3 Signs You Need a Wedding Coordinator

The first sign you need a Wedding Coordinator is that you don’t know what you don’t know. Until you sit down & delve into the nitty-gritty details with a Wedding Coordinator, you may not realize things that you have yet to think of. This is your one & only wedding; you aren’t expected to know it all!

For Wedding Coordinators, this is one of many weddings. They have the experience to help you see things you might overlook & ensure that those details are flawless on the day-of. Start with your timeline. Each vendor will inquire about how you want the timing of your day to run. First look? When do you want to exchange gifts? Hair and makeup for 10 people? Travel time with multiple location changes. Family photos? When can vendors begin arriving, & will linens be set so florals can be placed? How do you envision for your main formalities throughout the evening? Formal exit? Everything (from decor to florals to rentals) has to be out of the venue at the end of the night?  The list goes on.

You are expected to answer these questions, but short of googling what miscellaneous brides say, you have no baseline for how much time to allot for each of these moving pieces of your day.

Your Wedding Coordinator can also be instrumental when it comes to your vendor selection & communication. If there are a few vendors, you have not chosen when you meet with your Coordinator, we can help steer you in the right direction while taking into consideration your style and personality to help you create a dynamic team. Your Wedding Coordinator is also your point-person on the day-of.  Questions & verifications from vendors all go straight to your Wedding Coordinator so you are left with only the job of enjoying your day!

Do you have plans to divvy up various tasks to family and friends on your wedding day? If so, this is another sign you may need a Wedding Coordinator. Your family and friends deserve to be part of the fun of the event, not the functionality.

Wedding Coordinators function as your sounding board leading up to the wedding & your voice on the day-of. They pepper in an abundance of specific questions throughout their consultations so that they are confident that your exact vision can be executed seamlessly. The intentional and professional conversations that happen between a Wedding Coordinator & Vendors gives each of the team members confidence that they can allow the bride, groom, family & friends to relish in the moment & instead lean on the coordinator for leadership.

It is likely that you have decided to add in personal touches & detail. Therefore, there needs to be someone in charge of set up, management & execution of each perfectly planned element.

A professional Wedding Coordinator will have discussed with you how you imagine every little detail set & help light the sparklers for your final send off. They check with the photographer to position your chairs in the perfect location during speeches, so your handcrafted bride & groom signs aren’t missed.  A Wedding Coordinator allows enough time to check & recheck place card alignment for alphabetical accuracy & visual appeal.

And all of those items that you have spent time searching for & creating on your own typically need somewhere to go at the end of the night. The last thing you want to do is spend the end of your wedding packing up…or making your parents worry about it. Alas, your Wedding Coordinator switches hats once again to complete this final step and sends you off to soak up the last few moments of your perfect day.