Wedding Planners FAQ
Q: What is a Wedding Planner?
A wedding planner is either a small company or an individual who has the expertise and knowledge to plan your wedding from the start to finish. They will look to understand what it is that you want from your wedding, listen to you and then make recommendations and completely organise your special day. Your involvement in all of this is entirely up to you.
Q: How do I know which wedding planner to have?
In Cyprus there are a range of planners, from the big time operators that work for the Hotels, the major tour operators, or independent individuals / small companies. The choice is really up to you, what you would like and how you want to feel in the whole process in getting married abroad.
Q: How do I know which Wedding Planner is the best one?
Reputation is everything, so if you know of anyone that has been married abroad or who is going to be, it is great to share the knowledge that they have had, or are having.
-Check out the forums, especially specific to Cyprus, see what is being said about specific Wedding Planners and start from there.
-See who is in the directory on this site, remembering we are independent and favour no one specific planner, but provide you with all the current ones out there.
-Take time to look at the sites, and take your time to view all about them, read any testimonials.
Q: What are the benefits of having a wedding planner?
1. Unlike the bigger tour operators, the individual wedding planners can tailor-make you wedding, it will not be like another, and will be specific to your requirements and desires.
2. All the legal documents and registrations will be arranged and sorted out by the planner. You can be assured that nothing is forgotten and everything will be take care of.
3. They are local, have expert knowledge and therefore can provide you with excellent recommendations and ideas for your perfect day.
4. They take the stress out of the wedding arrangements and allow you to enjoy getting excited about your wedding abroad.
5. A wedding planner is there for you to talk to, calm your anxieties about the arrangements and take you a step at a time through the planning process.
6. They assist in your budgets from day one, should you wish and allow you to know what your costs are against your budget, allowing you to relax in knowing everything is in hand.
Q: What do I need to know from my wedding planner ?
- Find out everything that they will do for your wedding and approximately how much it will cost. Know what extras they can assist you with and again the costs attaching.
- It is important to make sure that they do take care of the legalities and paperwork, so do ask.
- A relationship with your planner is key, so find out when you can personally meet them, and what would be involved in any pre- wedding meetings.
- Although your planner should know the best to offer you in services, ask who it is that they use, and is it possible to meet them. Remembering this is your wedding and it is up to you to choose where and how you would like your day.
- Ask to see testimonials of weddings they have planned.
- Ask to find out how many weddings your planner may have on your specific date, remembering, this is your big day, and you want to know that time and every effort is being spent on your day.
And finally……
Remember this is your big day, the day you have been dreaming of since you were probably a little girl. The planning is an exciting and wonderful time for you. It will only happen once and you want it to fulfil that dream you have always had. You wish to enjoy every step and not be stressed out with worrying about arrangements and so I hope this has helped you in understanding more about the Wedding Planners and what they can do for you.
Enjoy your planning….
