Planning wedding is not a joke and no matter how much of a planner you are, it is easy to find yourself hanging out to dry. This is not to say you can’t plan your wedding yourself. You actually can, if you are ready to give it all it takes which is a lot. But when it comes to planning your wedding abroad, one mistake you don’t want to make is to plan it yourself. Logistics on the wedding obviously scream for and demand professional touch, the safest thing you can do is hire a destination wedding planner. Here are 5 major reasons you will be doing yourself a world of good by hiring a wedding planner:
Legalities
Oftentimes, you won’t be tempted to plan a wedding by yourself if you are unfamiliar with the terrain. However, when it comes to planning wedding abroad, you will need more than a working knowledge of the destination. Just because you have paid a couple of visits to a region doesn’t mean you can handle the legal issues of organizing a wedding there. This is where destination wedding planners can save the day. They know the region, they know its demands and they are able to anticipate and plan for any eventuality.
Time
Let’s even say you have all the know how to plan your wedding, how about the time it will cost you to set things in motion? You will need to initiate and follow up on appointments, monitor the vendors, see to every minute and obvious detail. In short, it will become your full time job. That is why it is best to leave it to those who actually do this job as a livelihood. Hire a professional destination wedding planner so you can free up time to actually enjoy the scenery, prepare for the wedding and entertain your guests.
Cost Effectiveness
Everybody would hire a destination wedding planner if they believed it would be a cheaper and more secure option in the long run and the truth is that it is. Destination wedding planners know their onions. They know how to bargain for the best price of products and services and negotiate good price with suppliers and vendors. When you add up on those extra savings, it will be a wiser decision to have hired a destination wedding planner.
Recommendation
Do you know anyone that had a destination wedding? If you do, ask them and they wouldn’t mince words when telling you to hire a wedding planner. It is difficult as it is to plan your wedding within a region you are familiar with. To plan a wedding in an unfamiliar place is putting too much at risk. Those who have done it before would advise you to hire a destination wedding planner.
Language Barrier
This may not apply to every case but in the instances where you are holding your wedding at a destination with a language you don’t understand, hiring a destination wedding planner would save your life, your pocket and your wedding day!