Dec 13, 2012 | Posted by: abi s

Planning a wedding will be much easier with the free wedding planner iPad or iPhone app . As a couple you will spend a great deal of time and effort trying to find the right wedding vendors to fit both style and budget. You will get referrals from relatives and friends, on the web and in bride magazines. You will meet and greet many vendors.

Wedding planning iPhone and wedding planning iPad apps can give you listings for many wedding vendors, local and national. With the Internet you can do everything from listen to music samples, wedding cakes designs and compare rates . It is not unheard of to settle on a vendor without meeting first but it is not the best scenario. The only way to tell if you are going to have a good rapport with the vendors is to meet with them face to face.

This is especially true of photographers since they are to be with you from the moment you awaken until you drive off to go on your honeymoon. This is the person you will be entrusting to capture moment of a day that you will most surely not have time to register.

Another area of concern when dealing with wedding vendors is the gratuities. While some wedding vendors include them in the fees other will leave it up to you. The second option is a good thing since the level of service they provide will surely influence what amount you give them.

Gratuities for caterers can easily go up to about $600.00 depending on the size of the party. Since you will be leaving the venue on your wedding honeymoon , the handing out of the tips should be entrusted to a friend or relative.

One thing you have to be prepared for is to not make changes at the last minute with any of your vendors. Cakes, menus and other items are generally made for a specific event on time schedule. Your wedding will not be the only one the vendor is preparing for. Your changes will affect everyone's event.

There is a lot of competition in the wedding market. Using the wedding planner website and wedding planning apps for iPhone and iPad will give you a head start on the weeding process. View products and services online, compare prices and menus, and then make the calls. When looking for vendors do not let price be the only deciding factor, quality should also be a requirement. Your guests will know the difference and so will you. The goal is to have a happy bride, happy groom and guests that are blown away. wedding vendors that are as enthusiastic about making this happen as you are.

Find out more about wedding vendors at iwedplanner and while you are there download the free wedding planning iPad and iPhone apps. All the great tools used by professional wedding planners will be at your fingertips, planning the perfect wedding should be a lot less stressful and finding vendors a piece of wedding cake.