Hire a Professional

One would think that hiring professionals would be first thought when planning a special event, but this doesn’t always turn out to be the case. To make room for a bigger budget you want to spend as little as possible, and you resort to find “alternatives” for the event services needed to take place. Often this ends up resorting to having a family member, friend or distant cousin partake in action instead of hiring a professional. If you ask me, not hiring professionals is setting yourself up for disaster! Hiring someone not certified or qualified will end up causing way more problems and money issues than just paying for a professional would. There are so many reasons hiring a professional to make your dream become a reality would be necessary, I have listed three of my top reasons as follows.

Why I Recommend Hiring a Professional?

Commitment- A professional will be committed to YOU and only you on your special day. They are guaranteed to show up on your event day, as you depend on their services for your event. I’ve seen “non” professionals commit or “give word” to showing up and then cancel a few months or even a few weeks before the event date or a last minute emergency arises. When you hire and pay a professional, they are contractually obligated to carry out the duties that you hired them to perform or have other staff to fill in place in case of emergency!

Quality- You get what you pay for! Hiring a professional will allow you to view their work history and view their portfolio to guarantee a great result for best fits of your taste. Whether it’s coordinating, decorating, disk jockeys, photos or flowers. Having someone who their services for a living will certainly give you the best outcome.

Experience- Have you ever been a part of event planning when nobody knows what to do next? Hiring someone who has experience will most definitely help diminish problems and generate ideas both before and during the event. A professional with experience will also have a specific way of doing things, so there won’t be too much guesswork for you while planning your event. Professionals will previously have all questions answered before reaching a roadblock.  The last thing you want to have to do while planning your event is figure out what’s supposed to be done next and how it will be done! A professional will have many relations with other vendors and venues to generate ideas and ideally save you money for a referral.

We could not agree more!!! Professionals are extra money but money well spent on – They are the reassurance to what will be the perfect day.

Riddim Hackett (KYAE Intern)