How to Find Your Wedding Planner

A wedding planner can definitely help reduce the stress of planning for your nuptials. But if finding a wedding planner causes you as much or more stress than doing the planning yourself, what’s the benefit. Here are some tips to finding the right wedding planner for your Denver wedding.

Do You Need a Wedding Planner?

Many couples manage to get by just fine without a wedding planner, but for others it would be a disaster. You most likely need a wedding planner if you don’t:

• Live in the city where the wedding is taking place

• Have time for planning

• Have a broad support system of family and friends

• Like the thought of doing it all yourself

You should also consider all the resources available that can diminish your need for a planner. For example, many Denver wedding venues offer some degree of planning services and support for your wedding. That might be just enough to get you by without the need for a planner.

Once you’ve decided you need a wedding planner, it’s time to start looking for one.

Get Recommendations

For finding wedding planners, the first place to start is asking friends and family if they used one. Talk to them about the person they used, how they felt about the service, and whether they’d recommend them to you. Make sure you listen to the details of what they say—this will help you decide if the planner is really right for you.

If you’ve already started shopping around for things like the wedding venue, talk to people about wedding planners and whether there’re any they’d recommend. Venues, florists, caterers, and other wedding professionals have likely worked with a lot of planners, and they can tell you who they really like.

Do Your Research

Whether you have some recommendations or not, it’s time to go online. Do a search for wedding planners, and make sure you look specifically for any recommended planners. Carefully evaluate any portfolio materials they put online. You want to make sure that your wedding planner has the ability to do something like what you imagine for your wedding.

Now it’s time to start figuring out your budget, both for your wedding overall and for a planner. Make sure you know what you can spend before you decide which planners are right for you.

Do Interviews

Once you’ve identified a few likely candidates, schedule interviews with each one. Ask them a thorough list of questions to try to figure out what they are like as a planner and as a person. Confirm that they’re open on your wedding date, that they have worked with your venue, and that they are within your price range.

In addition, you want to make sure that you feel right with the wedding planner. You want to feel that they are listening to you and that they understand and value your vision for your wedding. You want to make sure that you trust them implicitly because if you don’t you’ll spend too much time looking over their shoulder and that defeats the purpose.

Once you’ve talked to several candidates, identify the one that’s best for you. If none of them are right, you can start again, but be quick. You don’t want to put too much time into this process or you may be in a crunch when it comes to getting the wedding ready.

If you are planning your wedding and are looking for a great wedding venue in north Denver, please contact Stonebrook Manor today for an appointment. We have a great deal of experience working with many wedding planners in the Denver area and can help you make your wedding a wonderful one.