Other people opt to do the event planning themselves because they believe doing so saves them time and money. You may be organized, driven, optimistic, and brilliant, but ask yourself—can you handle the stress of event planning?
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Do you have enough connections?
Professional event planners have secured relationships with vendors like photographers, musicians, decorators, and caterers. If you think you cannot handle dealing with a lot of vendors, have a professional do the talking for you.
Need manpower?
As the old saying goes, there is strength in numbers. Event planning requires a lot of people working together towards a goal. If you know a lot of people who can help with décor and logistics, do it yourself. Hire a party planner if you think you can’t pull off giving orders to other people.
If you enjoy the stress of planning and have the skills and resources needed for it, do it yourself. It can be a rewarding (and equally tiring) experience, and you might even consider doing it for a living. But if you’re just getting started and have limited skill with doing all the tasks required to pull off a successful event, go on and hire a professional event planner to do the job for you.
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