Forget what you heard about wedding planners being only for brides with big budgets. You can actually save money by hiring a planner. Planners are used to haggling prices, they have tons of experience working with brides on a budget and they have working relationships with vendors. All of this translates to money you’ll save. And, for the sake of your sanity, hiring a planner is worth every penny.
Once it’s time to start, wedding planner extraordinaire, Natalie Scott, recommends brides get realistic about those dreamy (read: expensive) Pinterest tablescapes and put their money where it matters.
“Do you love a letter-pressed linen menu card and lush peony compotes? Splurge for this on your head table,” she says. “Love a gorgeous wooden table with dripping greenery and gold taper candles? Go all out styling your cake table and entry table. Scaling back on the other 25 guest tables cuts costs without compromising the design.”
