There are several different types of wedding planners available to brides-to-be and engaged couples, offering different extents of service. Some cover many more areas of the process than others, but they are all, essentially, there to make the planning of your wedding day easier and to help you to create the perfect day for you. [...]

There are several different types of wedding planners available to brides-to-be and engaged couples, offering different extents of service. Some cover many more areas of the process than others, but they are all, essentially, there to make the planning of your wedding day easier and to help you to create the perfect day for you. Some future-brides may feel better handing the entire process over to a professional wedding planner, while others prefer to play a more active role, using their planner more as a source of information and opinions.

The following types of professional wedding planners are there to help you to decide how involved you want to be and what you would prefer him or her to handle:

The Ad Hoc Wedding Planner
If you only need help and guidance with one or two elements of your wedding planning process, it is best to hire this type of planner. Such elements may include things about which you do not know much (such as finding a quartet as entertainment or a Halaal caterer, for example). They will take care of this specific task only, relieving you of that responsibility. Of course, this type of service works out to be cheaper than a full-time wedding coordinator and gives you, as the bridal couple, freedom and versatility in terms of planning your own special day.

The Last-Minute Wedding Planner
For brides-to-be that are feeling a little uneasy about how quickly their wedding day is approaching and how many things are outstanding, it may be wise to hire someone to take care of these last-minute matters and to make sure that all the details are taken care of. By employing a pro to come in towards the end of your wedding planning process, you ensure that you do not let important details slip as a result of stress and that your wedding day has a professional touch to it.

Ask your last-minute wedding planner to construct a detailed itinerary for the week and day before your event so that you are confident and comfortable with the sequence of events.

The Part-Time Wedding Planner
The part-time wedding planner is available throughout the period prior to the wedding day. He or she gives guidance and advice, while still allowing the bride-to-be to be very involved in the actual work of planning her wedding. The future bride will still communicate with possible suppliers, get various quotes, see vendors, and so on. Although this wedding planner can provide some help with finding specific service providers, it will still be up to the bride to contact them. This saves the couple a lot of money, but still gives them a certain amount of relief from the slog of sourcing information.

The Full-Time Wedding Planner
This wedding planner assists the engaged couple through the entire wedding planning journey. His or her job is to provide insight, recommendations and ideas for every aspect of your day. They will also be proactive in organising these for you. This person is instrumental in diminishing the amount of stress you encounter, especially if you are also very busy at work, pregnant or moving house, for example. Such a wedding planner will also handle other important issues, such as ‘cold feet’, tension in the family and so on. They enjoy good relationships with suppliers and can usually, therefore, get better prices for your products and services. Although you will, naturally, pay more for such a service, a full-time wedding planner will ensure a smooth, organised and relaxed day so that you can simply enjoy the romance of the occasion.

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