Fired My Wedding Planner

I have had help from my mom and FMIL with wedding planning, but I didn’t hire a planner .

I didnt hire a wedding planner. Planned everything out myself with my siblings. Went perfectly fine!! I think it's even better without a wedding planner because you can switch things around however you like, whenever you like.

No wedding planner for us. Doing everything on my own. I think wedding planner is a waste of money unless you have 400+ guests at your wedding or if its a destination wedding. 30 more days until I get to marry my Love. I have everything under control.

I don't think wedding planners are necessary at all unless you are planning a VERY big, extravagant affair with tons of guests. Skip it. I think a big chunk of us ladies are planning our own 😊 You can do it, do you have any family or friends to help?

No planner here. I made a binder and put everything in it to stay organized and even though the wedding isn’t until April 2019, we are basically done making all the plans. I intend to follow up in a few months and then a week or so before the wedding.

We aren’t using a wedding planner. I used to be an event planner for work, so all that organization and such came in handy. I think many brides are planning without a wedding planner.

Get a day of wedding planner, you don't want worry about anything on your special day

I planned my own wedding but have a day of coordinator

Planning your own wedding isn't a bad idea. Just look at the money that you and your bride would be saving.

You can totally do it yourself but, I would get a Month of or Day of Coordinator to help in the home stretch and to avoid stress or missing anything at the last minute.

I am planning my own wedding but have hired a day of coordinator. So she can deal with anything that might happen that day and keep everything on track so we can just enjoy our day. Im so sorry she did that. I know your day will be great !!!

I did not hire a coordinator for my wedding! I had 15 months to plan and I did it all myself. I had enough time so I did okay, it’s the little things at the end that are stressful but you can totally do it!!

I'm not using a wedding planner, Im doing everything on my own...I just dont see the need but again Im not having but maybe 150 people

I would totally recommend a DOC. There can be so many glitches and you don't want to have to stop and take time out of your day to worry about it. For instance, our caterer was late and needed extra help setting up that no one even knew about because she handled it, I had a photograoher and videographer that she helped coordinate, she made our timeline down to perfection because of her experience. It was a blessing!!!

I didn't have a planner but had a day-of-coodinator and our day turned out wonderful. Just make sure you plan the wedding you and your FS want and don't let everyone around you stress you out with their opinions. Halfway through planning, I just sort of realized that everything would turn out exactly how it's supposed to and decided not to let planning pressure get the best of me. I would definitely recommend a day of coordinator. Good luck!

I think that most people don’t hire planners. It is very durable on your own, but I would look into a day of coordinator if your venue doesn’t have one. That way you do not have to set up or worry about what vendors should be doing what on the day.

I don’t have a wedding planner or a DOC. My mom, MOH and FMIL are all helping with ideas and friends and family will help with day of stuff as well as setting up and cleaning up the venue. I couldn’t justify spending the money with all the people willing to help

Keep in mind that there is a difference between a wedding planner and a day of coordinator (DOC). Many venues include a DOC so check with your venue. A wedding planner isn’t necessary, but helpful if you’re too busy to plan. With 9 months, you and FS have plenty of time to plan it on your own. It’s s little more challenging if you picked a venue where you have to bring in everything: bar, catering, fixture, linen, serve wear rentals, etc. If you chose a venue that includes catering and all those rentals, then it’s really not that difficult to do it yourself. There are tons of lists and resources on the internet, so you can set up a timeline and tasks you need to complete.

In my opinion, a DOC is critical. I am a corporate event planner, but I wouldn’t have considered having a wedding without a DOC. While I certainly made things easier for our DOC (she told my husband when he dropped off our decor that she can’t wait for our wedding because I did half her job), she really made everything seamless day of. She managed the timeline, making sure everything started on schedule, set up my decor, managed the rehearsal before the ceremony, managed the waitstaff to ensure “special meal requests” were met, etc. She coordinated with our photographer and also made sure he got his meal and our pastry chef on delivery. She coordinated the guest movement from one room to another and had staff help our physically challenged guests. She even set up a table for us after the ceremony in s private space with cocktails and a sampling of everything from our cocktail hour so we could eat and have a few moments alone before joining the cocktail hour and reception. She boxed up all of our decor so it was ready to go when we left. Since we had a consumption bar, she periodically kept us up to date in the bar tab (even though we wanted the bar open until closing time). I’m sure there were issues and hiccups she dealt with so we didn’t have to be bothered. As someone who works on events for a living, I know how critical it is to have an experienced coordinator to manage the day.

Forgot to add that I strongly recommend hiring an experienced DOC and not assigning s guest to help. Managing your wedding shouldn’t be a job for any guest and should be left to s professional who knows how to handle situations and can think on their feet. It’s harder than it seems. Trust me.

No wedding planner because I wanted to do it myself, but I do have a Day of Coordinator who is helping me during my last month of planning. She’s the point of contact for all of my vendors and she makes sure all of my loose ends are all tied up so everything is ready for the day.