Hi, I’m Alayna Mines. I’m the Chief of Events, Owner and Founder of Roots To Stems Boutique
Wedding Planning and Design. I absolutely love what I do, and feel extremely grateful to help
my clients navigate the wedding world and all that goes into planning their big day. Being a wedding planner myself, you may be thinking “Hey! Of course you’re going to tell me to hire a wedding planner, you ARE a wedding planner.” That may be true. However, I promise when it comes to explaining why you should hire a wedding planner I will keep things as transparent as possible, to provide you with ONLY fact based opinions to help you make this
important decision.

Below I’ll reveal the true explanation in FACT FORM as to why you should hire a wedding planner and why it’s a risk NOT to!

Fact #1: The Average Wedding in 2020 was $30K.

I don’t know about you but $30,000 is A LOT of money for one day. For example, $30,000 could be a down payment on a house, buy you a great car, it could be rent for a year! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Many couples go far above this number in order to have the day of their dreams. With a chunk of money this size at stake, wouldn’t you agree that it’s risky NOT to have a professional help you manage the ins and outs of the event?

Think about it, if you’re paying 30K for a surgery, wouldn’t you want a qualified, trustworthy surgeon to complete your operation? If you’re investing in the stock market, wouldn’t you want a
professional helping to manage your $30K investment?

Of course you would!

Above all, if you hire a wedding planner they will save you time, money and effort to ensure your day goes off without a hitch. From the initial steps like contract review and vendor selection, to the final execution the day of your wedding, hiring a wedding planner can save you a TON of risk by helping you navigate the do’s and dont’s of
wedding planning while executing your big day flawlessly to ensure you get the biggest bang for
your buck.

Don’t leave your special day (and your hard earned money) to chance! Hire a wedding planner.

Fact #2: 96% of Couples Think That Wedding Planning is Stressful – Hire a Wedding Planner to manage stress.

According to a Zola study of 500 engaged or newlywed couples, 96% of these couples voted
that wedding planning is stressful (and let’s be real, the other four percent of couples are totally
lying)! Being engaged should be one of the most amazing, magical times of your life. Is having
your stress levels on overdrive really worth it to save a buck? If you Hire a wedding planner, they can
take a large portion of that stress off of your shoulders. For instance, by helping you prioritize your to do list, building your wedding pro team, and managing your vendors, all you have to do is sit back and enjoy your engagement! Hire a wedding planner to do the heavy lifting for you.

Fact #3: Family members will have opinions, that’s a fact!

Say what? But it’s your day, right? Of course it is! But oftentimes, family members feel invested
in your big day and want to offer opinions, thoughts and feelings about the decisions that
you’re making. According to Minted, 63 percent of mothers, 32 percent of fathers and 44
percent of future in-laws provided input in at least one part of the wedding planning.

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Resolving wedding-planning disputes with their parents and family members before anyone’s feelings get hurt can be hard to navigate. Queue the Wedding Planner!

Although it’s your choice for family
disputes to remain private, if you hire a wedding planner they can offer professional opinions, advice and a non-biased opinions to play “referee” to ensure wedding etiquette, venue and vendors rules are being taken into consideration.

Sometimes all it takes is a third party to join the conversation to help balance out any confusion or disruption from arguments! That service alone in my opinion, priceless!