Your wedding is the most important day of your life, and you have all these ideas on how you want it to be. Apart from the ideas swimming through your head, you've also looked into wedding magazines, catalogs, books, even surfed the Internet, and you know exactly what you want. You have everything under control. So then you ask, what would I need a wedding planner for? Even though you're the kind of bride that wants to take full control of your own wedding, a wedding planner can still really help. Wedding planning can be stressful and a wedding planner can help relieve you of a lot of this stress.

For instance, you already know what you want to include in your wedding, like what flowers to get, or what kind of candles to get, and all that stuff, but wedding planners have resources that you might not be able to find on your own. They will even be able to get you big discounts or suggest a place where you can find quality goods for cheaper prices. Another thing is that wedding planners may be able to present to you alternatives or choices that you may not have thought of otherwise. Like for example, you want a certain venue for your reception but can't afford the place. Wedding planners can give suggestions; they can give you a list of other places that would work the same wonders but at a more affordable price.

They can even budget your expenses so you wouldn't have to worry about the financial details. Plus, wedding planners have experience when it comes to weddings. They know all about weddings and they can inform you about potential problems that you might encounter in the preparations.

They can tell you what won't work or what works best in your set up. They can even take care of the not-so-interesting details of the wedding, and provide follow up. This allows you to focus on other things, or you can even just relax and pamper yourself before your big day. After all, you need to look and feel refreshed and relaxed for your wedding. That way you can even just spend some time with your soon-to-be husband or wife and not worry about the flowers or the caterer.

What with all the emotional jitters and stress a wedding brings, it's especially beneficial if you have somebody there to help you out in the preparations. You'll certainly need it. You can still have everything the way you want them to be, but wouldn't it be better if you wouldn't have to implement them all by yourself? This is where wedding planners can really help out.

So hire one, you'll feel better in more ways that one.

The author is an independent writer and has written articles about wedding favor ideas. She believes that the right kind of resources, with some unique and elegant bridal favors, will make a memorable wedding.