The wedding planner "role" for my affair was split by three people: myself, my mom, and Smith (pictured with me and my husband). Since my venue offered someone to help run the show, leading up to the big day and during the event, I did not need to spend extra on a planner. If you are bringing everything in, then you probably will benefit from one.
Once you choose a venue, you’ll be tasked with picking vendors, from the music to the photography and the florist. Smith helped us to find our florist and photographer (both which were outstanding) and create timelines of things to do leading up the wedding. This was hugely helpful.
“Read reviews about where you are visiting and know who you are meeting,” Smith suggested. “Is the person you are meeting with going to just help you reserve the date and pick menu and linens? Or is that person going to be the person who walks with you from the first exciting moment of reserving the date until you cut your cake? Do your homework.”
Apply this rule of research to your entire process, and before you know it, you’ll be breezing down the aisle.
