Wedding Planner or Designer needed? Wedding excitement has overtaken you. Now you need to decide if you need a wedding planner, a designer or both. You said “yes,” and the organization of your wedding day must begin. In great-grandmother’s day, you might have gone to someone under the general term of “wedding consultant.” However in today’s complex world, did you know specialties have emerged within the wedding consulting industry?
Modern life has become more complex and weddings can cause time-consuming stress on today’s busy couples. Thus they must seek the advice of professionals. This blog divides up the duties behind-the-scenes of your wedding. We aim to show you that wedding planners and designers are two different but equally essential professionals for a wedding event.
The Three Top Secret Reasons You Need a Wedding Planner, Designer or Both
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Given that the term “consultant” might be archaic or too general, where do couples look for help in creating their wedding day? Do they look for a wedding planner? Do they shop for a wedding designer? Or do they seek a professional business which can both plan and design?
We at BobbyMark’s Designs wrote the words “top secret” into our sub-title for this blog because it seems to be a top secret that planning and designing are not the same thing. Plus, confusion results when a couple does not initially understand their needs in wedding planning or designing. We hope this blog begins to answer some of these questions.
Top Secret Key: Knowing the Differences between your three Choices–Wedding Planners, Wedding Designers, and Professionals who can be Both.
Just to spare you the suspense, we want you to know BobbyMark’s Designs covers both planning and designing your wedding event. We are your planners and we are your wedding designers, under one roof. However, it is still good for you to know the difference between the work of planning the wedding and the work of designing the wedding. Thus, we have separated some of the major planning tasks and the major designing tasks. In that way, you can appreciate both aspects in the creation of your wedding event.
Top Secret Number 1: The Duties of Wedding Planners
Wedding planners are focused on the logistics, timelines and checklists of your wedding. Event planners are keen on timelines and schedules. “They know every detail of your wedding day, but they do not design the visual display.” Planning the wedding means helping you with vendor referrals and with contracts.
Check out some of the latest trends to begin your planning at the Wedding Ideas magazine. (It’s a British publication, but US brides are finding it very helpful, especially in the pre-planning stages, for budgets and timelines.)
The Tasks Associated with Wedding Planning are Listed Below: 
- Planning also might mean the actual coordination of the wedding day. Your contract for a wedding planner might include a “day-of” coordinator or wedding planner’s assistant who is designated to take care of the timeline and logistics.
- Then, on the big day, your planner, as well as your designer will watch with timelines and check lists in hand, as vendors begin setting up. Wedding planners might be involved with you for various amounts of time. On the one hand, a planner might contract with you to be available to discuss details of the wedding from the beginning of your engagement.
- On the other hand, perhaps your contract will require the planner to work with you for only a few weeks before the wedding. It is then that they help you transform checklists into the timeline of the day.
- It’s valuable to have a planner who can watch your options. A wise planner might even reign you in, if your vision surpasses your wallet too far.
- Ultimately, the planner is often the person who watches and checks off lists as the vendors pack up the last chair or wrap up the last crystal candelabra after you and your groom have left your reception.
Top Secret Number Two: Duties of the Wedding Designer
Again, the terms Wedding Planner and Wedding Designer have too often been used interchangeably. Our top secret definitions help you distinguish the difference between them. To put it briefly, the Wedding Event Designer is in charge of the Visual Elements of the Wedding. So let’s take a look at their duties:
- A wedding designer focuses on creating visual displays at your wedding. From flower arrangements to mood lighting, he creates a one-of-a-kind experience for you and your guests.
- He will be in charge of visual details, large and small. This includes colors, the tables and chairs, the linens, the flower arrangements and the overall big picture. (The style of your event.)
- Likewise, from cake toppers, to chandeliers in the trees, your designer will find, borrow, rent or hand-create the details of your wedding design.
- Your event designer’s prime purpose is to transform your space. A hotel ballroom can look like a winter wonderland. Some designers will actually leave once set up is complete, stepping out of the way of the Planner. That custom alone is pure proof that designers and planners are not identical.
- As an illustration of the power of design, we like Colin Cowie’s elevator story. “Consider which first experience you’d rather have at an event. Entering a bare industrial elevator with too-bright artificial light. Or entering an elevator with comfortably dimmed and warm lighting, a floral display with the fresh scent of roses, and a handwritten welcome note.”
Top Secret Number Three: At Bobbymark’s Designs, We Cover Both the Planning and Designing of Your Wedding Event
Now that you have seen the above lists, you know how wedding planners and designers shine in different areas. In summary, and according to Bride’s magazine, “Wedding planners excel with the logistics, such as timelines and budgets.” And they “are often certified in event management, whereas wedding designers excel at visual presentation and creating the overall cohesive look of the event from start to finish…”
The Best of Two Worlds from BobbyMark’s Designs
A professional business, like BobbyMark’s Designs will bring you both design and planning. As proof, please check out our Services Page on this website. You’ll see packages which blend both designing a wedding day concept and solidifying logistical planning for your wedding event. We are uniquely empowered to give our wedding couples everything they need before, during and after their wedding event.
Notes From the Designer’s Desk
At BobbyMarks Designs, we work together as planners who design and designers who plan. We develop your timeline and create your floral designs. We are committed to styling each component and finishing each detail of your wedding with a central concept that excites you. And we always strive to make each part of the day tell your story as a couple.
When you work with designers who are also planners, you have more than the one-stop-shopping advantage. You have the unique advantage of working with one professional business. And our business works to discover your heartfelt wishes and make them come true—on your budget. BobbyMarks Designs will leave you breathless. As always, thank you for visiting our blog. And please check out some of our styling on the wedding day portfolio page.
