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You're on a roll ... Choose bridal party attire and accessories. Reserve ceremony and reception venues. Book officiant. Hire photographer, videographer, caterer, DJ/band, florist, and planner. Mail your Save the Dates. Purchase wedding dress, veil and undergarments. Establish a fitness routine.

For a full-service planner, expect to spend anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 depending on your budget and event scope. For a partial planner, expect to spend between $6,000 and $10,000. For wedding coordination, expect to spend between $4,000 and $6,000.

Event planners in New York will typically charge between $500 and $2,000 per event. You can hire them by the hour or on retainer, with hourly rates ranging from $200 to $1,000 depending on their experience level and area of expertise.

Planning your own wedding is an admirable feat, but for some, it sounds less than ideal, overwhelming or just not feasible due to distance, work or other obligations. There's nothing wrong with asking for help, but hiring a wedding planner could also turn your big day into something better than ever before!

Brides.com suggests that most weddings are a year or eighteen months after the engagement. That's why so many engagements happen in the winter months, they said. They also suggest you wait three weeks or a month after the engagement before you jump into planning a wedding.

The wedding planning process is only as complicated as you make it, and plenty of couples have memorable, beautiful weddings without the help of a wedding planner. "Not every couple needs or wants a wedding planner," says Jamie Chang, wedding planner at Mango Muse Events.