| As a newly engaged couple begins their wedding | | | | dreams. |
| planning, they may become confused about different | | | | On average, a wedding takes more than 250 hours of |
| aspects of the process. How do I start my budget? | | | | planning time. With most couples' hectic lives, they may |
| Who should I send invitations to and who should I send | | | | not be able to devote much of their time to |
| announcements? How can I find the best vendors at a | | | | researching the best values and ensuring every detail |
| reasonable cost? Once all of these questions have | | | | is taken care of. A Professional Wedding Consultant's |
| surfaced, the couple realizes that there is a lot more | | | | job is not to decide everything for you, but to guide |
| involved in planning a wedding than they initially thought. | | | | you through the process and offer suggestions based |
| This is where the assistance of a Professional | | | | on the type of wedding you as a bridal couple are |
| Wedding Consultant can help. | | | | imagining. |
| Until recently, the idea of hiring someone to help you | | | | The most important thing when selecting a Wedding |
| plan your wedding was considered a "luxury" and | | | | Consultant is to find someone that you trust and feel |
| something not everyone could afford. However, this | | | | completely comfortable working with. With all of the |
| has now become a service that is included in the | | | | decisions to be made in the upcoming year and the |
| actual budget of most weddings. In fact, the benefits | | | | amount of time you are going to be spending together |
| and discounts that you will receive from a Professional | | | | this is extremely important. You also want to ensure |
| Wedding Consultant can sometimes recoup the actual | | | | that the Wedding Consultant is someone who is |
| cost of the consultant. Based on their relationships with | | | | keeping up with industry trends and has the education |
| various types of vendors including caterers, DJs, | | | | and backing of vendors and other professionals in the |
| florists, photographers, and venues, you can save | | | | wedding industry. As a Professional Bridal Consultant |
| valuable time and money throughout the planning | | | | with the Association of Bridal Consultants, I have been |
| process. They also have the experience of planning | | | | educated on all aspects of wedding planning and am |
| weddings to help you avoid costly mistakes. Overall a | | | | required to have continuing education in the wedding |
| Wedding Consultant is there to listen to what you | | | | industry to keep both myself and my bridal couples |
| want and to help you create the wedding of your | | | | informed about the latest trends. |