Thinking about a day of coordinator...

nicubride15

My venue has a coordinator, I've heard both banquet coordinator and wedding coordinator used interchangeably when referring to him, with that said, he only handles things at the venue obviously. Does anyone feel like they needed a dayof coordinator? With so many other things and vendors to coordinate photographer, videographer, florist, hair/makeup, photobooth, etc and to help keep everyone on schedule, I've been thinking about hiring somebody to keep the crazy to a minimum. I get very flustered when I get pulled in a million different directions, and that's not a feeling I want on my wedding day, nor do I want to give all the responsibilites to my family/WP, they should be able to enjoy the day too. Thoughts?

misssunshine17

First of all, breathe. 

Second, your question is easily answered by shooting this 'wedding coordinator' an email. If he says that's not what he doesn, I think it's a great idea to get a DOC. 

pearls687

Our venue had a coordinator, and we hired a DOC.  It was the best-spent money of our wedding budget!  I vote YES! 

lls31

Our venue had a coordinator who did everything for us, but I was still nervous.  She had trouble keeping things straight from our meetings leading up to our wedding and I was worried things would end up all wrong.  So we hired a DOC (a friend of my sister).  She didn't have to do all that much, but she knew and understood what we wanted, so she pretty much just kept an eye on things.  

I do have to add that our venue's coordinator was not happy about us hiring a DOC and she actually tried to kick her out of the ballroom at one point.  But it all worked out.

LiLe422

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_thinking-about-a-day-of-coordinator?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:d072d50a-c627-4022-a1c1-67b0c6ccb4e0Post:9a096b48-940f-49d7-b577-b9b690d5fbd3">Re: Thinking about a day of coordinator...</a>:
[QUOTE]Our venue had a coordinator who did everything for us, but I was still nervous.  She had trouble keeping things straight from our meetings leading up to our wedding and I was worried things would end up all wrong.  So we hired a DOC (a friend of my sister).  She didn't have to do all that much, but she knew and understood what we wanted, so she pretty much just kept an eye on things.  <strong> I do have to add that our venue's coordinator was not happy about us hiring a DOC and she actually tried to kick her out of the ballroom at one point.</strong>  But it all worked out.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]

Ummm, what?  Thats not cool, not cool at all.  I would have been pissed.

lls31

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Thinking about a day of coordinator... : Ummm, what?  Thats not cool, not cool at all.  I would have been pissed.
Posted by LiLe422[/QUOTE]

<div>I didn't know about it until after our wedding.  So, at that point, it was over and done with and not worth arguing about.  If I had known during our wedding, I probably would've thrown a fit.  I'm kind of glad no one told me though.</div>

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Best money spent !
Our church has a wedding coordinator, and she and the DOC worked together great!  Same with the venue person. 

nicubride15

I should mention that I don't actually get to have a meet and greet with the coordinator until 5-6 weeks before the wedding. At that first meeting, we go over the DJs and cake, which are included in the reception package. That's just the way this place operates.

LiLe422

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_thinking-about-a-day-of-coordinator?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:d072d50a-c627-4022-a1c1-67b0c6ccb4e0Post:13b036b6-224a-4ab4-b0eb-ff5854d191cf">Re: Thinking about a day of coordinator...</a>:
[QUOTE]I should mention that I don't actually get to have a meet and greet with the coordinator until 5-6 weeks before the wedding. At that first meeting, we go over the DJs and cake, which are included in the reception package. That's just the way this place operates.
Posted by nicubride15[/QUOTE]

Do you have the coordinators contact info?  I would just shoot them an email and ask whatever questions you have.

courtski2004

When I worked in a banquet department years ago at a national hotel chain, our manager would do some of the similar duties as a DOC, but if your budget allows for it I would also have a true DOC if you need someone who can be at your rehearsal/ceremony/reception. If there are multiple functions in the banquet department that day/night, your wedding wouldn't be the primary focus. You will have more peace of mind to have someone who will coordinate setup and tear down, get all of your personal items back to you, and ensure that all other vendors are where they need to be.

erinlin25

I have a DOC included in my venue package; I will only meet with her specifically 2 months prior to the wedding, but she has been awesome at answering questions very quickly from afar.  Email/Call your DOC and see what they will and will not handle for you.  Mine is definitely all I will need for she runs the show and has been great so far.  We are using prefered vendors too, so since they work together regularly in my case it looks like they know each other, are familiar with the schedule and work together very well.  I would think hiring an additional DOC may cause tension, and I would think the DOC that works for the venue would know better how to handle the event, but that is your call toi decide.  I'm sure every venue and the use of the DOC can vary