What is a Bridal Consultant and Wedding Planner?

A Bridal Consultant is a professional whose training, expertise and contacts will help make your wedding as close to perfect as it can possibly be. You can relax (as much as you can) and be a quest at your own wedding.

You can count on a professional consultant to help you in many roles:

Advisor
As an expert, the consultant knows weddings, from the socially correct invitation formats through the proper planning and organization of the reception.

Coordinator
Through extensive contacts in the wedding business, the consultant can match you with the right professionals, from photographer to caterer, to turn your wedding dreams into reality.

Supervisor
Why should you worry about the details of planning your wedding? Your consultant will work with the other professionals you have chosen to help ensure everything happens just as you wish.

Financial planner
If you’re working with a budget (and who isn’t), your consultant can help you organize your dream wedding within your budget, by suggesting ways to make your dollar go the farthest.

Mediator
Caught between “ex”-families and “step”-families? A bridal professional, as an independent third party, can often smooth ruffled feathers and mediate disagreements. Sometimes your consultant may be nothing more than a “shoulder to cry on” to support you during the hectic days before your wedding.

What will a Bridal Consultant do for me?
In addition to helping make your wedding dreams come true within your budget - and perhaps saving you from costly mistakes – a consultant will save you time. With today’s hectic lifestyles, many bridal couples and their families do not have the time for the detailed planning and work that a beautiful wedding requires.

Won’t a consultant want to run the whole show?
A professional bridal consultant will work with you to handle as much or as little of your wedding as you wish. After all, it is your wedding. The consultant is there to help you and your family and make the day as perfect as possible.

Why can’t I do the planning myself?
You certainly can do the planning yourself, and that sometimes is part of the fun. But it also can be a hassle: checking out many sources for each vendor category, making sure all the details are in place and worrying about whether everything will turn out all right. An ABC bridal professional has the training and experience to make it all come together while you relax.

Do I need a Bridal Consultant?
A consultant will be a distinct asset as you plan you wedding. Wouldn’t it be nice to spend time with you fiancé and your families, rather than worrying about all the details of you special day? A consultant will take care of those details, leaving you to have fun. And on you wedding day, you shine as the star, while your consultant works behind the scenes to make your dreams come true!

 

 

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