Still no wedding planners

I have many brides and grooms that tell me they don't need a wedding planner:
"I can do it myself."
"My aunt is helping us."
"My mom can do it."
"I can't afford to hire a planner."
"I am afraid she will take over and the wedding won't 'look' like us!"
The list does on indefinitely.

I am here to answer some of the above comments.

Yes, you could do it yourself, but why? You don't try to fix your own car when the engine light comes on because you know that you are not a professional mechanic who has studied up on your type of engine. Then unless you plan parties of all types and sizes for a living, why would you attempt to put together a wedding for 350 people and still be stress-free on the big day?


You are very fortunate to have an Aunt that is so creative, but again, does your Aunt do this for a living? Does she know how to deal with a late caterer or one that forgot the dessert plates? Does she know how to bustle a dress, sew a ripped seam in the bridesmaid dress, break up fights between bestmen, is she going to bus tables if there isn't enough help, will she be able to sub as a bartender, and will she mind cleaning up after a sick ring bearer? She is not a guest at your wedding---she is the hired help!

Your mom will do it? Please---don't even get me started on this comment! Your mom is second to be honored at a wedding. How is she being honored when she is stuck in the kitchen washing salad plates for the caterer on YOUR SPECIAL day?

You can't afford NOT to hire a planner. I can usually save my clients enough money in the first hour of talking to them to pay for myself. Good wedding planners are worth their weight in gold because they make your wedding run like clockwork, carry out your wishes and help to create the dream day you have always wanted. They don't want a wedding that reflects them, but rather the one that hired them---the wedding couple. We help to ensure that vendors do what they are hired to do, your guest's comfort needs are seen to, and everybody has a great time at this, the most important day of your life.

Want to make your day special and memorable for everyone? Hire a wedding planner and relax; you are getting married!