How much would you pay for.....

YasJas2011

A DOC (Day of Wedding Coordinator) ??? It seems that A lot of the packages has gone WAY UP!!!!! I have one that is asking 1050.00 for a DOC package. And it includes a few things that I will not need. I asked if I exclude some items would it be cheaper. She said no it wouldn't be. Please let me know what you think.

mjjlaw2001

Most day of coordinators run at less than 1000 usually like around a couple of hundred.  1000 sounds pretty expensive for just the day of.

msapril0730

I've called a few different companies. The most outrageous quote I got was like $4500 for the DOC!!! Yea never called them back........ Lately the ranges I've been getting are $500-800 which I don't mind paying, I need that wedding day piece of mind that everything will be ok!!!

mahoganieyes

:-(  My DOC is $1495. We really meshed with her and actually interviewed several others that pricing was around the same or under 1k. We agreed upon some things and added more since some of the major tackles were booked prior to meeting her ie: ceremony, reception, photographer. If you want me too, I can go on some of my other "sites" and ask about any ATL planners/doc for you?

NeColeMonet

Wow. My day of coordinator is $750 and that's in CALIFORNIA where EVERYTHING is expensive.  Her actual day of package is $500 and we went with the "month of" package since we are in Maryland.  That's a lot of money for one day honey.

prncsz

Mine is 600.00 after I met her and booked her ran into a lady that said she charges $400 and up (now she made me scared.)

winter443

1000 is too much for a DOC.  Mine charged $400 and did a fab job! I probably wouldn't pay more than $600 for a DOC.  I'm going to PM you 2 DOC recs

A&M_Abyss

Hi Ladies,

Ok I am going to try to keep my response to this post as "neutral" as possible. I do not talk about this aspect of my life but 1 of my part-time career opportunities that God has blessed me with is as an associate wedding consultant with a highly reputable company in NJ. I know and understand the rules about knotties being vendors and posting about their jobs so I literally act as if that part of my life doesn't exist when I am on here. I NEED this board for my own personal use lol

Depending on the company you're hiring and how experienced your DOC is and everything you're receiving is what the price is based upon. I can tell you right now I'd personally pay up to $2000 for a DOC b/c I know and understand the work that goes into it. 9/10 times brides will hire you for DOC but NEED way more and act like they've hired you for full service (which can run ya upward of $5k). Event Planner/DOC's etc get used quite frankly; and not for nothing it SUCKS!

Start up companies will charge you on the lower scale because they want you on their rosters, but companies that have been around for some time 1. know the business like the back of their hands 2. are not going to cut themselves short when they know just how tedious and time consuming of a job being a DOC is 3. need to pay the person that is your DOC (which is not a HUGE HUGE profit unless you have seniority within the company) as well as keep a percentage of the fee within the company.

So my advice to everyone on this board is to ensure you ask your potential DOC a million and 1 questions if you need to because this person is ultimately responsible for the flow of your day. And please do not get bamboozled by a church friend who calls him/herself a wedding planner and will crack under pressure when your aisle runner is not moving down the aisle fast enough, or when the matches aren't up at the unity candle table and your bride/groom is looking around like "what do we do", or when they let late guests enter the sanctuary up the middle aisle vs. escorting them through the side doors. These are the things you NEED them to be detailed oriented about. (Or how to get lipstick or flower petal stains out of your dress when all your fg wanted to do was hug ya) {chalk is the answer fyi}

So that's my response I really hope I didn't ruffle anyone's feathers but I had to keep it real with you all.

Happy Friday!!!!

A&M_Abyss

p.s. if you have used a DOC that was less than $1000 and you felt she was uh-maing that's AWESOME and i would call that a SCORE

cincy2011

A&M - thanks for the insight, it was very interesting to hear the opinion of an "insider" (for lack of a better term ) in the DOC business.  I personally would not pay more than $500 for a DOC, but that is based on our budget and our personal priorities and capabilities. 

Dani910

Maybe I'm cheap or niaive but I wouldn't have a DOC.  If I were haivng a standard wedding with a church ceremony and a rented hall reception, I'd like the coordinators of the venues handle everything.

Since I'm having somewhat of a "nontraditional" wedding, me, my mom and my moh will be the DOCs