Say Yes to the Wedding Planner
Got engaged, now what do I do?
As the excitement from our engagement died down, it was time to get down to business and plan our wedding. As I wrote out a to-do list for the wedding, I quickly got overwhelmed. We had to set a budget. Pick a date. Find a venue. Book a photographer. Hire a caterer. And the list kept going. It all sounded like a full-time job and I already had two jobs to juggle. I knew right away we needed a wedding planner. I knew I didn’t want to be stressed out and I needed someone to help us hire vendors, look over our contracts, and coordinate all the logistics—so we could be able to relax and enjoy not only your big day, but the planning process, too.
I even went to my married friends for their advice and they definitely recommended to me to hire a wedding planner.
So, I got to researching wedding planners in Atlanta. Let me say there is no shortage of wedding planners here. I looked at thousands of pictures and read tons of reviews. I got also recommendations from my loved ones. I ended up contacting about four wedding planners. One was way out of my price range. Another didn’t sound like she was trying to work with my budget. I narrowed down our list and we met with them and asked tons of questions.
We decided to hire Gail Johnson to be our wedding planner. She was recommended by my mother’s friend. Devin and I absolutely adore her and we believe she is the perfect fit for us. A cool fact about her is she planned Kim Zolciak (former cast member of RHOA) baby shower.
Helpful Links
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