Why you shouldn't hire a wedding planner...

I know. I know. I'm a wedding planner and I'm telling you why you shouldn't hire one. There's something to say about honesty when it comes to the wedding industry. There are many unscrupulous vendors that will take advantage of a bride in her wedding frenzy. I don't like that at all. Brides need to read everything they are getting into before they sign on the dotted line.

So, here are the top reasons to not hire a planner to help with your wedding day.

1. You want to control everything - You are a type A that thinks everyone will mess it up if you leave the job to anyone else. It doesn't matter that you will be worried at the reception that the cake is not being cut at the right time or that the DJ is taking too long on his break, you need to have your hand on the pulse of the wedding. I understand type A. I married one.
2. You want to do the interviews with the vendors - You have the extra time in your life to call many vendors and determine if they fall in your price range, are available on the date that you want, might have the items that you want, and will work with the style of your wedding.
3. You want to spend the morning of your wedding setting up the reception area - You don't really want to spend the morning of your wedding relaxing, getting your hair done, making sure you look rested and having fun seeing family and friends that are in town to see you.
4. You know exactly where to find those cute little favors that everyone is talking about - and how to save money on the puchase of them. You also have the time to put them all together and make sure they get to the reception site and get set out beautifully.
5. You've helped your sister (cousin, aunt, friend) plan their wedding - and think it's not that difficult to plan a wedding. The only difference is this wedding is yours. You have a huge emotional investment in this one day, but you are willing to take the emotion out of purchases when a vendor is trying to upsell you something that is totally useless.
6. You know how to look for something strange in a contract - You've looked at wedding contracts and know what is standard in the industry and what is just plain hooey.

At any rate, a wedding are one of the big days in your life. You should do what you feel most comfortable doing. Yes, this is a toungue in cheek article, but really think about your special day. Do you want to worry about the timelines or do you want someone keeping an eye on the clock for you? Do you want to spend the morning relaxing with your maids?

My best advice before you quickly decide that you do not want a coordinator to assist you, how much is your emotional health worth?