10 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Wedding Planner

The engagement excitement has settled, and now comes the big question: how do you actually plan your dream wedding? Let’s be honest, it’s no small feat. Designing your Pinterest board was fun, but bringing those ideas to life? That’s where things get tricky. Luckily, that’s exactly what wedding planners are here for.

But what do wedding planners really do? If your mental image is based on JLo in The Wedding Planner, you might be surprised to learn they juggle far more than what Hollywood lets on. In this article, we’ll walk you through everything a wedding planner can handle to make your planning process as smooth as can be and why hiring one might just be your best decision yet.

Why Should You Hire a Wedding Planner? 

What Is A Wedding Planner?

A wedding planner is a professional who specialises in managing all the details of your wedding, ensuring the big day runs smoothly from start to finish. They act as your go-to expert for everything from budgeting and supplier coordination to timeline management and décor design. Think of them as part project manager, part creative genius, and part therapist dedicated to making your wedding day seamless and unforgettable.

We spoke to Rebecca Brennan-Brown, Expert Wedding Planner from Get Wed who is here to debunk a few wedding planner myths. “Most people's perception of a wedding planner is someone who will come in, take over, spend all your money and push up your budget. While that can unfortunately be true, it's a tiny percentage. Largely, wedding planners love weddings, creating fun and helping deliver important days filled with meaning and joy for their clients. Most are extremely respectful of budget and have your best interest in mind throughout. Also, no one wears headsets like JLo in The Wedding Planner, and heels are strictly a ceremony thing.” 

Why Should You Hire A Wedding Planner? 

1. A Wedding Planner Will Save You Time

Wedding planning isn’t reserved just for the most extravagant weddings. In fact, wedding planners are becoming more and more popular because couples are realising the value in how much time they save by having one! The average wedding can take anywhere from 200 and 300 hours to plan according to ByChenai Events! 

2. A Wedding Planner Can Create And Manage Your Budget

Rebecca Brennan Brown says, “Planners also have buckets of experience in knowing what does and doesn't make a good party, meaning you can spend your budget wisely.” As she highlighted previously, wedding planners aren’t out to make your wedding luxe and extravagant with 25 ice sculptures you never wanted or even asked for. They’re there to get you the best deals possible that align with your budget and vision. 

3. A Wedding Planner Can Save You Money

Expert planner, Brennan-Brown also states, “Value for money is the priority, as is working to the client's wants and wishes. Most of the time, the most essential thing for our clients is for their guests to have the best time, so we might allocate more of the budget towards a band than flowers, for example. It's crucial to make sure that the money you are spending has an impact.” Your money will be in safe hands when you find the right wedding planner! 

4. A Wedding Planner Can Help You Find Your Venue

Did you know that you can find wedding planners who can help you across all or just some of the wedding planning? Rebecca Brennan Brown from Get Wed offers a full-planning service, which means they “take couples either when they have their venue or fully from the start through to signing off the budget after the wedding.” But solutions exist for all sorts of people and budgets, from venue finding to design to on-the-day coordination, too! 

5. A Wedding Planner Can Do All The Research

Brennan-Brown remarks, “If you think you're already boring your mates with wedding chats, it might be time to consider a planner. You'll get a trusted professional opinion on your ideas or lack thereof and someone who can show you things you didn't know existed.” Wedding planners are the ultimate wedding experts. They have their own list of trusted suppliers and if they don’t have the one you’re looking for they’ll know someone who does. You won’t have to spend countless hours searching for your dream florist or photographer. They can find it for you! Or, alternatively, if you do have an idea, your wedding planner can bring them on board! 

6. A Wedding Planner Can Take Care Of Your Guestlist

Deciding the guest list is one of the more difficult parts of wedding planning due to all the politics involved in it. You can follow our guest list dilemma quiz if you are undecided on a few guests or you could just leave it all to your wedding planner! 

7. A Wedding Planner Will Inspire You

Besides wedding inspiration platforms like ourselves, wedding planners are way ahead of the trends and can inform and inspire you with what’s in and what’s out right now. Rebecca Brenna Brown predicts “a lot of hand-drawn style stationery in 2025. Another big one is burgundy colour palettes. It can either sit on a neutral, classic base like white and green to make it more interesting or add depth to a more complex palette, like hues of peaches and soft pinks. It's not exclusive to winter either, which is probably most people's automatic assumption!” Head to our 2025 wedding trends article for some more insight! 

8. A Wedding Planner Can Help With Personal Styling

We weren’t joking when we said wedding planners were geniuses! Since they know your wedding vision like the back of their hand, wedding planners can also help you find your wedding outfits by recommending tailors, bridal boutiques or designers to create your final look! 

9. A Wedding Planner Will Reduce Stress

The planners at Get Wed explain, “Once information is out of your brain and passed onto someone else, it removes stress, and that's the physical manifestation of having a planner. It's the knowledge that someone has everything under control and that if something goes slightly differently than you'd planned, someone knows exactly what decision you would make without asking. It's knowing the place cards are in the right place, that a seat for your Grandma has been reserved, and that a team of suppliers have been chosen specifically to look after you.” For some more advice, take a look at our wedding stress management guidance. 

10. A Wedding Planner Will Keep You Mistake-Free

Spreading your budget thinly is a common mistake that most couples make. Brennan-Brown suggests, “Instead of trying to do everything with your budget, focusing on a few pieces is best.” It can be easy to think that you need everything and spend a little bit here and a little bit there but prioritising your budget is essential. “Value for money is really important, and in an age of social media, it can be tempting to think that every tiny detail has to be stylised. There are common touch points which guests notice and cost-effective things they appreciate.” You can see our budget breakdown for more advice on how much you should spend on each aspect of your wedding. 

How To Find The Perfect Wedding Planner For You

Brennan-Brown says it’s all about personality! “The most important thing is a personality match, so spending some time on a call with a planner before you book is essential. Understand their systems, how they work, and how much control you have, and ask to see examples. Looking at their reviews and seeing if the language used resonates with you is a good tip, too. The most commonly used words in our reviews are calm, feel, and creative, which massively resonate with what we do.” 

Hiring a Wedding Planner Will Help Ease Any Planning Stress!

If you decide to plan your wedding without the help of a wedding planner, then fear not. That’s what we’re here for. Everything that we’ve just pointed out a wedding planner could do for you is something you’d have to face on your own but, armed with our budget spreadsheet and our 18-month wedding planning checklist, we know you’ve got this.