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What are the Common Duties of a Wedding Planner?

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.

Author: reverbtime-magazine