Feb 12, 2014 | Posted by: abi s

Many people look at wedding planners as an expense they could do without. Most are unsure about what it is a wedding planner can do for them that they can't do for themselves. There are actually a few options when it comes to hiring a wedding planner. You can let them help you plan the entire wedding or just hire one to coordinate the wedding day activities. Either way the bride will get a much needed break and help with making tough decisions.

Wedding planning is no easy task and that holds true no matter the size of your wedding budge t. While the more money you have makes it easier the stress level will go up just the same. There is a lot of work involved with planning a wedding and with family and work sometimes it can prove to be too much. Here are the top 4 reasons you should consider hiring a wedding planner.

1. A wedding planner by virtue of their title is a professional organizer. Wedding planning takes more organization than you can imagine, even more than that Kid you went to school with. The one you thought had a serious case of OCD. Well unless you are OCD yourself you will find that the level of organization needed is through the roof.

2. Wedding planners can actually save you money. They have access to special discounts that are only given to those in the industry. They have professional relationships with most of the wedding vendors in your area and can help you make wiser choices.

3. A wedding planner can help you get that vague idea into its final form. They will help you refine your idea into a wedding theme that will wow your guests.

4. One of the reasons brides are hesitant about hiring a wedding planner is that they think the planner will take all control out of their hands. This is not true, they are there to help you make your dream come true not force their vision upon you. The wedding planner will only make suggestions and offer ideas, the final decisions will be yours and yours alone.

5. While there may be a venue coordinator onsite they are there to make sure that you get in and out on time and to essentially police the event so that no one breaks their rules. A wedding planner will be there to look after your interest, they work with everyone including wedding vendors to make sure that the evening runs like clockwork.