu, the flowers, the endless details- oh my! Planning a wedding is really a lot of fun and today’s brides are very savvy. And some don’t believe that a coordinator is necessary nor do they want to spend their budget dollars on one. But please read on and consider how a Wedding Planner can be the best investment you ever made for your wedding.
Reason #1- A Stressed Out Bride is Not a Happy Bride
You’ve successfully planned your wedding without a Coordinator and now the big day has arrived. You wake up wedding morning ready to relax, enjoy every moment, and marry the man of your dreams. But there is a big problem. All of a sudden you are being bombarded with questions from your family, wedding guests, and the vendors. When do I need to be there? Who has the rings? Where should the cake be setup? The videographer hasn’t shown up, what do you want to do? Who is lining up the wedding party? Stress and frustration are now taking over your emotions rather than the happiness you deserve. A wedding planner is there to handle all of the questions, details, take care of the small glitches that will arise (without you knowing!), and ensure that your day is all that you want it to be. When someone comes to you with questions you can say with a relaxed smile “talk to the wedding planner- she’ll take care of it.”
Reason #2- Overtime Charges Just Took Away From Your Honeymoon Play Money
Your vendors are there to help make your day special but remember- they are on the clock. And if things start running behind you’ll incur extra fees from your vendors because you’ve exceeded their contracted time. The next thing you know, the caterer, the photographer, videographer, and DJ are billing you because they’ve stayed beyond their scheduled time. This could mean hundreds or thousands of additional dollars flying out of your hand at the end of your night. Say goodbye to the massages, horseback rides, and gourmet dinners you had planned for your honeymoon. A wedding planner will help you create a timeline and keep things running on time (your time) so that you don’t run into these additional fees. Seriously, a wedding planner can save you money in the long run.
Reason #3- Vendors Need To Play Nicely Together
As with any scenario in life, it only takes one bad attitude to start affecting everyone in a negative way. And your wedding is not the place to let this happen. Good energy attracts good energy. And your wedding planner can lead you to a group of professional vendors who will not only do an amazing job for you but who also work well together. This will save you hours of valuable research time as well as ensure that you have a reputable team onboard.
Reason #4- Just Because Your Venue Has an Event Manager Doesn’t Mean the Details are Covered.
The Event Manager at your venue can absolutely help with planning the details. However, that planning generally involves ONLY the services/products being provided by the venue. This means that the vast majority of your wedding planning- hiring/finding vendors, creating timelines, directing the wedding party, and countless other details (almost 90% of wedding planning) – is your responsibility. One writer said it best: “Your wedding planner is your fairy Godmother”. She will make sure that all of the details have been arranged prior to wedding day, she will be fielding questions from your family/vendors/guests, she will be making sure that everything arrives and is setup on time, she will make sure your wedding stays on track so you don’t incur additional charges, she will make sure that you and your groom are in a happy, stress-free bubble enjoying the most amazing day of your life.
Reason #5- You’ve Never Planned a Wedding Before, Especially a Long Distance One
A wedding is not just another party like the countless ones you’ve thrown at your home or at your office. The details often seem endless and quite often it’s the questions that you didn’t know to ask that can derail your fabulous day- especially when you are not familiar with an area. A good wedding planner will help you evaluate the pros and cons of your choices, will help you navigate the world of permits and legal obligations of the area you choose to marry, will help you create backup plans just in case Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, will help you with matters of etiquette, and lastly can help you save relationships with your loved ones by being a buffer, clarifying individual responsibilities, and being a friendly ear when you are feeling frazzled.
Your wedding day should be remembered for all the right reasons. So as you begin planning your Outer Banks wedding, do consider a local wedding planner. Contact two or three to explore the different services they offer and to find the planner that is a good match for your personality. You will be so happy that you did- and you’ll find that your fiancé will agree in the long run. If you have further questions about wedding planning and how it can benefit you, contact Laura at Sugar Snap Events at laura@sugarsnapevents.com. Laura and the Sugar Snap team have a variety of packages and ala carte services that will fit your budget and needs. At Sugar Snap it’s all about you and making sure you have the day that you deserve.
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