If you want to plan your wedding on your own and under your own steam, but you know that you are going to need some professional help, you can always see if you can find wedding coordinators that can help you with the hard parts that you can not or do not want to tackle on your own. These are much like wedding planners, so don't think that they will not be of help to you. They can take on things you miss or forget, and can do things that you simply do not have time for on your own. Planning a wedding is hard, so don't be afraid to get help.
Wedding coordinators can do as little or as much as you want them to do. Perhaps you are not sure where to hold your ceremony and your reception. You can tell them what you like and they can give you options, and even go as far as visiting locations for you. They can then give you the run down to see what you prefer. They can also help you with the contracts needed to secure the location for your event. They can handle all of the small but important details that can take up a lot of your time, which is something you may not have a lot of leading up to your nuptials.
If you are not very organized, you can hire wedding coordinators to help you sort out what you need to do first and can take the tasks that you find tedious off of your hands for you. They can also act as a go-between with all of your vendors if something goes wrong. If you are having conflict with family or friends about your wedding, a good coordinator can help you smooth things over so that your day goes well. A spat here and there is not uncommon in wedding planning, so they know how to make things right without ruining your big day.
A wedding coordinator can really help you on your wedding day. They can go over the entire day with you and then make sure that everyone is where they are supposed to be when they are supposed to be there. They can take care of any small issues that pop up so that you can focus on getting married and enjoying the start of your new life. Good wedding coordinators make sure that everything is taken care of as needed, but will not be too visible. This means that most of your guests will have no idea that you have someone like this helping you out, not that it is a bad thing.
You may very well be able to handle all of the planning on your own. Some brides can. It really depends on the size of your wedding and also the budget. Some brides simply do not want any help and others think they can not handle everything on their own. Use wedding coordinators if you feel that they are going to make things easier for you. Remember, you do not have to go with the first one that you meet. Make sure your personalities and ideas match. If someone is not performing like you want, see about hiring someone else. A coordinator is supposed to help, not hinder you, on your big day.