Something new I've come up with after working on a few ideas and a few different approaches will now become a new series on the blog.
What I've been working on doing is somehow conveying to those unbelievers, why they should hire a planner. To the furthest extent, even trying to explain to those who have limited (to no) respect for the Wedding Planner career, why, they should in fact have the utmost respect for one of the hardest and most stressful career paths in the even industry.
What I've come up with, in another interview process but this time it will be with brides who have utilized the services of a Wedding Planner. These don't have to be bridal clients of mine, they can be from anyone who would like to submit an interview. We will start off with one of my most organized bridal clients, who was, of course the first bride to get the interview back to me. Here are a few photos from her wedding.
A: I felt like I was overwhelmed and needed reassurance. It also dawned on me that if something happened the day of, I was the only one that could handle it because I got ZERO help from anyone.
Q: What types of things attracted you to each planner that you interviewed?
A: For Brandi- I felt she understood our situation and didn’t just shake her head and pretend. For the other- not too much, as nothing comes to mind.
Q: What was something that made you NOT want to hire a particular planner and on the same note what was something you found that made you WANT to hire a certain planner?
A: Showing up in khaki cargo pants with Converse All Star shoes and then telling me that he really didn’t plan the amazing wedding I heard so much about, but simply organized what the bride wanted. Yep, pretty much crossed him off my list from there.
Also, although I might think it is cool that you are a personal assistant to Super Nanny, it isn’t going the get you hired as my wedding planner.
Q: What was the best thing your wedding planner did for you?
A: Took everything to the hotel from the reception. Couldn’t have imagined doing it ourselves that night all dressed up and being utterly exhausted
Q: What was something your planner did that you would never have thought of doing?
A: I have no idea? She was on top of everything and I’m sure there were things but I never had to know.
Q: Did you feel that your wedding planner was worth the cost?
A: Absolutely! She earned every penny of it!
Q: Was there anything you would have changed about your experience with your wedding planner?
A: None.
Q: What was something you wish you would have known before hiring your planner OR what was something you wish you would have hired your wedding planner to do?
A: RSVP Management from the get go, including them being mailed directly to her.
Q: Is there any situation where you could see why a bride would NOT want a wedding planner?
A: Only because she needed her head examined!? One will never fully understand unless you have a smooth wedding and have brief updates about it throughout the day vs. attempting to micro manage everything the day of.
And there you have the unedited answers from an actual bride. I'd love to hear more from any bride that hired a Wedding Planner for their wedding. You can email me or contact me through my site www.alleventsplanned.com and I'll send you the interview to fill out. I think this is a great series to show all brides, why they need a planner and also to give up and coming planners an idea of what brides expect from a Wedding Planner.
I'm not a planner, but if I was going to hire one, I would select someone we had a good chemistry with. The bride and the family have to spend the process and or the whole day with him or her and want someone they connect well with; no matter how experienced or accredited they are....The third question above doesn't truly address why the bride would choose one planner over another, just that this bride unknowingly interviewed someone who wasn't the actual planner of a certain event, but an assistant...so it doesn't answer the question.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I do agree all professionals should dress appropriately for any job interview...
Having said that, I've seen some planners that dress very inappropriately on the day of the wedding, flip-flops and Caprice are not my idea of professionalism....and clothes can, and do, command the respect and authority planners need to do their job.