My Riviera Wedding

Choosing a wedding planner that is right for you is absolutely crucial to the success of your special day. You will be connecting with your wedding planner on both a professional and a personal level so you need to feel 100% comfortable with the person you choose to work with. If you know other people that have got married on the French Riviera then choosing a wedding planner by recommendation is an excellent way to find someone reliable and efficient. However, just keep in mind that everyone is different and you may not have the same level of complicity with a particular wedding planner that your friend had. Many venues will be more than happy to recommend wedding planners in the area if you contact them expressing an interest to hold your celebrations in their venue.

Many brides contact several different agencies which they have come across either by recommendation or from searching the internet. Shopping around is not a bad way to find the right wedding planner, however it is always a good idea to let all companies know they are in competition for your business. The Cote d’Azur is a very small place and many wedding planners will contact the same suppliers for a quote so they prefer to be informed in advance. Also by letting a wedding planner know they are in competition will more often than not encourage them to go that extra mile to produce a winning initial proposal superior in both creativity and value for money.

Putting a truly complete tailor-made wedding proposal together takes a considerable amount time, and necessitates a good deal of communication between the client and the wedding planner. Due to the amount of time you will most likely need to dedicate to communicating your requirements in detail to a wedding planner, I would advise you to try if possible to choose only two agencies maximum to go through to the stage where a complete budgeted proposal is put together. By speaking at length, by asking to see photographs of weddings they have organised in the past, examining the company’s website, and through your sense of intuition it should be clear to you which wedding planner will be best for you.

By determining the fee structure beforehand and giving the wedding planner a precise budget, you will be able to make sure that costs do not become more than you anticipated. There is nothing to stop you negotiating at various points down the line and the chances are that if you have built up an open relationship of trust from the beginning that your wedding planner will play the game.

To find out about the wedding planning services I offer, please contact me by email on kerry@my-riviera-wedding.com.