Christine Hawk's Blog (2)

 Strongly consider handing the planning baton to a wedding consultant if a) neither you nor your families have time to plan your wedding neither you nor your families have any desire to plan your wedding; c) you're planning a wedding out of town; or d) you simply prefer -- and can afford -- professional help. They'll do the legwork, hire vendors, negotiate contracts, and may even cut you some money-saving deals. Expect to pay them 10 to 15 percent of your total wedding budget. Need a…

Everyone says doing your own wedding or event yourself is the cheapest why to go, I beg to differ. The reason why is that vendors  will take advantage of a couple with no experience, no one remembers contrats and when they do they have no idea what they say, 99% of the time the bride goes over her budget by hundreds! A wedding/event consultant is there to make sure none of these things happen, and to make sure you enjoy the process and your engagement.