Find an event planner
Weddings, parties, corporate functions, decor, coordination and suppliers.
Also called wedding planner, event coordinator, decor or MC.
Event planning covers everything from somebody who runs the whole thing for six months to somebody who coordinates on the day so you are not the one chasing the chairs.
Say which you want, because they are priced completely differently. Full planning, partial planning and day-of coordination are three distinct services.
Give the date, the guest count and the venue status even if the venue is not booked. Whether the venue is settled is the single biggest factor in what a planner can actually do for you.
What people post
Event Planning jobs on Help24
Anything in this list can be posted as a single job — you do not need an ongoing arrangement to use Help24.
- Full wedding planning
- Day-of coordination
- Corporate events, launches and conferences
- Birthday parties and family celebrations
- Decor, staging and floral arrangements
- Tents, chairs, tables and equipment hire
- Supplier sourcing and management
- Venue sourcing
- Sound, lighting and MC services
Writing the request
What to include so the offers come back usable
- Date, guest count and venue — or that the venue is not booked yet
- Whether you need full planning, partial planning, or day-of coordination
- Your budget range, which planners need in order to be useful
- What is already booked
- The style or feel you want, with pictures if you have them
What moves the price
Why two quotes for the same job differ
- Guest numbers
- Level of service, from coordination to full planning
- Decor, which is usually the largest single line
- Whether hire items come through the planner or direct
- Whether the venue is local or needs travel and accommodation
Help24 does not publish price ranges for event planning. Quotes come from the event planners themselves, and the number you agree is the number the payment is held against.
Before work starts
What to check with an event planner
- Be clear about which costs are the planner's fee and which are passed-through supplier costs
- Ask for references from two events in the last year
- Agree what happens if the date moves
- Keep deposits to suppliers documented — all of them
How Help24 works
Posting an event planning job
Describe the job
Say what needs doing and where you are. Posting is free, and you are not committing to anything by posting.
Nearby event planners send offers
Providers near you quote their own price. Nobody is assigned to you — you see the offers and you choose.
Agree the price first
Nothing starts until you have accepted an offer. The number you agree is the number that gets held.
Pay by M-Pesa, released when it's done
Help24 holds the payment while the work happens. The provider can see it is there; neither side can move it until you confirm the job is finished.
More detail on how posting and offers work, and on how payment protection works.
Related services
Often needed alongside event planning
- CateringOutside catering, private chefs, event menus, service staff and equipment.
- PhotographyEvents, weddings, portraits, products and property photography.
- VideographyEvent coverage, adverts, social content, corporate video and editing.
- Security GuardDay and night guarding for homes, sites, shops and events.
Post your event planning job
Free to post. You see the offers, you agree the price, and the payment is held until the work is done.
Offer event planning services? Join Help24 as an event planner.