Breaking Event Production Stereotypes:
How Hiring Event Planning Experts Can Save Time AND Money

Those who think event producers are only for the rich and famous need to think again. When it comes to planning a big event, Nadia Digilov, CEO and founder of luxury event production firm Celebrating in Style, offers some advice on breaking stereotypes associated with hiring help for a perfect wedding event:

Stereotype #1: Event production firms are only hired by the rich & famous and are too expensive for the average individual

The fee of a planner is typically a percentage of your budget, depending on the complexity of the production. Fees can range from 10% to 20% of the entire event. However, when all sums are totaled, an event production firm can actually help lower final costs spent on the entire event. A event production firm can not only negotiate better deals with vendors on client's behalf, but can also pull their resources to obtain as much complimentary services for your event through the unique concept of cross promotion. In the end, you save a great deal on necessities for event that can lower your entire event cost by more than 50%, making the 10% fee of the producer a minor cost in comparison to the money you would have spent without them.

Stereotype #2: Anyone can plan an event on their own stress free!

Sure, optimism and enthusiasm are impressive qualities, but it takes more than a positive attitude to plan an event. For instance, nine out of 10 brides admit that they get extremely stressed out on their wedding day! When a bride decides to plan her own wedding, she becomes a first-time event producer of a huge production that takes years of experience in order to execute flawlessly. No matter how simple it seems, an event takes work, and if you want to actually enjoy your celebration, why not take the day off and trust the experts?

Stereotype #3: An event planner will make decisions based on his or her taste and not listen to the client's needs.

Although event planners are full of creative ideas, their main purpose is to meet with the client, decide what he or she is looking for and then build an amazing event around the client's taste. Event planners are excited about helping their clients and delivering results that make them happy; therefore, the key is open communication between the event planner and the client. Once clients specify what they want in an event, they can sit back and enjoy the benefits of an event planner.

So in short, when analyzing the validity of these stereotypes, hiring an event production firm to help execute an event can curb spending, melt away your stress and most importantly enjoy the "beautiful dance" customized specially for the client that no one will ever forget. Isn't that what a celebration is all about?

Celebrating In Style is a full-service event-planning firm founded in 2002 that specializes in unconventional events. Celebrating in Style's unique approach to event coordination helps bring to life the most astounding weddings, product launches, corporate and marketing events. The firm works with clients to choose a memorable theme and has a reputation for flawless execution of events, ensuring that the client sees their dream become a reality regardless of what their budget may be. The Celebrating in Style team consists of industry leaders, thus allowing the client to sit back, relax and see their dreams come to life without any additional stress!