So you’ve spent weeks/months or maybe even years meticulously planning your PERFECT wedding day! There have been pinterest boards, mood boards, saved posts on all your social platforms, spreadsheets, lists and more to-do lists! Now the clock is actually ticking but the ticks on the to-do list are not coming as fast as you like. And often things that seemingly feel like they’ve been sorted or taken care of suddenly fall out of place and you find yourself less prepared and more frustrated. You feel like you just want someone to just come wave their wand and magically make all of these problems disappear so you can ACTUALLY focus on what’s important… your union to your best friend!
ENTER – The Wedding Planner!
Here are some reasons why you need a Wedding Planner/Coordinator that you may not have thought of as described by real couples.
- Negotiating with Vendors:
Wedding Planners are professionals. Negotiating with vendors is a daily task for them. And we don’t just mean on the cost price of services. In case of a unforeseen events or change of plans that you may be having to deal with, the Wedding Coordinator will ensure that your best interests are taken care of with the vendors you’ve entrusted your wedding plans to. As in the case of bride Kiran who worked with Planned With Love by Natasha, who had to postpone her original wedding plans due to Covid and sudden lockdowns 3 days before the wedding! Sounds stressful, right?!
“Natasha contacted and negotiated refunds from all wedding vendors off her own back…I would go through a 100 pandemics with Natasha and am so grateful for her help in the lead up to the wedding!”
– Kiran
2. Ensuring everything and everyone stays on track:
On your wedding day (and the multiple events leading up to it), it’s hard enough keeping yourself on track and making sure (for brides and some grooms) your hair and makeup is done on time, all your outfit and accessories are ready, ironed, grouped/styled correctly, all in the midst of a constant flurry of activity, relatives coming to congratulate you, wish you well, give you advice (sometimes unwanted), cousins wanting selfies and you still have to get to the venue on time and allow for traffic/weather disruptions. Now imagine adding to this the stress of coordinating not only all your Mamijis and Chachijis who just won’t end their chai and gossip sessions but also your vendors, who don’t know where the commercial vehicle entrance for your venue is, but neither do you, and they’re calling you/your mum to ask where to put the cake while you’re trying to soak in the atmosphere and magnanimity of YOUR BIG DAY! Uff! Sounds like a LOT! And you get to the venue and the DJ is running late?! How will you enter without your entry song? This is why couple R+R were so thankful for having Shaadi Baraat & Co on their side who
“proactively liaised with multiple vendors and ensured that each vendor arrived at venues on time and performed as promised.”
– R + R
3. Experience and expertise which is invaluable
For you this is a unique experience, and things you would have never thought of having contingency plans for may occur and throw you off. But for them they have seen it all and know exactly what to do when it comes to problem solving or better yet, risk management. They are skilled at dealing with multiple vendors and multitasking and can look at situations objectively to provide the right feedback and guidance so you get the best on your special day! They are swift in making decisions and getting things done. Couple Raveena & Rithik so perfectly describe this when they talk about their Wedding Coordinators, Weddings by Design Perth (Chandni & Neel),
“We were less than a month away from our wedding when we contacted (them) with a major HELP flag….They were simply amazing and did so much in so little time…They were exactly what we were looking for and we only wished we would’ve contacted them earlier….To all couples who think not having a wedding planner would save money – we went down that path…but instead ended up spending a lot more. We highly recommend Wedding By Design… who will work closely with you from day 1 to keep things in your budget and create the most amazing day of your dreams!”
– Raveen & Rithik
To find all of these and more such amazing South Asian Wedding Planners check out our Wedding Planners list across Australia.