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Its pretty clear you have set a wedding date and with the current Covid - 19 Pandemic you find yourself social distancing, staying home and very anxious about what decisions you will have to make regarding your up coming wedding during these uncertain times.
Here is some good news. Do not despair, don't stop planning. Just like you all your guests will be looking for some meaningful social celebrations after being away for sometime.
Some staff to do:
1. Pick a wedding date and have alternative dates as well.
make sure you have flexibilty once you determine when you want to get married. As so many weddings have been postponed, we all know that saturdays will be very scarce days to have a wedding. So please also consider a day in the week like a Thursday or Friday and maybe even a sunday. Your wedding will still have the same meaning and will not lose its value because its held on a different day.and once normality returns everyone will be reeling to celebrate with you.
2. Its Time to hire a planner
A luxury most would say , but so is photography, make up artisits, bands , caterers and so forth. But if you fail to plan, your day will definately fail.
Alot of couples have found them selves navigating through un charted territory of decision making, contigency plans, rescheduling, re negotiating contracts, cancellations , lose of deposits and under extreme anxiety.
Bottom line is couples that have hired planners are in a much better position as the re scheduling and re negotiating has been more efficient and they do not have to scramble to find someone that will assist them.
Most people think that hiring a planner is only to have an event well " organised, beautiful or stress free". Here is what has been hidden and if you are planning a wedding , you will need to think about things in a different way than you had in a pre pandemic enviroment.
. 1. Firstly a true and real planner will re search, and live up to the highest standards and expectations before making any recommendations. Vendors hired if the service is not done in house by the planner, will be a team of professionals who will be insync and work well exceptionally, committed with the same gaol of serving you to their best ability.
If you do ot have a good team in place they will behave un professionally and not act in your best interest when the unexpected happens.
It will also save you from hiring your own suppliers that may disappointment you or may not deliver as expected.
2. Secondly , Planners always have contigency plans, this serves to your benefit as they will be able to do damage control in any unforseen event affecting your wedding or function as they would have had a to do list, supplier list and time limes from all service providers hired.
Although no planners are working currently, this job is not new to us and we are accustomed to trouble shooting, navigating circumstances, adjusting plans, emercengy situations, un anticipated illnesses and more.
so if you need a change of plans because of uncertainity it will be a breeze and you avaoid emotional stress.
3. Thirdly , Industry Leverage.Trust me when i say that Relationships do matter, make no mistake, we know what kind and thoughtful negotiation will be powerful to get us what we want and more likely to yeild success.
We work hard to identify opportunities and solutions that benefit everyone involved in the particular negotiation.A planner can offer more than what you can offer on your own.which simply means a vendor maybe more flexible in offering solutions when it comes to trouble shooting and will get you further than you can get on your own.
4. Lastly but not the least. Financial Budgets, forecasting and Management.
A planner will assist you to handle your resources.If you begin planning your wedding without a comprehensive understanding of your financial comfort level or limits, the expenses you should anticipate or know about or foresight into what money you should spend and when, then you are taking on an extremely risky investment blind folded.
Budgets range from modest to Extravagant and a real planner will work with a budget of any size. with Shubone Events our approach to every budget is the same small or extravagant.
Budgeting is very important and we cant stress this enough, its never advisable to make a significant financial decision without a clear understanding of path and commitments before you, this will unsettle you.
Also this helps your planner use their creativity and go the extra mile.It also doesnt limit the planner.
My advice would be to set a budget then let the planner run with quotations from vendors. Do not run with vendor quotations then set a budget, rather hire a planner and discuss budget and they will guide you accordingly.
I wrote this post becayse i believe that the process of planning and executing your event be it a wedding celebration, corporate or dinner for 2 or 10 will be made more significantly joyful if you retain a professional experienced planning team to bring your hopes , dreams and priorities to life.
Its pretty clear you have set a wedding date and with the current Covid - 19 Pandemic you find yourself social distancing, staying home and very anxious about what decisions you will have to make regarding your up coming wedding during these uncertain times.
Here is some good news. Do not despair, don't stop planning. Just like you all your guests will be looking for some meaningful social celebrations after being away for sometime.
Some staff to do:
1. Pick a wedding date and have alternative dates as well.
make sure you have flexibilty once you determine when you want to get married. As so many weddings have been postponed, we all know that saturdays will be very scarce days to have a wedding. So please also consider a day in the week like a Thursday or Friday and maybe even a sunday. Your wedding will still have the same meaning and will not lose its value because its held on a different day.and once normality returns everyone will be reeling to celebrate with you.
2. Its Time to hire a planner
A luxury most would say , but so is photography, make up artisits, bands , caterers and so forth. But if you fail to plan, your day will definately fail.
Alot of couples have found them selves navigating through un charted territory of decision making, contigency plans, rescheduling, re negotiating contracts, cancellations , lose of deposits and under extreme anxiety.
Bottom line is couples that have hired planners are in a much better position as the re scheduling and re negotiating has been more efficient and they do not have to scramble to find someone that will assist them.
Most people think that hiring a planner is only to have an event well " organised, beautiful or stress free". Here is what has been hidden and if you are planning a wedding , you will need to think about things in a different way than you had in a pre pandemic enviroment.
. 1. Firstly a true and real planner will re search, and live up to the highest standards and expectations before making any recommendations. Vendors hired if the service is not done in house by the planner, will be a team of professionals who will be insync and work well exceptionally, committed with the same gaol of serving you to their best ability.
If you do ot have a good team in place they will behave un professionally and not act in your best interest when the unexpected happens.
It will also save you from hiring your own suppliers that may disappointment you or may not deliver as expected.
2. Secondly , Planners always have contigency plans, this serves to your benefit as they will be able to do damage control in any unforseen event affecting your wedding or function as they would have had a to do list, supplier list and time limes from all service providers hired.
Although no planners are working currently, this job is not new to us and we are accustomed to trouble shooting, navigating circumstances, adjusting plans, emercengy situations, un anticipated illnesses and more.
so if you need a change of plans because of uncertainity it will be a breeze and you avaoid emotional stress.
3. Thirdly , Industry Leverage.Trust me when i say that Relationships do matter, make no mistake, we know what kind and thoughtful negotiation will be powerful to get us what we want and more likely to yeild success.
We work hard to identify opportunities and solutions that benefit everyone involved in the particular negotiation.A planner can offer more than what you can offer on your own.which simply means a vendor maybe more flexible in offering solutions when it comes to trouble shooting and will get you further than you can get on your own.
4. Lastly but not the least. Financial Budgets, forecasting and Management.
A planner will assist you to handle your resources.If you begin planning your wedding without a comprehensive understanding of your financial comfort level or limits, the expenses you should anticipate or know about or foresight into what money you should spend and when, then you are taking on an extremely risky investment blind folded.
Budgets range from modest to Extravagant and a real planner will work with a budget of any size. with Shubone Events our approach to every budget is the same small or extravagant.
Budgeting is very important and we cant stress this enough, its never advisable to make a significant financial decision without a clear understanding of path and commitments before you, this will unsettle you.
Also this helps your planner use their creativity and go the extra mile.It also doesnt limit the planner.
My advice would be to set a budget then let the planner run with quotations from vendors. Do not run with vendor quotations then set a budget, rather hire a planner and discuss budget and they will guide you accordingly.
I wrote this post becayse i believe that the process of planning and executing your event be it a wedding celebration, corporate or dinner for 2 or 10 will be made more significantly joyful if you retain a professional experienced planning team to bring your hopes , dreams and priorities to life.