If you were to hire a Wedding Consultant, what would you want from her/him? Explain in detail why you would hire her? Or if you are already married and would have choosen to hire one, explain what would he/she would have helped you in your wedding?
2007-11-16 03:49:52 · 11 answers · asked by Bethany S 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I got married in october and did everything myself!! I wish I had some help. SO this is what I would want:
Her to arrange transportation for all the decorations as well as trasnportation of the decorations back from the wedding
She would need to call all the girls and guys in the wedding to make sure all of there outfits are purchased and to make sure they all arrive at the wedding on time.
She would need to talk with the caterer, dj, picture guys, etc. I don't want to do any of it.
It would help if she could provide websites to cheap stuff for the wedding to lower my budget.
I would have loved to have a wedding planner so that she could have been my go to girl or at least go with me places to make sure the event as a whole worked out great.
2007-11-16 04:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Bubblelips 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a wedding consultant. She was a friend and coworker of mine. Because I worked with her for so long, she knew what a perfectionist I was, and how I couldn't make a decision sometimes. She didn't help with everything, but the last 2 months were alot easier with her.
These are the things that I liked about it:
-I didn't have to run the rehearsal
-She made a "magic" bag for the wedding day that had emergency stuff in it (chalk for stains on my dress, deoderant, black socks for the guys, advil, benedryl, needle, thread, etc.)
-She handled the wedding day itenerary, and allowed for extra time.
-She made sure the right music was played at the right time (thank God!)
There were other things, but if I were going to start a wedding planning business, I would:
-offer options in everyone's price range. ie: day-of, 2 weeks, 1 month, the whole planning process, or packages in between there.
-scan wedding sites for the newest trends, but also know that there are traditional brides out there
-be prepared for the bridezillas--even the sweetest women will turn on their wedding day, and some even before then.
2007-11-16 15:06:20 · answer #2 · answered by silverladyfoxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY, BUT you run the show. The wedding consultant is there to help you make decisions, give you input and take off allot of the pressure. Once your decisions are made you leave it to her to coordinate everything, handle the details, problems and issues that come up. Then you are a much more relaxed bride on your big day. NOTE: A wedding consultant does not have to be a professional, it can be a close friend who is otherwise not in the wedding. Congrats and best of luck!
2007-11-16 12:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by Believe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hired a wedding consultant..but i am on a tight budget, what you could consider doing is having an al la carte deal where they can add hours...
I got a rate at 75 an hour and we're hiring her for rehearsal dinner, wedding and part of the reception.
She will be organizing the rehearsal, making sure that everything goes off without a hitch.
anymore questions email me at chesneydevine@gmail.com :)
2007-11-16 12:12:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh i would love too if i wasn't on such a tied budged...
my wedding is in 5 weeks
dec 23rd and we are going crazyyyyyy
i think what we would love is, to tell the person our plans and ideas and than the person helps from there.
calls places, finds the cheapest places, deco, flowers... everything....
somebody really honest, that doesn't just wanna get it done i anyway bu in the cheapest way for the couple even if it would be more work.
we know we could make an wedding easy for 10000$ but thats not what we can... but we also know we can make it for 2000$... crazy right.... hehe so we would love someone... that is in out prie range and that would help in our best interest and not in theirs.....
since this is such a stressfull time i think everybody wants and needs help...
the problem with help is, that we think, we would do a better job alone. hehe
so people really need someone, that feels there needs, and pocket...
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good luck
2007-11-16 12:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by 237kk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i just got married in July and if i were to choose a wedding consultant it might have been a possibility. we were on a low budget and it was a lot of stress to work though but it ended up being really pretty anyways. they would have helped with the cost of things, where the best deals are, what to do...etc.
2007-11-16 11:53:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am thinking about using a consultant and here is what i would expect...
1.If there is a problem, call me ASAP but you better have solutions to the problem before you call me instead of saying "what should I do?"
2.I want someone to assure me everything is gonna be ok and make me feel as little stressed as posssible.
3.I would want someone to be very accessable, for instance if I have an idea at 9pm at night, I want to be able to leave you a voice mail on your personal phone so I know you will get it.
4.Someone with assistants who will also be there to help me.
5.Someone who return calls ASAP
6.Someone to handle all the stress for me instead of me running around and dealing with any issues, I want to tell you what I want and I would want you to do all the worrying for me...
If I am paying good money for a consultan I would want perfection for service
2007-11-16 13:27:54 · answer #7 · answered by VMG 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you hire someone who doesn't know you at all. Doesn't care about your budget and wishes and whose main concern is her payment. What can she do for you that you aren't going to have to approve? I just think it's a waste. To pick out a venue...you are still going to have to go to each place to check it out yourself...where are you saving any time or effort? You will have to approve the menu, the music etc. Totally a waste of alot of money.
2007-11-16 12:24:04 · answer #8 · answered by mrsdeli 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i hired one for my wedding in may, and he set-up/take-down decorations, created a wedding day itenerary for my wedding party, got everyone motivated and kept people punctual. it really helped me be less stressed because i didn't have to spend my time worrying about all of that. basically, i wanted someone that could lead things so i didn't have to.
2007-11-16 12:27:30 · answer #9 · answered by Sexy Lexy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I weren't on a budget I would. So my suggestion would be offer competitive prices and maybe even advertise in a way to let people know that you might be more affordable than they think.
I would want them to do everything possible - setup appointments with everyone: venue, church, minister, caterer, baker, florist, DJ.
2007-11-16 11:55:31 · answer #10 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋