Wedding Planner vs Hotel Wedding Planner

by Jenn
(Canada)

I am not getting married for another year and I definitely want to hire a wedding planner. The hotel that I wish to use for our wedding has a wedding planner.

I am curious if I have to use her as the wedding planner and if I choose another planner how this will effect my day?

Our Thoughts

Both roles can be very helpful when planning your wedding, but the first thing to understand is that they really are two different roles.

The wedding planner at a reception space is more of a reception coordinator. He or she will be there to help you plan your reception meal and to make sure things run smoothly once you arrive at your wedding reception.

The reception coordinator should ensure that the proper staff is in place to handle your event, and he or she can also help with decorating and coordinating vendors on the day of your event.

As you know, your wedding planning and your actual wedding day start long before your wedding reception. This is where your wedding planner becomes essential.

Your wedding planner can be there to help you choose your wedding invitations along with other aspects of your wedding like your dress, theme and wedding colors to name a few. They can even recommend wedding vendors and help with difficult etiquette questions.

The wedding planner you choose should be very familiar with working with the planner or coordinator at your reception space. They should be able to work together as a team to make your big day as seamless as possible.

When interviewing wedding planners, ask them about this and how well they have worked with reception space coordinators in the past and even the coordinator at your specific reception space.

In the end having both should make your wedding day that much better, and as you can see both can play an important role in your wedding.

For ideas about how a wedding planner can help you with your planning, visit our wedding planner page.

To Your Wedding!
Danielle & Stephen