Do I Need a Wedding Planner? | Traditional Las Vegas Wedding

When you’re planning an intimate wedding, it can be hard to decide which parts you can do yourself and which you should hire help for. The point of a small wedding is often to keep cost, complications, and stress as minimal as possible, which can mean forgoing some vendors and services that are absolutely necessary for a large wedding.

But if I could offer one piece of advice as you go through the wedding planning process, it would be to hire a wedding planner no matter how uncomplicated your wedding is. If it will follow a schedule and include guests, a planner can (and will) run a tight ship to keep everything on track and in place.

What exactly does a wedding planner do, you ask? Their purpose is to be the point person for every single aspect of your wedding. This includes setting and keeping the schedule, finding, booking and coordinating vendors, allocating your budget, and dispelling any issues before they ever reach you. You can bring on a planner in the months leading up to your wedding or wait until the month-of where they can button up all the final details.

For larger weddings, I actually require that my couples have a planner (or take advantage of one I trust and can include in your photo package) if their wedding will include more than 35 guests. Trust me, you will be so glad to have their expertise in your corner! Plus, having an extra set of hands available to assist with your Las Vegas wedding photos makes a huge difference in how many images we can make in short amounts of time!

Ultimately, a wedding planner will take all the stress off your plate, giving you free rein to enjoy your wedding without worrying about a million little details. All you have to do is show up, get married, and party!

If you’d like recommendations for amazing and talented Las Vegas wedding planners, hit me up and I am happy to share. Let’s plan a wedding!

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Photography: Amber Garrett Photography
Florals, Getting Ready & Ceremony: Caesars Palace
Reception: Bouchon at The Venetian
DJ: All Night Long Entertainment
Hair and Makeup: Simona Burton Beautee Boutique
Bridal Attire: Ava Laurenne Bridal
Groom & Groomsmen Attire: Men’s Wearhouse
Jewelry & Rings: Reeds