What Does a Wedding Consultant Do?
Wedding consultants are professional planners; they know all the local vendors who offer wedding services, all the popular trends and fashions and locations, proper wedding etiquette and even how to find bargains. Wedding consultants can help you negotiate prices, lay out your budget, set up a schedule for your wedding planning or even coordinate your actual wedding day. They will know what to do in emergencies and how to deal with last-minute problems.Why Would I Need a Wedding Consultant?
Planning a wedding is an extremely stressful full-time job, and frustrated couples running out of time will often be forced to cut corners and settle for something less than their ideal vision. Even if you and your partner manage to plan the perfect day, you'll be running yourself ragged with worry on your special day trying to juggle everything if you take all the responsibility on yourself.A few reasons you might want to hire a wedding consultant:
- If you're uncomfortable negotiating and bargaining, a consultant can help you.
- A consultant will help you from getting fleeced by vendors.
- A consultant can help you budget your money, and may even save you money.
- Consultants are also skilled at dealing with emergencies -- cakes that don't arrive, bands who disappear with their deposits, or bridesmaid shoes in the wrong color.
Picking a Wedding Consultant
You can start your search for a wedding consultant by talking to any of your newlywed friends or asking for recommendations from any vendors you have already selected. A few other criteria you might want to keep in mind when picking your wedding consultant include:- Certification by a reputable organization such as the International Institute of Weddings.
- A good relationship with your preferred local vendors.
- Availability on your wedding day if you are interested in the consultant coordinating the wedding ceremony.
- Commitment to your budget and ideas.
North Carolina Wedding Consultants
Royal Reflections Weddings (Jacksonville): Bridal consultant offering planning services from time line management to etiquette advice.Cherished Moments Design and Wedding Planning (Raleigh): Full-service wedding and event planner as well as floral and decor designer and event website developer.
Verge Events (Asheville): Event planner specializing in weddings, including such services as budget management and development of a wedding theme.
Pink Rose Events (Fayetteville): Wedding planner and consultant offering various packages for brides and grooms.