Wedding Planner: A wedding planner, or group of planners, helps a bride and groom sort out numerous nuptial considerations. After an engagement is announced, the real work begins. There will be many decisions to make and contracts to sign.

Wedding Planner: The first thing to decide!

The first things to decide are where to hold the wedding and reception. Couples can book the services of a pastor, priest, or civil servant and hold their ceremony in a church, chapel, hotel, or garden.

Consumers choose to hold their receptions at convention centers, hotel banquet rooms, private golf clubs, or recreation centers. As this part of the planning takes shape, a calendar and schedule will be started by an advisor to help her clients stay on top of every detail.

• Sorting through the chaos of a ceremony is a dizzying prospect.

There are dresses, tuxedos, and flowers to select. One of the first jobs a planner has is to get to know her clients. This allows her to narrow down the lists of potential venues, florists, and dress shops to the ones that are most likely to be suitable for the style and tone their clients are looking for.

Some want a casual event. Others are striving for glamour. A professional will tailor every detail according to these requirements, so long as the budget is sufficient.

Wedding Planner: Do not forget this!

Another list is that containing all the names of guests the bride and groom want to invite to the wedding and reception. They will have to choose a printing company to work with and select a pattern. Planners have their own lists. These are made up of reputable firms that provide:

• catering, stationery,
  
• decorations, cakes, and more.

The supply of names is long, but with some personal information in her notebook, the planner can suggest which businesses to approach for estimates or catalogues. They are aware of the bakers who produce the best cakes for the right price and who provide prompt service for their clients.

Their list also includes audio-visual equipment providers (if the reception is not being held at a large hotel which rents-out this kind of equipment to its clients). They know where to find a good DJ if a couple wants funky dance music. If the customer wants orchestral phrases to punctuate romantic exchanges, then the team of professionals knows where to hire a small chamber orchestra.

Planners also hold the portfolios of suitable photographers who are skilled at capturing candid and special moments throughout the day. Perhaps the flower girls are especially cute while playing in the grass after the ceremony.

Maybe the bride and groom snuggle up to each other for a brief moment of respite from the craziness. Along with these natural, unaffected images, the photographer will also take the traditional series of photos representing family members from both sides of the new union.

Wedding Planner: Do not overlook this!

• Decorating reception venue might be a labor of love if there are only a handful of guests coming.

If numbers start to rise and you have to rent a large space, there is too much for just the bride and her mother to think about. There will be linens, chairs, flowers, centerpieces, tables, and more. Not only will you have to decide which kinds of furniture to rent, but everything will have to be arranged properly.

Seating has to be decided, with an eye for which guests get along and who should keep their distance from one another. An outdoor event should probably be topped by a tent or a series of tents, especially if it is held far away from any kind of rain-proof structure like a gazebo. Electricity may need to be provided by a generator, and portable toilets will have to be brought in.

• Transportation is yet another aspect of this fabulous day which should be put into capable hands.

The choices are not obvious. While some clients might prefer to ride in air conditioned limousines, others would prefer to be driven to the church in a Rolls Royce or some other vintage car. Maybe the pair wants a horse and buggy instead.

• Finding the right vehicle takes some knowledge of local businesses.

Accommodation also falls under the purview of skilled professionals. Let your team arrange group bookings so that everyone who is staying in the same location can be on the same floor, perhaps in adjoining rooms.

Finally, a wedding planner could have a hand in arranging your honeymoon. This is the reward for many months of stress and that final flurry of frantic activity.

Choosing the destination can be hard with two personalities trying to choose. Once this is settled, getting out of the reception and onto a plane might require the tact and personal management skills your planners have exhibited all day long.

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