Hi Everyone,
Not sure if I found the best board to post this, but here goes. We decided to hire a planner to help with everything as we want things to not get missed and we are both very busy.
We interviewed several people and chose one we liked. We signed our contract and gave her a deposit.
So far, I don't feel that I have been getting the service we should for the cost. I wanted to check and see if I am being unreasonable before I complain to her.
Granted, there are several items I had ideas on, so maybe she didn't think I needed additional suggestions.
I asked for suggestions on hotels for out of town guests, and she sent me a couple of links to hotel websites. I'm not sure if I just blindly call and ask for rates - I thought for sure negotiating blocks of hotel rooms would be one of her duties.
Also, I had last week off from work. I left a few e-mails asking about setting up tastings with caterers and didn't hear anything. We finally sent a note asking for a response and get a message telling us the office is closed for the week. Would have been nice to know that ahead of time.
I gave her an idea of what I wanted to spend on a dress. I did tell her that I was planning on maybe getting a used dress and having a friend fix it up. She gave me referrals to custom designers to try for an idea of fit and design. I'm not sure why I should go try dresses on that are way out of my price range.
Should she be assisting me with getting save the date cards out? Giving me ideas on how to manage RSVPs?
But mostly, I feel like I keep trying to contact her to get data instead of her checking in on me and trying to make things less stressful on me rather than me doing all the price checking, scheduling, etc.
Do I have the wrong idea of what a planner does?