5 Questions to Ask Your Wedding Planner
Last year, I attended my best friend’s wedding. She was the epitome of excitement—until the reality of planning her dream day set in. Between work, life, and an endless list of decisions, she found herself drowning in seating charts, vendor contracts, and colour palettes. One day, after a minor meltdown over floral arrangements, she realised something crucial—she needed help. That’s when we decided to hire a wedding planner.
What can a wedding planner do? A wedding planner can help take the stress off of you and transform your scattered ideas into a seamless, unforgettable day, given that you’re able to hire the right one.
Our research started with searching ‘wedding planner near me in London’. We quickly shortlisted a few service providers and the next step was to interview each one of them.
So here are 5 questions that you must ask your wedding planner.
1. How long have you been in the industry and this business?
Indian or British wedding planners are really helpful but even more so when you are really comfortable with them. It is very important to have complete trust in your wedding planner. Ask them how long they’ve been in this business. Not just in the wedding planning business, but all the other related hospitality businesses just to know how much experience they have in this area and what new they can bring to the table. Experienced wedding planners can help you connect with the best vendors, including amazing Indian wedding photographers in the UK for your wedding.
2. Some of the most difficult challenges you’ve dealt with on the event day?
Now we know, no one wants anything bad or unfortunate to happen on their wedding day, but let’s be real, sometimes certain things aren’t in our control and if and when something unfortunate does happen we immediately turn towards our wedding planner or wedding coordinator to resolve those issues and get back to the festivities as soon as possible. This question will assure you of your planner’s experience as well as their problem-solving ability in adverse situations so you can just sit back and enjoy your day to the fullest.
3. How well are you with handling stress?
Weddings are a big thing. All the family comes together, and a lot of emotional as well as financial investments happen in a single day. Different people have different personalities, some are proactive while others are reactive. Proactive personalities understand the situation gradually and spend a lot of time in research before arriving at a decision, while reactive personalities jump right into the scene and feel the urge to get a solution right away. So you need to figure out the type of personality you’re comfortable working with. This is especially important in case of destination wedding planning when you are far from the main city and you have to majorly rely on your wedding planner for most of the things. You want to handle a wedding planner who is able to organise the wedding in a way such that you don’t have to rush through one of the most important things on your big day, like bridal photography.
