What's the big deal about wedding planners anyway?
In 2013 before I started coordinating weddings, my now husband and I planned our own summer camp wedding. Truthfully, at the time, I thought wedding planners were 1) a complete waste of money and 2) would never understand our laidback, budget-friendly vision.
I really didn't understand what they did besides book venues and hire vendors - both of which I could clearly do myself. So if you're in the same boat I was, here's the quick & dirty version of what I've learned since. And if you're not hiring a planner or wedding coordinator, at the bottom there's a more affordable alternative. |
Wedding Planners vs. Wedding Coordinators
Wedding planners do help couples book venues, vendors, etc. but they also help sort out and organize the hundreds of small details that make everything work on the wedding day. Plus, they are there on the wedding day to make sure it all goes according to plan.
A wedding coordinator (which I didn't even know existed when I was planning my own wedding), doesn't find and book venues and vendors for the couple - the couple does all that themselves. But the wedding coordiantor does step in towards the end of planning to help the couple pull all the small details together and is there on the wedding day to make sure everything goes smoothly.
So here are some things, I didn't realize that wedding planners & coordinators handle...
A wedding coordinator (which I didn't even know existed when I was planning my own wedding), doesn't find and book venues and vendors for the couple - the couple does all that themselves. But the wedding coordiantor does step in towards the end of planning to help the couple pull all the small details together and is there on the wedding day to make sure everything goes smoothly.
So here are some things, I didn't realize that wedding planners & coordinators handle...
Pre-Wedding Day
Pre-Ceremony
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Ceremony
Cocktail Hour
Reception
Post-Wedding
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Are you not having a wedding planner or coordinator? Feel the Wedding Day Love can help make sure all these details and more are taken care of on your wedding day.