Many people might think that hiring a wedding planner is just another expense on top of everything else for your big day. However wedding planners very often offer a range of services from full wedding planning to supplier sourcing or on the day co-ordination, and can sometimes save you money in the long run.
UK
wedding planning company, Planned for
Perfection has won the national award in the Best Wedding Planner
(independent) category at The 2012 Wedding Industry Awards.
The 2012 Wedding Industry Awards took place recently in London “recognising and rewarding excellence
in the wedding industry.” Judges included Annabel Beeforth of prestigious
wedding blog, Love My Dress, Editor of You & Your Wedding, Miranda Eason
and Sky News Presenter, Sarah Hewson, along with an array of industry experts.
The award was presented to company owner,
Jane Riddell, after a panel of industry experts and celebrity judges deemed the
planning service to be the best in the country, based on feedback and votes
from happy customers.
Planned for Perfection has been making
dream wedding days a reality for six years. The company’s mission statement is:
““To provide a personal and
flexible approach to wedding planning by helping couples to create their
perfect day – with years of invaluable experience, every wedding really is
PLANNED FOR PERFECTION….Affordable, Award Winning Wedding Planning!”
Company owner, Jane Riddell says: “I’m
absolutely thrilled that Planned for Perfection has been recognised as a
standard for excellence in the wedding industry. The fact that the decision was
based solely on the feedback and votes from our clients is an incredible
validation of the hard work we put in on a daily basis, and makes this award
something to really be proud of. Reading the customer feedback was actually a
very emotional and rewarding experience in itself, to win the best in the south
west award was an honour but to win the national award was an amazing bonus.”
Jane’s extensive background in hotel senior
management more than prepared her for founding Planned for Perfection six years
ago, when her passion for weddings and events became a full-time occupation,
and has earned her a coveted UKAWP
(UK Alliance of Wedding Planners) membership.
Jane feels it’s her ability to connect with
couples and to deliver their dream day that has earned Planned for Perfection
this latest award. She says: “The most important thing about
planning someone else’s wedding is to make it theirs. It’s about being able to
read people and understand their tastes and personalities. The wedding should
say a lot about who our clients are as a couple and how they feel about each
other, and there’s a lot of skill involved in narrowing down a list of
suppliers that a couple will fall in love with.”
“We’re also very flexible and offer a range
of packages to suit different budgets and needs. Our clients often give
feedback about how personal our service is, whether it’s a full planning
package, the finishing touches or on-the-day coordination.” Jane adds: “Couples need to have confidence
that they’re going to have the day they want, without all the hassle of planning.
I truly believe that a wedding planner isn’t a luxury; it can actually be a
necessity for people with busy lives and a budget to stick to. Planned for
Perfection has a policy of never working for commission from suppliers, we make
sure our couples benefit from any savings. Instead we have a great network of
contacts and we short list based on that’s right for each client.”
