Questions To Ask Before Hiring Your Wedding Planner

Questions To Ask Before Hiring Your Wedding Planner

The biggest celebration of a couple’s life doesn’t come easily, which is why many hire wedding planners to take the pressure off. If you have already decided to hire a wedding planning professional to help you with this process but don’t know where to start, follow these questions to decide on the right person!

1. Would you be available on the date of my wedding?

As usual, the first question you should ask a wedding planner is whether they are available on the chosen date. Make sure you take some date options into consideration when you’re finalizing your timeline if your wedding dates are still flexible. 

2. Would it be possible for you to work within our budget?

The next topic on the agenda is money. As early on as possible in the planning process, it is extremely important for the couple and their planner to discuss the wedding budget thoroughly. You can also consider hiring a part-time planner or month-of coordinator instead if you cannot afford their full-time services.

3. In terms of problem-solving skills, how would you rate yourself?

This is a crucial question to ask to any planner candidate in your mind. A wedding planner’s ability to prevent problems, how they handle unexpected issues, and the steps they take to solve them all demonstrate their ability to handle any situation on your wedding day.

4. If you were to rate your communication skills, how would you rate them?

Communication is the key to handling problems, getting deals or negotiating. And you’ll expect a wedding planning specialist to solve a lot of problems, arrange places and close deals. So you’ll want to make sure you are in the same place with your planner on that. 

5. How many weddings have you planned before?

When hiring a wedding planner, experience in specifically wedding planning is essential. It’s great if they have the experience they might have planned parties and corporate events, and that can also work, but be mindful that those celebrations are different from weddings. Like in every job interview, you might want to hear about their previous roles.

6. Are you covered by personal liability and professional indemnity insurance?

Wedding planning has lots of legal parts that you need to take care of. It’s crucial that they take every precaution to protect you in case something goes wrong. Additionally, you need to know what kinds of situations are covered by their insurance.

7.  What is the process for selecting other vendors, and how will we be involved?

In order to ensure you have the best team with you on your wedding day, you should understand how your planner selects their team. A professional wedding planner cultivates relationships with other wedding professionals, so you’ll have access to their established network. You’ll also want to make sure they’re sending the right people your way. 

8. How many weddings will you be working on throughout the entire process and on the day of?

On your wedding day, you need someone whose attention is 100%, so do not let them handle multiple weddings at the same time. However, it is inevitable that your planner will also work with other couples at the same time and your dates might conflict. In that case, consider the size of their team and whether the weddings are local or destination, as well as the size of their team.

9. Do you have any experience working at the venue we have chosen?

The more experience they have planning weddings at your venue, the easier the planning process will be. They are likely to know how the event staff works, the layout and logistics, which will help make the wedding day run smoothly. Working in the space previously may have given them specific suggestions or design ideas.

10. Are you going to be the wedding planner on-site? What is the number of assistants you will have?

Ensure your planner provides enough assistants, coordinators, and stylists on the day of the event to ensure everything runs smoothly. You should be able to ask the day-of coordinator how many staff members are needed for a typical wedding based on the specifics of your wedding.

11. After our wedding, will you remain on-site to make sure all vendors have left and everything has been broken down?

If you want to hire a professional who will be with you from the first step to the end of the ceremony, this is a question you need to ask. Some venues might offer set-up and clean-up services but if yours does not, you have to make sure someone is in charge of that.

We hope these questions help you find the perfect planner for your special day so you don’t have to look for wedding planner assistant jobs. Consider what’s important to you, be open about your budget, and don’t hesitate to ask about details. You deserve to fully enjoy your wedding day!