5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Day-Of Coordinator
Even in today’s weird and scary world of Covid-19, people are asking us why they should hire a coordinator. “But, Jess, we can handle the day ourselves. What’s the worst that can happen? I’ll be there! My mother/sister/best friend/aunt will be there. We can figure it out.” And then something happens during the wedding and that couple always comes back and says to themselves “I wish I hired a planner.” And, of course, this could be anything that happens that you, as a couple enjoying their wedding day, do not want to have to deal with, nor do you want someone who is a family member, friend, or guest at your wedding deal with. With that in mind, here are our 5 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Day-Of Coordinator.
Work Work work work work work: Work Work Work Work Work: Let Rihanna sing through your head because there is a lot of work that happens on the day of your wedding and you do not want to be working it! You want to enjoy the day, taking everything that happens in, remembering the look in your partner’s eyes when you walked down the aisle, the way it felt when that ring went onto your finger, or that first kiss that announced you a married couple. If you’re working your wedding, you’re not enjoying it.
Last-Minute Items: There are so many things that need to be done in the last 30 days. Hiring a coordinator takes a lot of the pressure, and items on your list, off. With a coordinator, the only thing you should have to deal with in the last 30 days are final payments and the final song list for your DJ/Band. Your coordinator will handle the rest.
Scheduling: It sounds easy, anyone can create a schedule, you’re great with technology, and there’s always an app for that anyways, but to know the intricacies of what goes into planning a wedding-day timeline is intense. Wedding day timelines are an art form that requires years of doing nothing but!
Provides Experience: Let’s say something does happen and your aunt doesn’t have the connections or knowledge on what to do to save the day. Well, you can always go on Google to search for a resolution, or hire the professional who knows what the solution is and probably has that solution in their emergency kit. From getting a red wine stain out of a white wedding dress, to backup vendors, only an experienced coordinator will know what to do.
Stress-Free: A great coordinator will handle everything that could happen and needs to happen while you enjoy your wedding day and keep it stress-free for you. Plus, from a vendor’s perspective, it’s always easier to go to a wedding planner who knows exactly what needs to happen next, and can easily manipulate the schedule for some last minute changes, than get permission from the bride and groom who just want to enjoy their day instead of stressing over what to do next.
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