Why You Need a Colorado Wedding Planner Now More Than Ever
Hiring a Colorado wedding planner to help you plan, design, and execute the wedding of your dreams has always been a wise decision. Wedding planners make the entire wedding planning process more streamlined, efficient, and fun. Now, however, hiring a wedding planner is vital.
The reason? COVID.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the state of Colorado, the nation, and the world. Northern Colorado businesses are having to navigate consistently changing COVID guidelines and regulations. This is especially true for the wedding industry. Planning a wedding without a wedding planner has gone from hard to nearly impossible.
Here is why you need to hire a Colorado wedding planner to ensure your wedding is everything you dreamed it would be and more...especially now.
A Wedding Planner Knows the Ins-and-Outs of the Industry
If you’ve been dreaming about your wedding for a while, you likely have Pinterest boards filled with design inspiration and visions of how your big day will look. But do you know the ins-and-outs of the industry? Do you know how to make those dreams and visions come to life? A wedding planner does!
Now, a wedding planner can also help you navigate around COVID wedding trends and terms. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we think and talk about wedding planning. There are new trends, terms, and considerations that must be implemented at your wedding. When you hire a wedding planner with design and styling expertise like Mountainside Events, you can still have the wedding you've always imagined with these new considerations in place.
A Wedding Planner Always Has a Backup Plan
Wedding back up plans used to deal mainly with inclement weather. You know, what do you do if it starts to rain at your outdoor ceremony? A wedding planner knows and has the tents and umbrellas on standby or the indoor venue option ready to transform in minutes. However, not every wedding needed a Plan B.
Now, a wedding day Plan B is vital. No longer is bad weather the only concern. What happens if your large wedding has to be reduced to a micro wedding or rescheduled all together? What happens if a key vendor gets sick and can’t come to your wedding due to health and safety issues? What if your venue is unable to operate and you have to find a new venue last minute? By hiring a Colorado wedding planner, all these potential disasters are averted with a solid Plan B in place (and Plan C and D if needed).
A Wedding Planner Takes Your Away Stress
Ironically, planning the most wonderful day of your life can cause a ton of stress, put a strain on your relationships, and even cause health issues. According to a wedding survey, over 70% of engaged couples found wedding planning to be more stressful than major life events. Nearly half of the couples surveyed said wedding planning negatively affected their relationship. And 86% said they experienced health-related issues due to high levels of stress. Yikes! And this was all before COVID.
Now, wedding planning is even more stressful. Having to choose a smaller guest list to abide by state guidelines, having to reschedule your wedding (or live in constant worry that you’ll have to reschedule if regulations suddenly change), and having to consider the health and safety of your closest friends and family is a lot to handle. Add managing a wedding budget, coordinating with vendors, and finding the perfect dress and your plate is not just full, it’s overflowing. But it doesn’t have to be! If you hire a Colorado wedding planner, you can invest your time and energy in the important aspects of your wedding--your family, fiancé, and the fun parts of wedding planning.
A Wedding Planner Helps You Sign Good Contracts
Signing contracts is a normal part of solidifying wedding vendors for your big day. And a wedding planner can help you understand each contract so you only sign ones that are in your best interest.
Now, a contract can make or break your wedding if you have to reschedule due to COVID. Due to the volatility of the situation, what it does and doesn’t say in your contracts can make or break you if your wedding has to change due to circumstances out of your control. This is why having a wedding planner to go over each contract with you is vital.
A Wedding Planner Saves You Money
While hiring a wedding planner is an investment, it is an investment that will actually save you money. A wedding planner helps you manage your wedding budget. They know how much money to spend on each element of your wedding and where you can cut costs without compromising. Plus, they can ensure you have the wedding of your dreams within your price range.
Now, being extremely budget-conscious is a necessity. Millions of people lost their jobs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this may or may not have impacted you directly, the economic changes have definitely heightened awareness of where money is being spent. This is especially true when it comes to weddings. Budgeting and saving are important aspects of wedding planning that a wedding planner can manage for you.
A Wedding Planner Helps You Book Your Vendors
When you hire a wedding planner, you get access to their ever-growing list of high-quality vendors in your area. Many wedding planners have strong relationships with wedding vendors. They can offer recommendations and help you book them at a great rate.
Now, available vendors are far and few between. Because so many couples had to reschedule their 2020 wedding for 2021, many wedding vendors are already booked for the year. This makes it difficult for new couples to find available, high-quality vendors. Fortunately, when you hire a Colorado wedding planner like Mountainside Events, you will have more opportunities to hire the best Northern Colorado wedding vendors at the best price.
Mountainside Events: Your Northern Colorado Wedding Planner
At Mountainside Events, we are passionate about coming alongside couples during the wedding planning process. We want to ensure planning the most special day of your life is just as enjoyable as experiencing it. As a Northern Colorado wedding planner, we take care of vendor and contract details, manage your budget to save you money, and navigate state regulations so you don’t have to. We are on your side and ready to help you plan the 2021 wedding of your dreams, so contact us today!
Photography Credits: Kate Salley Photography