You can (weren't expecting me to say that?)! If you have the time (on average, to plan a wedding it takes 12-24 hours/week, InStyle Weddings 2003) and the organizational skills to plan and research for your wedding during your engagement- Great, Go for it! However if this is the route you choose, consider hiring a professional wedding consultant for the wedding day. Every bridal couple deserves to be treated like royalty for this special day in their life. With all the time and money invested in this one day, the bridal couple and their families or friends should not have to be running around frantically finishing last minute tasks and details. Instead, they should be able to rely on a professional wedding consultant to make all of the little details of the day run smoothly, while you enjoy this wonderful day of celebration. Even if you are your own wedding planner, a professional wedding consultant is a good investment to hire for even just a few hours in the planning process, to help you to make your plans as an educated buyer and not just a first time buyer.

• Brides and Grooms who want to plan their own wedding
• Brides and Mothers of the Bride's with busy careers and lifestyles
• Weddings with lots of details
• Couples who want their friends and family to be guests rather than workers
• Weddings that are larger than average-more than 100
• Unique Weddings-not your every day run of the mill wedding
• Tent Weddings or weddings at Home
• Destination "Kentucky" Weddings
• Couples & their family that want to relax & enjoy the day they worked so hard to plan

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Without a wedding consultant, the bride and/or her mother usually have to do that job, and all too often the sad story is told…"Everyone enjoyed the wedding- except the bride (or her mother)". Don't let this be the story that is told after your wedding.