Wedding Planners

Planned to Perfection

Many brides, who can spend hundreds of hours planning their wedding, feel like they’re doing a crash-course in event planning. For many this is a happy exercise and they are amazed at how much they learn and how they make the time to get things organised. For some brides, undertaking such a time-consuming and steep learning curve just isn’t an option. And, when you can have someone with a wealth of knowledge and experience to take, or at least share, the load, there is really no reason not to say goodbye to your planning worries.

The Grampian area now boasts several wedding planners offering a professional and flexible service. Whatever your tastes, anything is possible on your wedding day, but with so much choice comes confusion. This is where the experienced wedding co-ordinator comes in: she will “see the wood for the trees” and, with a constantly updated contact list, can find just what you are looking for. Perhaps more importantly, she can make some initial suggestions if you just don’t know where to begin your planning. Brides, who have used a planner, comment how the stress of keeping track of plans already made and what still needed to be done was immediately taken away.

How much responsibility you entrust to the planner depends on how much organising you want to do yourself. Planners are quite happy to take over the whole day, deciding the theme and pretty much only requiring you to turn up, or to work closely with you simply to add a few finishing touches. Your planner can also be invaluable as an emergency service, fixing potential problems, and even issues that you’re not aware of!

Some couples hesitate about hiring a planner because they feel it will be just another cost. Don’t let this put you off, however, because hiring a wedding co-ordinator can actually save you money. She will firstly help you work ....