Budget Plan Wedding

A Wedding planner is a professional who assists with planning and organization of weddings.

Weddings are thought to be a once a lifetime event and the organizers of a wedding (the couple and their families) are often willing to spend a considerable amount of money to ensure it is organized as perfectly as possible. Wedding disasters can be quite painful.

This has given rise to professional wedding planners in several countries and communities. They attempt to ensure that the planned events occur as expected. These wedding planners take extensive certification courses and require superior business skills

Some wedding planners charge either a fraction (perhaps 5-10%) of total the wedding cost, (which can range between $20,000 to $2 million in relatively affluent communities in USA) or a flat fee. in USA the fees typically range between $1500 to $5000 depending on the services provided.

Services

The services can include:

• Interviewing the couple and the parents to identify their needs.
• Budget preparation
• Planning detailed checklist (from about a year in advance to a few days after the wedding)
• Attendee list preparation
• Identification of event venues (hotels, wedding manor etc)
• Identifying and hiring of wedding professionals and service providers (caterers, photographers, videographers, beautician, florists, bakers etc), and preparation and execution of contracts.
• Coordination of deliveries/services on the wedding day.
• Have a back-up plan in the event of a disaster.

Self help

Resources can be found in various books and publications and on websites that can allow a couple or a family to do the planning on their own. Many planners also run their own blogs to help provide inspiration and creativity.

In popular culture

• The 2001 comedy The Wedding Planner, with Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey, was on the busy life of a wedding planner who falls in love with one of her clients.

References

1. ^ Planning is hard work: http://www.kwana.co.za/News/articles/site/view_article.asp?idcategory=24&idarticle=7930
2. ^ Planning a recession wedding means guarding against disaster http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/savvyconsumer/story/D98F35DD817F0F3B862575870001DC46?OpenDocument
3. ^ Land of the Wedding Planners http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1161223,00.html
4. ^ Individualism is icing on the wedding cake http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/19/content_7219698.htm
5. ^ The Sandcastles Guide to Starting and Managing Your Own wedding-Planning Business, by Shari Beck; ISBN 0595437621
6. ^ Taming the Runaway Wedding Planner http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/fashion/24planner.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/C/Consultants
7. ^ How Much Does a Wedding Planner Cost? http://www.costhelper.com/cost/wedding/wedding-planner.html
8. ^ Today On MainStreet: Budget Your Big Day http://www.thestreet.com/_googlepi/markets/marketfeatures/10409530.html
9. ^ A wedding-planning checklist keeps it all in order http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/27533/hey-guys-a-wedding-planning-checklist-keeps-it-all-in-order/
10. ^ Bridal Shop Closes Abruptly; Police Seize 50 Wedding Gowns http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/20365004/detail.html
11. ^ Outdoor wedding tips: Will it rain? Or shine? http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/revelstoketimesreview/lifestyles/42933522.html
12. ^ Wedding-Food Disasters http://www.gourmet.com/food/2009/04/wedding-food-disasters

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