Weddings are momentous occasions with numerous moving parts.
A wedding planner's job is to handle all of the details leading up to your
wedding so that you don't have to. Continue reading to learn more about the
various types of wedding planners.
What Is a Wedding Planner?
A wedding planner, also known as a wedding consultant, assists
in the planning of your wedding day's details. The best wedding planners have
years of event planning experience as well as a thorough understanding of the
wedding industry. A wedding planner assists you in planning your special day by
handling logistics, keeping track of your wedding budget, and ensuring a
successful wedding day.
What Does a Wedding Planner Do?
Every wedding planner is distinct. Before you hire a wedding
planner, request a detailed list of their services. The following are some of
the most common wedding planner responsibilities:
- Provide referrals for wedding and reception venues.
- Negotiate vendor contracts and help secure wedding
vendors, such as the caterer, florist, DJ, photographer, and rentals.
- Create a detailed timeline leading up to the wedding day
and for the day itself.
- Provide a sketch of the floor plan for the wedding venue
and reception.
- Keep track of your wedding budget and makes suggestions to
help you stay on target.
- Attend menu and wedding cake tastings.
- Supervise printing and delivery of wedding invitations,
programs, and place cards.
- Schedule and attend wedding dress shopping and ensure
timely alterations.
- Keep track of RSVPs.
- Help set up your wedding website.
- Arrange hotel room blocks and transportation for your
family members and wedding party.
- Book reservations for the rehearsal dinner.
- Oversee every detail on the day of the wedding.
4 Types of Wedding Planners
Some of the most common types of wedding planners are as
follows:
1. Full-service planner: Full-service planning entails
overseeing the entire wedding-planning process from beginning to end, usually
months before the wedding. A full-service wedding planner will locate and
reserve wedding vendors, rentals, and venues. A full-service planner will be
there for you every step of the way and will typically act as a supportive
figure throughout the planning process.
2. Partial-service planners: "You don't have to
hire a wedding planner for the entire process," says wedding planner Mindy
Weiss. Partial-service wedding planners, also known as "month-of"
planners, will keep track of vendor contracts and ensure that everything runs
smoothly in the weeks leading up to your wedding, as well as assist you in
creating a day-of schedule.
3. Day-of planners: A day-of wedding coordinator is an
on-site point-person who is present on your wedding day to ensure that
everything runs smoothly. A day-of planner is an excellent resource for couples
on their wedding day, even if they do not handle the logistics leading up to
the wedding date. "I highly recommend this so that you can enjoy your day
without worrying," Mindy says. "And it will be a minor expense in
your budget."
4. Wedding planner: Wedding designers assist in the
aesthetic curation of your wedding. A wedding designer ensures that your
wedding has a cohesive, stylish look, from furniture to attire to décor.
What Is the Difference Between a Wedding Planner and a Wedding Coordinator?
The primary distinctions between a wedding planner and a
wedding coordinator are the cost, duration, and scope of their services.
Wedding planners manage the planning, management, and logistics from start to
finish. When you hire a wedding planner, they begin the planning process months
before the wedding date and end their services after the wedding.
A wedding coordinator, on the other hand, only works on the
wedding day. Wedding coordinators do not handle the logistics leading up to the
wedding, but they do ensure that the timeline of the wedding day runs smoothly.
Wedding planners are usually more expensive than day-of wedding coordinators.
