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How To Decide If You Need To Hire A Wedding Consultant
by Gregg Hall Congratulations on your upcoming wedding, now comes the work. It may have been suggested to you to hire a wedding consultant which can be a good thing or a bad thing dependent upon whether you really need one or not. If you are really busy or have a fulltime job it may be necessary but the other thing to consider is that it is also an added expense that should be discussed by the parties that are paying for it.
On the plus side, a wedding consultant will take on the majority of the drudgery of the wedding planning process. It will still be your decision when it comes to deciding colors, styles, dates, etc. They are basically there to do the things you don't want to do and to give you advice; it's up to you to decide if you want to take it.
They will be the one that gets tough with vendors so you don't have to get upset. If you use a consultant that has a lot of experience she will have a good relationship with most of them anyway. When you use a popular wedding consultant the vendors will bed over backwards not to upset them because they know it can cost them a ton of business.
Since they have a lot of experience with weddings they will be able to answer any questions you might have and advise you about things like where to get the best deals on food, invitations, gifts, flowers, ad where to find the best dress! They will know the best locations for your wedding and reception as well as the best times of the year. They can also help you with planning your budget.
A good consultant will walk you through the planning process from the ceremony to the honeymoon. You will not have to worry will mailings, setting appointments, placing the food orders or any of the more time consuming stressful aspects. Your consultant will handle all of that and more.
You can see the many benefits to hiring a consultant but there are also reasons not to hire a consultant. It's your choice. Here's why. You may be a detail oriented person and have had the fine details in your head for some time. In this case your will want to be more in control of the planning. If you plan on a small ceremony at your home or another free space you won't need someone to coordinate for you. You may not like a traditional wedding style or anything resembling it so your needs won't be easy to please and so doing it yourself would be much better. Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about Wedding Planning Information at http://www.personalweddingspeech.com
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How To Cut The Wedding Guest List Without Cutting Your Throat
by Gregg Hall It is always difficult to make out a guest list for a wedding. It can be a very emotionally draining task and you always worry whether or not you forgot someone. Deciding who to invite to your wedding and who to strike from the list is easier if you break the list down into manageable sections. Next, set clear goals and guidelines to make the work of deciding who to keep and who to cut easier. Follow the tips we have assembled here to help you achieve your goal amicably.
The first thing you need to do to get started is make a master list of anyone and everyone you would like to invite to share the most important day of your life with you. Begin with people that absolutely must be invited like the immediate families on both sides, close friends, and friends from the past whom you stay in touch with regularly. You should also include co-workers if they are close to you. The next step is to list people that were good friends but haven't been in contact lately. Put the lists together and count what you have so far. Another thing I would suggest as a way to keep the peace and as a show of respect is to have your parents and future in-laws make a list of people they would like to be at the wedding.
Now you have a good idea of the total possible guests which can be a bit overwhelming when you first look at it. Now unless you are getting married outdoors and there is no limit to how many people you can have you are going to probably have to reduce the list. You also have to consider the economics of a large list, the more people that attend the wedding the more expensive it will be.
Now comes the step that you have been dreading, cutting the list down to a manageable size. As soon as you start looking over the list you will undoubtedly see names of people you do not recognize at all. More than likely these are the ones that were wanted by the parents and in-laws. Double check with them and unless they say that they definitely want that person there, cut them. Next, take out distant relatives that you more than likely don't even remember as well as friends you haven't seen in a long time. If you have coworkers that you have no association with away from work then remove them as well.
All of this trimming of the fat should be done with the help of your fiance'. You don't want to hurt their feelings or the feelings of anyone close to them. Don't feel like you have to invite someone just because you attended their wedding. The paring of the guest list isn't the most fun thing to do but if you follow these tips it should be easier. Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about Wedding Invitations, Favors, and Decorations at http://www.personalweddingspeech.com
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