Wikipedia defines a wedding planner as a professional who assists with the design, planning and management of a client’s wedding. Most people are skeptical about hiring wedding planners but they actually take a huge part of the burden off your chest.
If you fall under the class of those who are still wondering if they should hire one or not then here are 10 sure questions you should ask any wedding planner you intend to hire to clear your mind of any doubt whatsoever.
1.What Are Your Work Ethics?
The couple should find out if the planner prefers face-to-face meetings, calls or emails. Find out if they have a workable plan. This would help you have a sense of where their priorities fall.
2. Is There A Minimum Budget?
You may probably have no idea how much it will cost to make your wedding happen in a fab way but your wedding planner should be able to give you realistic budget that you can work with or not. It is wise to be honest about how much you have on the table to spend.
3. Do You Have Vendors You Prefer To Work With?
If they do, it could be to your advantage or not because it means that they have established a solid relationship, access to discounts, and an understanding of the other vendors’ quality of work. It can also limit your ability to get a decorator/photographer that can give you what you desire the most.
Make sure you find out if the planner gets a percentage from their preferred vendors so you know why they like working with those vendors and how they’ll be working for YOU.
4. What Makes Your Weddings Unique?
It is essential that you know what length your planner is willing to make your wedding extremely special. Does he/she switch venues? Your personality and the like?
5. How Similar Are Your Weddings?
It’s important to get a feel for what each planner brings to the table. You’ll quickly see if their ideas can mesh with your vision.
6. What’s The Most Successful Wedding You Have Ever Planned?
You have to know what the person you are hiring can do. If they’ve pulled off 500-person weddings without a hitch, chances are they’ll easily be able to plan your wedding.
7. What Kind Of Venues Have You Planned Weddings In?
This would help you have an idea of the planner’s range. If you want an outdoor wedding, make sure the planner has a sense of how to execute that type of event flawlessly before you sign a contract. The planner should be asked weather-related questions, lighting questions, and questions about decor to see the way he/she will go about planning an event in your ideal venue.
8. How Do You Cope With Difficult Family Members?
This question helps you know how the planner handles work pressure. Something may go wrong at your wedding but you need a planner who can remain poised no matter what. Difficult family members could also pose a problem. Your planner should be able to take care of any situation that may arise with ease.
9. How Long Have You Been A Wedding Planner?
Starting new is not a problem but it’s only vital that you are aware how experienced your planner is.
10. How Do You Tackle Design?
Every planner has a creative vision and a talent for creating beautiful events, but you should know if they can beautifully bring your idea to life. Pay attention to how the planner responds to your ideas and most importantly relates with them. If your dreams are overwhelming, you just may need another planner.
It is only appropriate that your planner should be able to connect on many levels with you.
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