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A bridal (wedding) consultant is a professional whose
training, expertise, and contacts will help make your wedding
as perfect as it possibly can be, let you relax (as much
as you can) and enjoy your wedding day. You can count on
a professional consultant to help you in many roles:
Adviser - As an expert, the consultant knows weddings,
from the socially correct 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 caterers to photographers, 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 make sure everything
happens just as you want it.
Financial Planner - If you're working with a budget,
your consultant can help you organize your dream wedding
within your budget, by suggesting ways to make your dollars
go the farthest.
Mediator - Caught between "ex"-families
and "step"-families? A professional bridal consultant,
as an independent third party, often can 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.
This is your fairy tale day! Let our professional bridal
consultants handle the details with you. Make certain it
turns out perfectly, and enjoy your wedding!
In addition to helping make your wedding dreams come true
within your budget - and saving you from costly mistakes
- a consultant will save you time. With today's hectic lifestyle,
many bridal couples and their families do not have the time
for the detailed planning and work a beautiful wedding requires.
A professional consultant, working with you, can handle
the details allowing you the freedom to do what you want
to do.
Ask for references from the last two or three
weddings that the consultant coordinated.
A professional bridal consultant will work with you, handling
as much or as little of your wedding as you want. After
all, it is your wedding. The consultant is there to help
you - and to make your day perfect.
It is normal for a consultant to charge about
15 percent of the cost of the wedding. Some consultants
charge an hourly rate or a fixed fee, or some combination
of these. Others charge nothing and earn their incomes from
supplier commissions. You should determine in advance how
your consultant is paid. It is possible that the consultant
would be willing to negotiate the method of billing based
on your needs.
A wedding consultant is part of your budget, not an
extra expense. In fact, you often save money because a bridal
consultant suggests less expensive alternatives that still
enhance your wedding. Consultants can often obtain discounts
from suppliers. Above all, the professional bridal consultant
will work with you to produce your dream wedding - including
the consultant's fee - within your budget.
You certainly can do the planning yourself, and
that sometimes is part of the fun of your wedding. However,
it can also be a hassle, checking out many sources for each
service, making sure all the details are in place, and worrying
about whether you're getting the best deal and whether everything
will turn out right. A professional bridal consultant has
the training, experience and resources at hand, allowing
you to relax and enjoy the planning of your wedding.
The consultant's reputation - and future business
- depend on the quality of the services, including vendors,
you receive. You should feel free to ask your consultant
about each vendor, and you should be introduced to each
vendor before your big day.
A bridal consultant understands all of the intricate details
of weddings and the services that vendors will provide.
The consultant can still contact vendors, ask all of the
appropriate questions, review contracts, confirm services,
and help schedule appointments for you and/or your family
members to meet and personally evaluate potential vendors.
If you want for your consultant to be there to coordinate
your rehearsal and your big day, a fee may be included to
pay for transportation and lodging.
With so many brides and their parents working, a bridal
consultant can handle much of the time-consuming detailed
planning for your wedding. You save time, reduce stress,
and concentrate on having fun as your wedding approaches.
With experience dealing with many brides, a consultant can
smooth all of those complex relationships in a modern family.
You might be surprised at how an experienced consultant
can make even the most dysfunctional family seem very united
on your big day.
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