The
Importance of Hiring a Wedding Coordinator
We know
working with a budget can be challenging when planning a wedding, much less a
wedding of your dreams. One of the best
investments is hiring a Day of Coordinator at least, especially if you value
your sanity. Even the craftiest DIY
bride needs assistance on her special day.
Every bride deserves to sit back, relax, and have fun getting ready for
her wedding with her friends. Not Hiring
A Day Of Wedding Coordinator
If a wedding
coordinator is not in your budget consider hiring a day of coordinator. For the
third and not final time, you will be very busy. Spending a few extra from your
budget to hire a designated coordinator will certainly take an immense load of
stress of your shoulders. A stress free bride is the goal! Let’s read a few horror stories from brides
who regret not hiring a coordinator……
"We didn't
have a full wedding planner ... I was very organized and I knew exactly what I
wanted but I'm only one person," said Caroline Ripa, who has also shared a
list of her 2022 wedding regrets on TikTok.
She did hire a
day-of coordinator for her wedding in September 2021, but the last-minute
stressors started before the big day."When it came to the wedding week, I
was very overwhelmed and there was so much going on," she said.
"What I
regret is spending so much time worrying about little details—the seating plan,
the music, the bridesmaids' dresses...In the end, all the stress I put myself
through leading up to the big day had me throwing up and it was avoidable. I
should have hired a Day of Wedding Coordinator.
Your wedding is perfect regardless of whether certain details don't work
out the way you planned." —Ruth
“Wedding tasks
aren't always fun. Sure, it's a ball to ooh and aah over cake designs, but
there's nothing enjoyable about researching mini-buses for guest transport or
making seating charts. There isn't much joy in reviewing vendor contracts or
keeping track of payments, either. Contrary to what I had thought, hiring a
wedding planner doesn't mean outsourcing your entire wedding; a wedding planner
only handles what you want them to (support at the start to get you on the
right track, on-the-day coordination only, or indeed the whole shebang) so
won't take over and choose your final bouquet design for you. So if do you want
to drive your wedding planning, you can focus on the fun parts... and leave the
boring bits to someone else, and makes sure your day runs smoothly.” –Cara
“I have always
thought of myself as a creative person and wanted to keep costs down with our
wedding as we already have two children and my soon to be husband just got a
new job. The venue said they would help
in the reception set-up and I had a handful of family and friends to help
set-up before the wedding too. I had
created a timeline and checklist for everyone to refer to day of the wedding to
keep things on track and organized including my bridesmaids. Only my mom and the officiant followed the
list. Three of my vendors were late, my
make-up artist canceled last minute, my hair stylist didn’t show, the DJ was late,
and I could go on. I wish I had spent
the money on a Day of Coordinator, so much of the chaos could have been
avoided, in the end I was so stressed out, I ended up almost drunk by the time
I walked down the aisle.” – Heather
Not hiring a wedding coordinator is on the top 5 biggest
regrets of brides. At least a day of
coordinator is a good investment to the running of your big day not to mention
your sanity. Affordable wedding
coordinators are out there in the world, you just have to know how to find them
and vet them. We always offer to work
with any budget, but mindful that our time is worthwhile and we always offer a
free phone consultation. You need to be
able to trust your planner and or coordinator, get to know them a little. You can share duties if you are a hands on
bride or you can give your colors and preferences and leave the rest up to
them. This is your day and you deserve
to enjoy it not be so stressed out you turn into a bridezilla.
For more information and wedding planning and coordination
pricing check out www.blessedeventsca.org
