Can you afford NOT to Hire a Wedding Planner?!?

Seriously, You Can’t Afford Not to Hire a Wedding Planner


Started planning your wedding only to realize how little time you have ahead of you? Too many items on your to-do list and not enough hours to get it all done? We get it! At DE, we hear the same from almost all of the couples we work with. Wedding planning doesn’t have to be stressful and exhausting. If feeling anxious and completely overwhelmed by the time it will take to plan your own wedding sounds familiar, you need to hire a wedding planner. Type A personality who wants to be in control of your plans every step of the way? You guessed it, a wedding planner will be extremely helpful for you, too (yes, really). 

• Here’s the thing-- a wedding planner is not going to step in and take the place of you. That’s simply not our job. What a planner will do is help you keep everything on track and offer guidance, advice and support throughout the process. As planners, we take the time to really get to know our couples so that we can help them create the wedding of their dreams. Your wedding is about you, and we want to ensure that your special day celebrates who you are as a couple. 

 

• Planners know a thing or two about the wedding industry that you just don't know yet—and that’s OK! It is our full time job to help couples plan successful weddings, and we’ve picked up a few tips and tricks along the way. We know the ins and outs of a great wedding and our goal is to help make your day the best it can possibly be by sharing our knowledge and experience with you.

 

• Planning a wedding takes a lot of time. Sometimes it can feel like there are just not enough hours in the day, and you just can’t fit all of your planning in between your 9-5. Your planner will help keep you organized, and make sure that your planning stays on track throughout the process. They will be there to help if you don’t have the time to research your vendors, reach out to that band, or schedule a meeting with your caterer. They can even recommend vendors based on their experience working with them, giving you that peace of mind in knowing that your wedding day will be in great hands.

 

• Everyone is going to give you their opinion on what your wedding should look like, not always taking into account what you might actually want. Your best friend may have loved the band she had at her wedding, but they may not be the perfect fit for you. Too many opinions can be overwhelming, even when given with the best of intentions. Having a trusted professional by your side to lean on for sound advice and an objective eye will be a lifesaver.

 

• Hiring a wedding planner allows you to enjoy your day while they worry about all of the details. Your planner will know your vision and be there to execute and manage your entire wedding day, so you can really be in the moment and focus on making memories. 

We know a wedding planner is not in everyone’s budget, and thats OK. But if hiring a planner is something you are considering, trust us when we say that the overall time you will save and the decline in your stress level leading up to the big day will be invaluable. 

Happy (stress-free) Planning! 

xo, Emily
Detailed Engagements Team Member

Need more convincing? Below are reviews from DE Brides who thought they would never need to hire a wedding planner—and were SO happy they did! 

•  “I know what you're thinking - you don't need a wedding coordinator -- you manage a big team, big budgets, have great design sense and can do it all. I was one of those gals...but am SO glad that we had Tiffany with us during our planning and on our big day so we didn't have to bother with any of the details. We focused on being present and making memories while Tiffany and her team expertly and joyfully guided and corralled us through our day. Detailed Engagements was one of the best investments we made in our wedding planning. She was so helpful creating timelines, working with our caterer and providing great recommendations for vendors. And, she was downright fun to work with.  Tiffany was hard at work throughout the day and think she had anything you could imagine needing at her fingertips. If we could do it all over again, we wouldn't change a thing!”

                                                          ~Bridget, a 2017 Detailed Engagements Bride

•  “Tiffany is a wedding super hero, but also just an amazing awesome person. She made our wedding perfect. Everything that we ever dreamed of on our special day happened because of Tiffany and the Detailed Engagements team. The entire day went by without a single hiccup. Her meticulous organization and planning made it so we had the perfect wedding day. I am a super organized and particular person. I thought my wedding planning was going to be a breeze. I slowly realized that it is extremely time intensive to communicate with vendors among many other things. I wanted my wedding day to be perfect. Like many brides, I had many Pinterest inspired signs, decorations, and knickknacks. I needed to figure out a way that I could create this amazing wedding without forcing my family and friends to be at the wedding venue setting everything up hours before the ceremony.  The term "wedding planner" was not appealing to me. I did not need someone to pick out my invitations or tell me how the tables should look. I was also on a tight budget and I did want to pay for something I didn't need. I needed someone to be there on the day of the wedding to put out all of the details I had made and coordinate with my vendors ahead of time. Detailed Engagements was truly essential for our wedding. Tiffany and her team were their for us throughout the wedding planning process to support us when we needed recommendations and to make sure we were on track. She helped make sure that our wedding was truly representative of who we are and what we wanted. Tiffany, we can't thank you enough for everything you did to make our wedding day perfect. You go above       and beyond for your clients and that is clear.  Have a magical wedding, hire DE.”

                                                                     ~Mara, a 2017 Detailed Engagements Bride