Hire an Experienced Wedding Planner

Why You Should Hire an Experienced Wedding Coordinator
(or The Best Time to Buy an Umbrella is Before the Rain Pours)

A wedding planner (in Cebu, Bohol or elsewhere) is like a fire extinguisher. You hope to heavens that everything goes as smoothly as planned. But in case of impending disaster, you thank your lucky stars that you chose the most reliable one you could find.

A wedding planner is also like an insurance policy. You may think that nothing will ever go wrong and that you don’t need it. When you have just been informed of a problem (often on the wedding day itself or the day before), it is often already too late to secure one.

Photographers and venue managers bleakly discuss their weddings without coordinators, like veteran soldiers sharing their war stories. In one wedding, the photographer was unable to capture good shots because he had to organize the church processional.

Here are several true-to-life scenarios my brides and I experienced. (Names withheld)

Scenario 1: You have a beach wedding for 100 guests at an island in Bohol. The day before the wedding, at the last possible minute, the resort people inform you that the man-made island will be submerged in water until 3pm. To make matters worse, there is only one boat to ferry the florists, cake, sound system, band’s equipment.
Now, before you frazzle out and go crazy, take a deep breath.
Remember… you hired a wedding planner. We discuss the problem and calmly take over. You dance the night away with your family and friends.
We firmly request for the resort to hire additional ferry and call all the suppliers to disseminate the final schedule. On the wedding day, we set up a chocolate fountain for the guests at the coast to buy more time to complete the set-up on the island. Disaster averted.

Scenario 2: You brought a laptop for your daughter’s debut and set it up for the AV presentation. But when we do a dry run, a system glitch mutes out the AVP.
We get to work immediately. One member of the team is dispatched to burn the AVP file onto a DVD, another member is sent to request a DVD player from the main office. However, the DVD player can’t play the AVP file because of the format.
No matter, we have a plan C. Someone else was simultaneously dispatched to look for the nearest internet café and rent a desktop computer. Problem solved just in the nick of time, as your guests start to flow in.

Scenario 3: You have a busy afternoon at work and need a break. So, you step out for a cup of coffee and call us for a quick discussion on the designs of your wedding gowns. We refer you to a website that is a treasure trove of ideas, designs and pictures. You end the call and get back to your busy office project, happily feeling that everything is under control and your wedding is going smoothly.

So, the next time you think that not hiring an event planner will help your savings, think again.

Who will make sure that the lechon and cake arrive on time? Who will text all the principal sponsors to ensure that they arrive on time? Who will arrange the church processional? Who will check that no one gate crashes or steals the wedding presents?
Remember, some things--- like quality, peace of mind, and a night of love shared with family and friends that you will always remember with joy--- are worth spending for.

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