I think prioritizing and making vendors like planners and amazing photographers a must is so much better than lets say inviting everyone you know and having a huge guest count with people you probably won’t have a close relationship with in 5 years. It’s all about the priorities with the budget and I say having an amazing time with your closest family and friends should be top priority and having a planner really makes that possible.

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Katrina

#2 makes such a huge difference. If the brides only knew that having a good wedding planner really does make a difference in how stress free their day would be they would all have them. I can’t tell you how many times I had to put on the fix it hat and problem solve for a bride who can’t find the ribbon for the corset, is wearing RED underwear and doesn’t realize that they will show through her white dress, calm a bride who’s parents are late, who’s minister is missing, and on and on. If they only had a planner most of these things wouldn’t have happened or would have been quickly and quietly handled while I took photos of the day.
Thank you for writing an article that all people in the wedding industry should read and learn from.

“kind, thoughtful, positive, problem solvers, a little flexible, creative, obtainable, trustworthy, respectful, understanding, charitable, amazingly gifted and professional”

Well said! I especially love this line “To be frank, I don’t have a preferred vendors list, I have something even better; relationships.” I see people join professional/networking associations, pass out a few business cards and sit back waiting for the group to hand feed them work and then leave the group after a year because they are “not getting any leads.” It is only the people who get involved, build relationships, learn to improve their craft by relating with other industry professionals – and – stick around, that continue to get gigs. Just my 2cents. =)