Happy Monday you guys! We had an amazing weekend getting to take some time off from shooting weddings… it’s SO hard to believe, but we only have two more weddings this whole year! How insane is that?! We loved getting to relax for the majority of this weekend, but we also got to photograph an adorable engagement session on Sunday night, so be sure to keep an eye out for that super soon!
And OH do we have a treat for our brides today! I have known my sweet friend Michaela for a few years now, and when I saw that she’d recently launched a wedding consulting business, I immediately knew we HAD to partner with her in some way! We have some exciting projects in the works with her for the off season, but until then we get to share some amazing tips with you guys today! I can’t wait for you to hear what she has to say about WHY she believes you need a wedding planner!
With so many DIY wedding planning guides on Pinterest, people often wonder why it’s even worth it to hire a wedding planner. And BELIEVE me, brothers and sisters, I hear you! When I was planning my own wedding, I too wanted to plan it from A to Z. I knew the exact look and feel that I wanted my big day to have, and I really didn’t want to spend more money then I needed to.
However, what the Pinterest self-help tools fail to highlight is just what a wedding planner actually does and how helpful they can me. (Maybe because they don’t want to give away our secrets?!) I am here to take away the guessing and answer a simple question: What does a wedding planner really do?
A wedding planner does anything you need them to do.
I know, I know! It seems too simple. But it’s the honest truth. When push comes to shove, wedding planners are there to be whatever you need to be. Good wedding planners are trained in understanding the different types of brides out there, and in return, they are able to give them the type of guidance they each need.
Sure… many planners, myself included, have package options ranging from full coordination to day-of coordination, but the truth is that we want to make your life as smooth as possible on your wedding day. My heart has never broken more than when I see brides and grooms and their loved ones stressed out on a wedding day! But stressed doesn’t have to be the heartbeat of your wedding day! Even I, a wedding planner, hired another planner to help make sure everything ran smoothly on my own wedding day. When you hire a wedding planner you aren’t paying for another vendor, you are paying for peace of mind for yourself, your bridal party, and your friends and family. Wedding planners aren’t there to make things more complicated; they are there to bring a sense of coordination to the many moving elements of a wedding.
Pinterest and self-help guides are great, but unfortunately, they won’t be able to bring you coffee or light candles on your wedding day.
Michaela is a certified wedding planner in the Chicagoland area who has five years of event planning experience. Event planning has quickly become the heartbeat of her life, especially wedding planning. A recent Olivet Nazarene University grad, she is also a wife to an incredible videographer and a daughter of the King of kings. She is an avid lover of coffee, HGTV’s Fixer Upper, and fresh greens. Check her out at www.pinkpeoniesweddings.com
