Do I need a wedding planner?

Re: Do I need a wedding planner?

• Queen Jane member

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  I'm in the same boat as you, minus the church ceremony. We got a DOC who has a "management" package. We can ask her for suggestions on vendors and use her contacts but we still do the legwork and she takes over 2 weeks out.

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• sammyjames

  

  May 2011 edited December 2011

  The only reason I would even suggest a wedding planner is the OOT thing.  I'm a full-time Ph.D. student balancing life and a part-time job, and I'm planning my own wedding.  It's been a cakewalk so far, but my FH and I are pretty low-key and we've both lived here our whole lives, so we know the traditional go-to vendors. 
  
  The OOT thing might make things a little more difficult for you, but I think theknot boards will be a great resource helping you find who to go to, if you decide to try to do everything yourself.  Good luck!! 
  
  PS - We looked at Southern Oaks.  Looks gorgeous. 

  

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• WED572011

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  I was also an OOT bride and I would say yes! Our planner was in New Orleans and not only that she has been in business for 5+ years and had a great database so I never had to worry about the vendors i was hiring because they had every piece of info on vendors that I needed even proposals! They have a virtual office so my wedding plans were never more than a login away. I went with Nikki of 318 Designs because she knows the industry and the fact that she was always full of solutions to what I thought was issues. Bottom line the 318 designs team was awesome and they saved us from making $$$ mistakes.
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