Your wedding planner is going to be a major new relationship in your life for the next few months (or even years, if you are planning a wedding that far out). When you decide that hiring a wedding planner is the right path for you and your spouse-to-be, take the time to find someone who understands what you want for your wedding. Here are some steps for making sure you find the perfect match.
Consider What You Want and the Overall Structure of the Wedding
Hiring a planner isn?t really a first step in the planning process. Certainly you can do it that way, but a little self-knowledge goes a long way in picking the right person. When you and your fiancè sit down to start hashing this process out, you should each separately write down three things that are important about the wedding: Does it have to be outdoors in the summer" Do you want a live string quartet" Do you want all of your extended family to be there" Start talking about a basic structure of the wedding including potential size, style of venue, and time of year, at least. You don?t have to set anything in stone, but your wedding planner can give you a better idea of whether it’s something they would be willing to execute. This is also the time to consider the scope of wedding planning that you want. Are you looking for a logistics whiz who can coordinate with vendors" Are you looking for a stylish designer to make every moment of the wedding Instagram-worthy" Or are you really looki...