Wedding coordinator

I am having a day of coordinator. I could either pay the venue $500 for it or hire my own but my venue requires it either way. I think it kind of goes to show how much one is needed on the actual day of. I would try to budget for it if at all possible.

View Quoted Comment At my venue She’s asking for $850 + 200 deposit. I think that’s a bit much. I am considering maybe someone outside. Thank you for your response.

I definitely think it's worth it to use their coordinator for $1000!! You really want someone else to be in charge and the "decision maker" on the wedding day so that you can relax and enjoy the day! They'll handle all deliveries, help you with scheduling, coordinate with your vendors, and make sure everything is set-up and ready to go!!

Coordinators can range for as low as $500 to as high as thousands of dollars. If the venue provides one, it is definitely worth it for a few reasons.

1) They're going to be most familiar with your venue. If you do plan to hire someone outside of the venue, you can always ask if they've worked with your venue before.

2) Working with vendors requires where they will set up, what time they need to arrive, and a lot of additional same-day coordination. I've been in a wedding where the bride handled that directly, and it can be very stressful. Unless you have a family member or friend not in your bridal party that's really savvy with handling those kind of things, let it be on someone where that's their job.

As a tip: Read reviews. If your venue has a WW profile (or on any other wedding website), and other brides wrote about their experience, they probably mentioned what it was like working with the coordinator. If it wasn't the best experience, it might be something to reconsider.

I wasn't going to have a coordinator but one of my aunts offered to do it for me as her gift.

View Quoted Comment That’s nice of her

View Quoted Comment Hi Jessica,
As far as telling the vendors where to set up and keeping track of time that’s included with the venue price. If i want a little extra help during the day with decorating and other things, then I’ll need to hire her for an additional cost. That’s why I’m kinda wondering if I need to pay her extra for a little bit of extra duties.

You need a day of coordinator at minimum to make sure the day runs smoothly behind the scenes. It’s not appropriate to ask your guests or family to do that job because they don’t have the tools or experience and it takes away from them being able to enjoy your wedding.



A venue coordinator may say they will do set up but their primary focus is not you but is the venue and making sure the doors are unlocked, vendors are in and out on time, policies are adhered to.
Your best bet is to find a local day of coordinator who will tie up all loose ends the month before and do everything you need on the wedding day. You can find them on Instagram for your area. Unless you are in a major city/high cost of living area, they are under $1000 and worth every penny and more.

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Ohhh I see! If I'm understanding correctly, it sounds like she's already in your package for vendor/ceremony/reception coordination; but decorating and additional duties are extra.

I think then that's ultimately up to you what would be worth it. I don't know what "extra" duties are in the additional cost; but it would be worth asking yourself - How would someone else I know manage these responsibilities? Do I think they would handle it well and execute the vision I have? If the answer is yes, then maybe designate it to them! If not, it might be worth that extra cost, for less stress

View Quoted Comment Decisions, decisions