Choosing The Best Napa Wedding Planner

By Margaret Cooper


There are three services that planners can be hired to provide. Some couples hire them to help with specific tasks as regards the wedding, for instance catering. Others hire them only to help during the day of the wedding to ensure everything runs smoothly. They will be the ones in charge of coordination and planning. For others, they are hired to run things from the moment a couple makes the decision to do a wedding all the way to the D-day. For residents of Napa wedding planner services are critical and the right selection will be critical.

One of the first considerations is the personality of the person whose services you are considering. You should ensure it is someone you are able to get along with well. This is important because there are some instances when the couple is very stressed as regards the entire planning and will need someone who is able to keep things under control. It should be someone that is trustworthy.

Portfolio is very important when choosing a planner. You will need to look at weddings which the planner has managed in the past and how they fared. When doing that, you need to ensure their style and yours are matched. In case you would like the wedding theme to be focused around colors, you would need check whether the planer has done similar themes in the past and to what scale. It is also important to ask about their specialty if any and whether they are familiar with the location of the wedding.

Planners have the ability to ensure the wedding goes according to plan. They are skilled but will need to ensure that their skills are matched with client needs. Proper communication is a critical consideration because it determines success of the function. Couples should consider response between them and the planner as regards calls or emails. A planner should keep you updated on all progress of their planning.

The charges for their services should be considered as well. Different planners charge differently. There are those that will charge a flat rate, other charge by the hour while others will charge a base fee and some extra charges depending on services offered. When the planner charges a flat rate fee, you should get details of what the fee covers. At the same time, planners should provide payment structure and method of billing. The services should be within your budget.

You need to ask any other weddings the person is working on. Also important is to find out if there are weddings they are planning which will happen at the same time as yours. This helps to know whether they will manage to serve you effectively or their plate is full. There are however some large companies with a large team that is able to handle many weddings.

When looking for reputable planners, references are important. These are supposed to be provided the planner. Any reputable planners never hesitate to provide references. You can then make calls to the planners to ask about quality of services they received.

With the internet, is is easy starting search for planners. Most of them advertise their services online. Online information would however need to be verified further.




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