Okay, so both myself and my fiancé are OOT and 100% of our guests will be OOT and traveling from all over (some internationally). We are estimating about 100 will show up (but it might go up to 125). Our total budget is approximately 15k. My dress and invitations are paid for by our parents. We've looked into some venues and done a lot of research already but our big question is SHOULD WE HIRE A PLANNER?
We'd ideally like to hire a planner because we aren't there, however I haven't been quoted for less than $2,200 (while others actually had the gall to quote me at 10k knowing my budget was 15k!). We are concerned that while having a planner is probably a great idea, if its the difference between us having a better experience for our guests or a planner we are unsure what to do.
So what do you think? Planner or not? THANKS!!