The Power Hour

We're going back to the heart of our product today: Professional Wedding Coordination.

It's no secret that this economy is tough, and that brides, like all other segments of the consumer population, are feeling the pinch.  If you're engaged, you may be so concerned about your budget that the first idea you eliminated was seeking the help of a wedding coordinator.

If budget were no object, would you consider hiring a wedding professional to help you wade through the (sometimes confusing, sometimes agonizing) process of wedding planning? 

The benefits of hiring a professional coordinator are numerous: access to reputable and talented vendors, a sounding board for your every wedding wonder and the guidance you need to avoid costly planning errors.  A professional planner can steer you towards wise decisions that fit your wedding dreams, without compromising quality or your sanity.

"But I don't have $3,000, $5000 or $10,000 to invest in the luxury of a wedding planner"

you might be telling yourself.  You're probably already trying to pull off wedding miracles and gasping as you find out the real deal about many vendors and services.  It wouldn't surprise me at all to hear that your catering and floral bills were twice or more than what you'd budgeted, and you've tapped every resource you can think of to cover those. 

What good is a planner when you could be using those thousands of dollars to feed your guests?

I'm not suggesting that you spend money frivolously, or that you take food off your guests' plates to hire a professional wedding coordinator.  In fact, I have outright said "no" to clients in the past who wanted to hire me at the expense of something truly critical like guest comfort.  However I do know a secret about most wedding planners that you might not have realized, and it could cost you less (yes, significantly less) than you imagine.

Have you ever sat down with your taxes for weeks trying to figure out some enormous snafu that you know an accountant could have figured out in a matter of hours, if not minutes?  Spent any sleepless nights wondering how you would handle a legal issue only to find an attorney who solved it in less than a billable hour?  Here's a biggie - have you ever invested years of your life in creating a website or marketing piece, then ultimately hired someone who captured your vision in a matter of days (my logo...I can't go on)? 

What would it be worth to find someone who could act as your wedding guru, solve crises in moments, and put you on the path to a happier wedding day? 

I have clients who have paid several thousands of dollars in the past just to have an adviser to turn to in the event of a wedding emergency.

But it's a service that available to you for much, much less.  And I'm not just saying you'll get a book in the mail that will solve all of your wedding issues - I mean the in-person or telephone services of a real wedding coordinator - the quality kind, not a cheap pretender looking to get "experience" in an industry she knows nothing about.  A real, time-tested, professional wedding coordinator.  The secret? 

Hourly consultations.  Many professional wedding coordinators offer hourly consultations in addition to their lines of wedding packages and services.  In fact, at Williamsburg Wedding Design, Lauralee and I offer our consultations in pre-paid four-hour blocks that we encourage you to use to their fullest extent - a lot can be accomplished in four hours with someone who really knows what they're doing!  And the blocks aren't going to cost you $3,000, $5,000 or $10,000.  In fact, the cost for our pre-paid four-hour consultation block is much less than $1,000.  MUCH less.  By making errors during your initial vendor search, you could easily lose several times that without anywhere near the results of consulting with a pro.

Every bride is worthy of professional assistance on her wedding day. 

If you're serious about saving money (and who isn't these days?), spend it in a very wise place: contact us to book a complimentary one-hour "Getting to Know You" session, and find out risk-free if our consultation services are for you.  This call or e-mail will be the one that saves your wedding planning, and that is priceless.

For Happy Planning, Contact Us!

Shayna Walker

Williamsburg Wedding Design