Planning a wedding, class reunion, or another social gathering can be extremely stressful and time-consuming. A successful event requires the perfect venue, appropriate decorations, a delicious menu, and finding entertainment options for your guests, which can quickly overwhelm people without much hosting experience. In these instances, a skilled event planner can take a lot of the pressure off your hands, while ensuring your party is as successful as possible.

3 Ways an Event Planner Can Help

1. Clarifying Your Vision

When you begin planning your event, you may not have a clear idea of what you’d like, or how you should divide up your budget. An event planner will sit down with you and ask questions, helping you work out the scale of the event, what theme you’d like, and what type of venue would be most appropriate.

​​​​​​​2. Managing the Budget

Most people have a specific budget in mind when planning an event. Unfortunately, unexpected surprises and last-minute purchases make it easy to spend more than you intended, causing shortfalls in other crucial areas. With their experience, an accomplished event planner already knows how much you can expect to spend on certain services and features, and will help ensure that costs stay within your budget.

​​​​​​​3. Choosing Venues & Vendors

Thanks to their network of professional contacts, event planners have access to a variety of vendors and venues with whom they’ve already established a working relationship. Rather than calling around looking for a suitable caterer or florist, you can simply have your event planner show you a range of options from vendors they trust.

For over a century, the St. Louis Alumni Association has assisted alumni of Honolulu’s St. Louis School plan and schedule a variety of events, from weddings to corporate meetings and class reunions. Association members have access to their beautiful clubhouse and dedicated event planners who will help guide you through the process and take the stress out of hosting your own event. Visit their website now to see pictures of their hall, or call (808) 949-6633 to speak to an event planner today. To get news and updates, keep up with the Association on Facebook.