A wedding day is one of the most significant days of our lives, it is also the first day of our married life.
It is one of the biggest financial outlays within our lifetime; the average wedding budget in 2018 was £30k, now that’s a lot of sausage rolls! Wedding planning sounds and is fun and exciting but is a monumental emotive project management challenge to boot. We live in an era where we are considerably time poor and faced with high expectations, daily each element of our lives adds increasing pressure and stress; then we throw a wedding into the mix.
In our day to day activities without much thought we help ourselves by employing experts to carry out tasks to achieve the best possible outcome and save us valuable time, money, effort and many sleepless nights; from hiring a solicitor to a window cleaner. Some tasks have significant purpose, others have less importance however, we trust the skilled and knowledgeable expert to help us with these tasks, for example, if we wish to move house we use the services of an Estate Agent, Solicitor and Mortgage Advisor; to fix our cars we rely on a mechanic; when the kitchen tap won’t stop dripping we call a plumber. There is a scenario for most areas of our lives even for menial tasks where we pass the responsibility to others for ease, peace of mind, time saving, budget management, security etc. etc.
A wedding; it costs thousands upon thousands of pounds, for one day, ONE DAY! We all forget it is such a brief moment in time whilst in the same breath is one of the most important commitments and combined celebration that we endeavor to make. One day; a house we get to keep forever or sell on, a car we have for a good few years even a holiday lasts longer but with a wedding we get one opportunity (hopefully the marriage lasts much longer) to make the event the most incredible experience for ourselves and of course our expectant guests. This project is like no other; it is steeped in emotion. Most betrothed couples have no experience of event management or knowledge of the market (baring this in mind a considerable amount of event companies will not touch weddings, they even shudder at the thought). The market is saturated with choice, ideas and inspiration with no indication of the good, the bad or the ugly. Guidance, well there is plenty at hand from our immediate loving family to our oldest closest friends, but they want their say, they have their own opinions, their own ideas, their own desires and we soon find out everyone is a wedding planner, even your window cleaner.
So, what about this risky operation, for several months you are going to eat, sleep and live weddings either frazzled or in bliss but that is where you have a choice. We want to radiate love and happiness on our wedding day, don’t we? We have already learnt hiring a skilled expert is hugely beneficial and understand the positive impact they make in our lives.
A wedding planner designs, cultivates and manages your wedding, creating a day you didn’t even realise you wanted or thought you could possibly achieve; they take your dreams and make them sparkle; they listen and look after your best interests, your time, your wellbeing, your needs, wants and desires ensuring the journey is this most outstanding adventure for you and your loved ones; they safeguard your finances providing you with the highest-quality suppliers and services; a wedding planner protects your wedding day, the first day of your married life by providing you with the most exquisite experience and incredible magical memories.
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