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Hello...just wondering if anybody had a "day of co-ordinator"? I am considering hiring one, but I'm not really sure if I need one or not.  Our wedding is small (100 guests) and I am very organized with all the wedding details.  I don't think there are that many small things that will need to be done the day of.  I was thinking of a wedding co-ordinator so nobody in my family has anything to do the day of the wedding 9ie-transferringflowers form the church to the venue) Am I crazy or will there be tonnes of things to be looked after the day of? I'm not sure if it is worth it to have a co-ordinator or not. Any thoughts?
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    ring_popring_pop member
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    edited December 2011
    Well, I didn't have one, and I'm pretty happy with how everything turned out. I had an army of friends and family who were happy to help. (Honestly, I think they were happier having a role than doing nothing! I think it made them feel important, or something.) But I know that most people who hire one say that they are a godsend. We just didn't want to spend the money.

    What I would suggest is doing a mental run-through of your wedding day in detail. (I know, it's hard if there's still a lot of time before your wedding!) Think about stuff like:

    - How will you coordinate your family to do photos? (I made a list of all groups and had one of the GMs coordinate)
    - Who will reserve seats for guests of honour? (Ushers) Who will pay the vendors? (Usually someone from the BP can do that)
    - Will there be someone to check that everything is in order at the reception venue before everyone gets there? (I had a friend take care of setting up the entrance table.) Will someone take care of the gifts and money box? (My brother did that.) Will someone gather up everything at the end of the night? (Luckily, we stayed that night at the hotel where we had our reception... so all we had to do was grab everything and take it upstairs!)
    - If you are staying in a hotel that night, will someone run ahead and check in for you? (My brother did that the morning of the wedding.)

    If you're good at thinking about and planning all of these details, have people you can rely on to take care of them, and don't mind doing a little coordinating on your wedding day, then you probably don't need a DOC. I had spreadsheets galore and was happy to take care of it all. But if you'd rather leave this to a professional and not worry, a DOC would be a good idea.
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    miellenmiellen member
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    edited December 2011
    I did, although it was my husband's cousin who happens to do it professionally. He definitely helped in organizing things because otherwise I would be worrying about everything myself. Our hotel had a co-ordinator too though, who was the event manager we had been working with the entire time planning. So she knew everything that was happening already. She helped put out escort cards, set up centerpieces, etc. and both her and our cousin were the go-to people.

    I don't know how much a day-of coordinator is, so if it's not too expensive according to your budget, I think it's worth it. Otherwise, appoint friends and family to help out on the day, and make sure you have a go-to person for all your vendors. It's important to be organized!
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    lalap69lalap69 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm also considering have a DOC, but haven't done any research yet. 

    I will contrast Ring's experience though with my experience at my sister's wedding when I was MOH.  Although the wedding went off without a hitch from guest's perspectives, there were a lot of bumps behind the scenes with people not knowing what they wer supposed to do and there really wasn't anyone organizing things or telling us what to do.  It's why I want to do a DOC.  It'd be nice to have someone else be responsible for the day running smoothly so that everyone important to me can just relax!
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    mattycammattycam member
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    edited December 2011
    There is a post on here titled Event Planner for $99! by felanii16.

    It's worth checking out. 
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    MrsBMMrsBM member
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    edited December 2011
    Hi!

    My DOC was Richha Arora from Arora Wedding and Events. 

    Website:  http://aroraevents.com/

    They are capable of coordinating weddings for any culture and their attention to detail and organization is amazing!
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