Planning for wedding day

CHE ROSSER: ORGANISER HAS SEEN UPS, DOWNS

- Hein Kaiser

It's almost spring and wedding season is fast approaching. While many brides-to-be are dreaming of a fairy tale celebration, while becoming the complete opposite, Bridezillas, there's one role in the casting call who's seen all the ups and downs behind the scenes - the wedding planner.

Che Rosser of Langhams in Fourways has been planning weddings for well over a decade and says, for her, making a couple's big day perfect is more than just an event; it's a curated mix of love, planning and family dynamics.

"When couples first come to us, they have this image in their minds of what their wedding should look like," she said. "Perfect, stress-free, and without drama. But what they don't realise is that it's not just about the ceremony and the romantic photo-shoot. It's everything that leads to it."

The planning is stressful, feelings run amok and often couples are faced with unexpected challenges. It's the job of a wedding planner to help manage those and let the couple have their romance.

"Brides often come in with the expectation that everything will go off without a hitch, but it's much more complicated than that," she said.