Soap Box Time: Why Wedding Planners are Important.

Hello everyone! It was a lovely weekend of Aggie Football and a cozy, rainy Sunday.  And the temperature... oh the wonderful high of 80 something degrees that has been sticking around and truly making this September feel "normal" or not normal if you live in Texas... well anyways, the temperature has been PEEERFECT *sing song voice*. 

So here's my little Soap Box Speech for today.  When you get engaged, the first thing you should do is, well, celebrate! But then after that's all said and done, you should hire a wedding planner. Even before you set the date, hire a wedding planner.  And here's why:

1: No matter how far away your weddings is, whether you have three months or three years, a wedding planner can help you set your pace.  If you're getting married fast but don't know where to start, a planner will get your budget done and start finding a photographer, florist, cake decorator, venue etc.  She or he will be able to get you on track to find the best deals and the best venues even this late in the game! If you have a long engagement, a planner can help you enjoy the process by not allowing you to rush in getting your tasks done.  He or she will help reel you in so that, come 6 months before the wedding, you're not trying to change everything based on the newest trends.

2: It's NOT your job to get everything planned BEFORE you hire your planner.  It doesn't make you look unorganized.  The planner's job is to either design your wedding for you or help you make your decisions based on ideas bounced between the two of you.  She or he can help you discover things about your wedding style that you would have never known before. 

3: If you're not sure about your budget, the wedding planner will help you with that, depending on what their package includes (of course).  I can't speak for every wedding planner when I say this, but I am willing to work with your budget.  My goal is that everyone feels like they can hire a wedding planner rather than feeling out in the dust because of a budget.  It's my job to work with you, to make your day perfect, to help you plan a day based on YOU and YOUR FIANCE.

4: You really, really don't want to be running around during your wedding trying to coordinate everyone and trying to be the bride.  Your day will go by fast enough without being a stress ball during it.  You should be having the time of your life and enjoying every minute of it.  Hey, you only get married once!!!

Honestly, I would apply these same rules or guidelines or, I guess they're really, suggestions, to every event you ever throw.  It's so important to enjoy what's in front of you... to enjoy your best friend's bridal or baby shower, to enjoy your baby's first birthday.  These are moments you can't get back.  So Hire a Wedding Planner/Event Planner, and do it before you're completely stressed out! Do it at the beginning.