Comments on: Hiring a Planner… http://www.districtweddings.com/hiring-a-planner/ Washington, D.C. Wedding Blog - Real Weddings, Inspiring Ideas, Planning Tools, & Top Vendors in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kimberly Smith - Bride Blogger http://www.districtweddings.com/hiring-a-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-10120 Kimberly Smith - Bride Blogger Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:49:03 +0000 http://www.districtweddings.com/?p=5434#comment-10120 Nicole - Thanks for taking time to read my post! Danielle is absolutely correct! I did first start with the District Favorites list and the Washingtonian. To make sure i reviewed a variety of vendors that might not be listed on either of the aforementioned sites, i did a general "Washingon Metro Wedding Planners" search on google. Most of the time involved doing this is spent taking time to look at the planners sites, review the types of weddings they have done and then start narrowing down to a managable list. The wonderful thing with this is that should you find someone that you might want to hire, but aren't sure if they fit comfortably within your budget, you can request a consultation with them. Almost all of the planners will meet with you (for free) and then will send you back a proposal with what it will cost to plan the wedding for whatever level of service you want. You should always be an educated consumer and know that this is your money, and you should feel comfortable with speding it with someone you will trust! Thanks again for reading, and congratulations! Kimberly Nicole -

Thanks for taking time to read my post! Danielle is absolutely correct! I did first start with the District Favorites list and the Washingtonian. To make sure i reviewed a variety of vendors that might not be listed on either of the aforementioned sites, i did a general “Washingon Metro Wedding Planners” search on google. Most of the time involved doing this is spent taking time to look at the planners sites, review the types of weddings they have done and then start narrowing down to a managable list. The wonderful thing with this is that should you find someone that you might want to hire, but aren’t sure if they fit comfortably within your budget, you can request a consultation with them. Almost all of the planners will meet with you (for free) and then will send you back a proposal with what it will cost to plan the wedding for whatever level of service you want. You should always be an educated consumer and know that this is your money, and you should feel comfortable with speding it with someone you will trust!

Thanks again for reading, and congratulations!

Kimberly

]]> By: Danielle Freedman http://www.districtweddings.com/hiring-a-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-10119 Danielle Freedman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:18:29 +0000 http://www.districtweddings.com/?p=5434#comment-10119 The District Favorites List and The Washingtonian are both fantastic resources. The District Favorites List and The Washingtonian are both fantastic resources.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.districtweddings.com/hiring-a-planner/comment-page-1/#comment-10113 Nicole Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:12:21 +0000 http://www.districtweddings.com/?p=5434#comment-10113 thanks for writing about this! i was wondering if there were different levels of "planners". I'd be interested in using one to help find locations and vendors and get me on my feet. I wouldn't need them too much once I got started though. Any suggestions on how to go about actually finding planners to interview though? thanks for writing about this! i was wondering if there were different levels of “planners”. I’d be interested in using one to help find locations and vendors and get me on my feet. I wouldn’t need them too much once I got started though.

Any suggestions on how to go about actually finding planners to interview though?

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