Montana Weddings are our Specialty

You and your fiancé have decided you want a Montana wedding.  You’ve read the brochures, visited the websites, even run the idea by your Mother, but now what?

Planning a Montana wedding from afar can be a challenge for even the most organized bride.  But a destination wedding does not have to be a headache, a professional Montana wedding planner can make planning your wedding the joy that it should be. 

 1.      You can do a lot of research on both vendors and venues using promotional brochures and websites, but keep in mind that this information is designed to show the business in the best light.  
A local wedding planner can help you narrow the field of choices using budget concerns, personalities, and other factors that will affect the overall outcome of your wedding.

2.      Although a wedding planner seems like an extravagance to many, those who hire consultants most often consider them the most important vendor hired.  Not only will these wedding professionals assist you in all aspects of planning and designing your wedding, they will also make sure that you stay within the budget that you have set.  Most professional planners have a variety of wholesale accounts for purchasing or renting decorating needs, rentals, and other wedding essentials.

3.      Many venues and caterers now offer on site coordinators; however the services of a professional planner go well beyond coordinating the day of event set-up.  A consultant will be available to answer questions, make suggestions, and keep everything on track through the entire planning process leading up to your wedding day.  On your wedding day, they will be there to make sure it all runs exactly as it was planned.  Another advantage to hiring an outside consultant is that they work for you, not for a venue or vendor.  In the instance that there is a problem, the consultant will be there to represent your best interests and to work on your behalf to resolve the conflict.  Lastly, venue coordinators come and go with staff changes.  It is commonplace to begin the planning process with one in-house coordinator, only to finish it with a replacement.  When you hire an outside consultant, you insure you will be working with the same planner from the start to the finish in planning your wedding. 

When hiring your planner, as with all of your vendors, review their portfolio and ask specific questions about the services they provided in the work they show you.  Wedding planners offer a variety of services, including: vendor consultation, wedding design, and day of event management.  Make sure that the planner you hire will be able to offer the services you require.  If you are a destination bride, make sure the planner will be able to communicate ideas and information easily to you.  The top planners now use the internet and custom built websites to keep both you and your guests informed about the wedding plans.  Request that your initial consultation be with the individual that will actually plan your wedding.  Many of the leading consultants have assistants, but you want to make sure that you will always be able to work directly with the lead planner.   Your wedding planner will be the most important vendor that you hire and will play an important role in making sure that you enjoy your wedding day as much as your guests do.