Right now, as we’re coming out of the dormant wedding world, post-Covid, couples are eagerly making plans for their wedding (both postponed or newly engaged). With the challenges that both couples and vendors have endured in the last fourteen months of wedding planning, we are not out of the woods just yet, and right now is not the time to gamble with “friends as coordinators” or “day-of coordination” for your special day. There’s just too much at stake if it is not given the right attention, and here are five top reasons you should hire a wedding planner for your 2021 or 2022 wedding.

1. The shutdown of COVID has caused a lot of layoffs and turnover in catering and event managers at venues. Most venues have operated with non-event persons acting as the events person, and there may be a change of hands at least once, if not twice, before you’ll get to connect with your ‘person’ as these locations work to fill those positions. This change of hands process along with the increase of bookings and inquiries will most certainly slow down communication between parties, but can also increase the chances of oversight or miscommunication due to human error and an increase in demand.

2. Ongoing guidelines, policies, and updates for the post-COVID blueprint to a safe reopening means there is more liability on all parties involved. In order to ensure you have the most up-to-date information and to diminish the risks involved, hiring an advocate who understands the ever-changing strategies is crucial.

3. Weddings are one of the biggest investments in a person’s life! Protecting your investment should be in front of your mind. Hiring a planner who can help review contracts, ensure correct language, and who has an understanding of rescheduling and policy changes, is one of the best ways to be proactive in all your wedding planning so that one misstep is avoided and does not blindside you.

4. Having a professional wedding planner who is local and who has relationships with vendors in order to put together a dream team for your wedding (based on their availability and your budget) will simply save you a lot of time. Planners have vendors in our contacts and cell phones on speed dial so that they can take a lot of the burden of going back and forth with other vendors who are busily servicing their own inquiries and business.

5. These are going to be two of the busiest years yet in the wedding world, and simply put, there’s a lot more commotion and a need to invest in peace of mind, protecting the investment, and reducing your liability.

Last but not least, these expert planners will not only ensure your wedding planning is stress-free, but the cherry on top is that they will help you stay on budget, and that is the BEST reason to have a wedding planner by your side along the way instead of just day-of (month of, or back end) coordination.

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