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Whether you decide to have a wedding planner to help you organise your big day is up to you – and your budget.

If you and your fiancé both work long hours you could save time by employing a planner as they’ll already have great contacts within the wedding industry and will be able to guide you through the legal process with ease. They’ll also be able to help recommend suppliers and venues in your area – and within your budget – saving you the leg-work. And of course, they’ll be there on the day to make sure everything goes smoothly – so you can just enjoy yourselves.

Some venues recommend their own planner, which can be useful as you can then ask for testimonies from couples who have been married there and used the planner. The planner will also know the venue inside out and will come with ideas about what kind of flower arrangements would suit the space, and the best layout for the reception. The caterers, florists and photographers they use are also likely to be suppliers they trust.

If you’d like to have a wedding planner but you’re not sure where to start looking, it might be worth having a peak at the Folio Hotels website as it offers its own accredited wedding planner service in its 36 hotels across England and Scotland.

Almost half the hotels are in listed buildings, for example Windsor’s Harte & Garter, which is opposite the castle. Many of the hotels, which can be found all over the country from Derbyshire to Bedfordshire and Berkshire to Yorkshire, have beautiful grounds with picturesque waterside settings for those all-important photographs. There is an extensive choice of function rooms, often with great views and good menu selections for the wedding breakfast.

For the full list of hotels visit Folio Hotels.