Help?! What a Bride Really Needs
In need of assistance planning your wedding, you must first know what kind of help is needed. A bridal consultant role is to assist you with any and every aspect of your wedding. However, it is a very broad term as it represents different roles within the wedding industry. To name a few, in a religious ceremony, you may find a consultant (sometimes called a coordinator) facilitating the ceremony within the traditions and rules of the church. A bridal consultant in a bridal shop will help you find the “perfect gown”. You will also find a consultant in a floral shop who will create a floral arrangement to accent your ceremony and reception. These are specialized bridal consultants that will aid you but only within the scope of their own business.
In order for a wedding to be successful, all of the wedding details and components need to come together harmoniously. For the bride or couple, having a personal consultant is instrumental. What they need is a consultant that looks out for his or her best interest. Most people use the terms wedding consultant, planner, and coordination interchangeably, but they have specific distinctions and functions. Therefore, a bride needs to choose the type of assistance that specifically depends on the wants or needs.
Wedding professionals all have one thing in common, they all want to make sure your wedding day runs perfectly as you envision.
So which one do you really need to help you?
Read on for a rundown of what each different wedding professional does.
The Consultant
The wedding advisor who gives expert advice to couples who are planning their wedding. They help them to visualize what they want, set a budget and timeline. This is perfect for couples who want to plan their own wedding but does not know where to begin. The consultant gives couples a blueprint for wedding planning.
The Planner
Once the euphoric fog of being newly engaged has lifted, it is time to get down to business. The wedding planner is a consultant that assists you with the wedding from the beginning to end. Under their professional advisement, will bring together and track all of the elements of the event. They can be involved as little or as much you would like.
Day of Coordinator
For the bride who wants to handle her own arrangements but need someone to pull it all together. The Day of Coordinator is the couple’s wedding manager for the day. They will step in and orchestrate all the details previously planned.
The Director
The DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Bride plans and coordinates all of the details of the wedding on her own. However, she may want help managing the wedding day. The director directs the wedding rehearsal and organizes the bridal party line up ceremony and reception. She may help the bride with any unforeseen details.
The Decorator/Designer
For the bride what want to leave the creativity and decoration to a professional hire a wedding designer. The designer creates and implements the wedding's overall decor concept from floor plans to tablescapes to venue decorations.
If you need help with pulling off the perfect wedding, finding a bridal consultant is easy. But one of the biggest things you need to figure out is what, exactly, the difference between all the wedding helping professionals. Become mindful of the type of assistance you want in order to get the type of help you need.