How To Hire The Best Wedding Planner
It’s important to understand what a wedding planner’s role is to understand why you may need one. Each wedding planning company offers distinct services based on their expertise, experience and personal preference. To find the right wedding planner, decide what you are looking for and if the WP’s approach and style aligns with your vision.
Some couples are looking for a wedding planner to assist them with the organisation of key vendors or to help setup the decoration on the wedding day or to coordinate the vendors, couple and guests on the day of. This was the typical role for the wedding planner a few years back and while it still is what many companies offer, it’s important to understand that the expectations for beautifully and thoughtfully designed weddings are dramatically increasing so the role of the wedding planner has shifted and is expanding to meet the demands of the industry.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER HIRING A WEDDING PLANNER
Wedding planners work with the best vendors in the industry, the have great relationships with their vendors and often get better prices for bringing them so much service. During this current Pandemic our suppliers at Open the Door have been amazingly flexible offering our couples Plan B, Plan C and even Plan D dates at no extra cost. Trust and communication is worth a lot and once a good relationship has developed between the WP and Wedding Supplier very little can go wrong.
Most wedding designers don’t book the services on offer from wedding vendors, they create new concepts, designs, menus, installations etc and bring new wedding trends to life together. If you want an event like no other, then you must have a professional by your side.
We have been working very closely with our team of suppliers since we started out to help them become eco friendly and offer a unique experience and service to our couples.
HOW MUCH A WEDDING DESIGNER COSTS
The fees of a wedding planner/designer vary drastically depending on the services they offer and the level of expertise. If you are looking for an event planner to share their lists of vendors, assist with bookings, setup up simple decor and coordinate the wedding you could pay anything between €2000 - €4000.
But if you are looking for full planning, design (bespoke destination wedding weekend), coordination and a highly professional stress-free service then starting fees would be around €4000.
Other supplier costs in Spain
WHY OUR COUPLES HIRE US
At Open the Door we design weddings from start to finish. Every decision made and supplier hired is considered carefully to ensure our choices align with our overall vision while staying within our client’s budget. We have amazing professionals on our books, but we don’t stop there, if we feel our suppliers don’t fully align with what our couples are looking for we go out and search, search, search until we find the right one for them. We are always on the hunt for fresh new talent and pride ourselves in offering our couples the best service for the best price.
We take care of the organisation, negotiation and bookings of all the vendors involved in a wedding; venue, caterers, musicians, photographer, videographer, hair & makeup artist, florals, lighting, stationery, transport, cake…and more. We create a unique design concept inspired by our couples and bring never-seen-before designs to life, we coordinate the team of suppliers, dealing with unexpected weather, cancellations, late arrivals as swiftly as possible.
LAID BACK BUT MEANINGFUL
Our couples want their wedding to be meaningful and feel like them, they want to blow their guests away with a one of a kind ambience, fresh local food and drink flowing throughout the event and the overall vibe of the wedding to be informal, relaxed and fun.
MINIMAL WASTE MAXIUM LOVE
Not all of our couples are eco conscious earth warriors, but they value the importance of doing their part and having the choice would rather their event make minimal impact of the environment. Our sustainable events are waste free and we work with a local land regeneration NGO to give back to our planet at every opportunity.
UNIQUE DESIGN | NATURAL FLOW
Our couples don’t want the typical, traditional or seen before, they want more than the Pinterest wedding, they want an event that feels like them and we do just that. While our style is natural, earthy and boho, we let our couples guide us into their world so we can tell their story through the wedding design.
3 tips on finding the best wedding planner for you
Read reviews - check google, instagram stories, facebook to find out what other couples say
Ask to see their portfolio and what service they provided as some couples only hire planners for single services
Have a video call/face to face meeting I can’t stress how important this is, you are hiring someone who you’ll be working with for around a year so it’s vital you are a good fit for one another
Good Luck on your wedding planner hunt, we feel like wedding design has been undervalued for too long and hope we have given you a broader image of what goes on backstage.