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Your wedding ceremony is arguably one of the most important days in your life, you are about to take the vows with the love of your life, awesome right??!! Yes, it feels good; however there is more to the ceremony that what meets the eyes. Countless little details that can make or mar your day of joy. There comes the wedding planner; the wedding planners take care of the details leaving you to bask in joy and enjoy your day.
Picking a wedding planner can be a herculean task, however here are five tips you should adopt when picking a wedding planner.
- Pick a person with a compatible personality: Your wedding planner is one with which you will spend a great deal of time, hence it is important that you pick an individual that you are compatible with. Ensure that you are comfortable with the planner and how he/she listens to your opinion and that of your soon to be spouse. It is important that there is a strong level of trust and communication with your wedding planner.
- Ask for past jobs and experience: Experience is said to be the teacher of all things, your wedding day is one day that you have tp entrust with a person who will well skilled and versed in planning weddings. Ask potential wedding planners about past jobs they have done, inquire for pictures and videos of past jobs. Each wedding is unique and should be treated as such; inquire about past jobs to ascertain if the wedding planner has the experience to make your dream wedding a reality. You can also ask for certifications.
- Packages and services rendered: It is equally important to inquire from your prospective wedding planner the range of services he/she offers. Services range from encompassing packages that care of minute details from procuring gowns, vendors, venue, rings, makeup etc, to medium package that work with the venue and vendors to even the packages that only has the planner in charge of the ceremony and catering only. With an eye on your budget and your dream wedding, ensure you inquire from your potential wedding planner what package they offer.
- Minimum Budget: Regardless of how much you want you your wedding to be perfect, you have to ensure that it is within what you can afford; hence a budget. Having a budget makes for disciplined spending and planning. Before you engage a wedding planner, ensure you inquire for the minimum budget they can work with. This way it is easy to know if you are on the same page. Knowing the minimum budget also shows how well you can work together.
- Find a common cultural ground: Culture is a way of life and wedding ceremonies are often a way of celebrating culture and tradition. It is pertinent to find a wedding planner who understands your cultural peculiarities. Your wedding planner needs to show intimate knowledge of your culture or at best be willing to execute and implement the cultural aspect of the wedding ceremony.
Wedding planners are quite important to the success of the wedding ceremony as a whole, however if you follow the tips listed, you will pick a wedding planner who will help create your dream wedding and leave you basking in joy and fulfillment.