Hiring my Wedding Planner

So the conversation came up between my parents and I if we should hire a wedding planner or not. At first I was pretty opposed to it, because 1. any venue we choose most likely will come with an "event/wedding coordinator" and 2. I LOVE THIS STUFF , and I felt like it would be a huge waste of money because I actually enjoy planning weddings, not that I have done it before, but in my other life I would've been a wedding planner!

My Dad had mentioned that a friend of his had used a wedding planner for their wedding, and she was the best investment ever for their wedding. She was so helpful and knowledgeable, and she definitely earned her money the day of the actual wedding. The day of the wedding, this family friend was stress free, he enjoyed his daughter's wedding, didn't have to worry about ANYTHING like paying the vendors and making sure they actually showed up and were on time. And that got my Dad and I both thinking....maybe a wedding planner is a good idea?

We set up a meeting with Carrie, from Storied Events, the same wedding planner that my Dad's friend used. I was pleasantly surprised and very impressed with her. Even though she came very highly recommended, I thought I was quite capable of doing this on my own. When we first met she introduced herself, told us about her experience and previous jobs, all veryyy impressive might I add. She also told us everything she could do for us. She touched upon things we hadn't really thought of, overall a really good first impression. She talked about everything that my Dad and I were looking for from a wedding planner without having to ask her to. One of my Dad's main objectives is he doesn't want me, him, or anyone else in my family to be stressed out at all...and especially on the wedding day. She will be in charge of negotiating with all the vendors, researching different options and setting up meetings with them for me, taking my visualization of my dream wedding and making it come true, and also handling everything from the payment of the vendors, to the instruction of set up, to the rehearsal and making sure everyone knows what to do and all their cues, to make sure the reception runs smoothly...she does it all...and we have NOTHING to worry about. She also mentioned that on the actual wedding day if an issue arises she will take care of it, and make sure that we do not even know about it, because there is no need for that. Unless something is pressing, she will approach my Dad, but I will be the last person to know about anything that is wrong, because it is my wedding day and I should not even have an ounce of stress. She also mentioned she has a "wedding day kit" that she takes everywhere, like Jennifer Lopez does on the movie the Wedding Planner, so I was pretty excited about that. She also wanted to make sure that we knew that she worked for us...while the "wedding/event coordinators" that the venue usually provides you works for the venue....which is also a very good point.

So I've been working with Carrie for about 2 months now, and she has been beyond helpful! I basically tell her my dreams and my thoughts and ideas, and she makes it come true, but she always suggests something I didn't think of or haven't heard of...and makes it even better! AH I can not wait till it is all put togetherrr!!!

So done, hired! Date, check! Bridesmaids, check! Color, check! Wedding Planner, check!