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Wedding Coordinator?

sms274sms274 member
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in Arizona-Phoenix
Are you using one? If so ho w much are you having them do? I don't really think I want one for all the planning stuff, just the day of stuff, like paying final payments to vendors, making sure our parents and wedding party know whats going on and are happy and answering people's questions, etc. My fiance keeps saying most of the reception venues will have that, but I am nervous that they aren't going to do everything I would like come wedding day. What are you planning to do or did you do for your wedding?
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Re: Wedding Coordinator?

  • mresendezmresendez member
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    edited December 2011
    I think a Day-of-Coordinator is a must. I don't know how people would do it without one. I don't think it needs to be someone professional, though. I have an aunt who is super-talented at decor, very organized, and dying to be involved with the wedding planning because she only has sons. I asked her to be my DOC, and we were both thrilled!
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  • AmyLou75AmyLou75
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    edited December 2011
    FI and I have this problem too....I am the daughter of a wedding coordinator, so dealing with this most my life, I am my own coordinator (I know, not really the plan)...and I have helped 10-15 of our friends and family too.  I know that they all have said they didn't know what they would do without me. FI is a wedding photographer and our last wedding, the bride didn't have a DOC, just the lady at the venue ... the lady was never there, they were ready to cut the cake, so I put down my camera and jumped right in..I made sure everyone was where they were supposed to be when they were supposed to etc....She ended up sending me a monetary gift after the wedding and a great card as a thank you. So, yes, I think if you don't need or want a wedding coordinator, a DOC is the best thing (think of all the things you may forget and it's their job to make sure you don't)
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  • 1104*Celsius1104*Celsius
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    edited December 2011
    We had one, and it was the BEST money we spent on the wedding. She did our DOC-ing, but that really entailed the last couple of weeks and helping us tie up loose ends and keep all of our ducks in a row, keep our vendors in line on the day of, get all of our decor put up the way we wanted (we had a LOT of details to set up), made sure we stayed on schedule, and along the way was also fantastic at recommending vendors when we needed them. (If you want a recommendation, I'm happy to give her your info.)I'm a ridiculously organized person - any of you who have my lists know that - (and I worked weddings for several years) so I didn't think I would need a DOC, but there is only so much the staff at a reception venue will do. Having a DOC, at least I felt, was like having someone who was looking out for US and what we wanted (not what's best for the venue or vendors) so that we could enjoy our wedding. And we did! We even got to eat appetizers and dinner. :)
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  • lcarp203lcarp203
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks so much for your advice on this one! I had never thought that you could hire a DOC. What company did those of you who used one go with? If you feel comfortable sharing, what was your budget for this! TIA!
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  • trishthudishtrishthudish
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    edited December 2011
    You should call Kim at Event Essentials... she's awesome and has tons of great ideas!
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  • 1104*Celsius1104*Celsius
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto Trish! Kim was our DOC and like I said, BEST money we spent. She was fantastic! She has several different packages, depending on your needs.
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  • sms274sms274 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you all for your input. I am sold on a DOC (have been since i started planning) but my Fiance is so stubborn sometimes. I will have to use this as ammunition to change his mind. He thinks that the site coordinator will be all we need. Ugh - boys...
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  • sms274sms274 member
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    edited December 2011
    @1104*Celsius you wouldn't happen to have a list or spreadsheet of how you made final comparisons for reception sites that you wouldn't mind sharing would you? I need to make a spreadsheet for our parents to compare all of our top choices, and, though normally super organized, I am having a hard time figuring out the best way to organize and compare when everyone offers different stuff.
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  • 1104*Celsius1104*Celsius
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    edited December 2011
    I actually don't. We, at one point, had a 15 lb. binder FULL of venue information that we eliminated from using different criteria--too much $$, we didn't like it, too far away, etc. (How do I know it was 15 lbs? We had to rearrange items in our luggage on a planning visit out there, and we were overweight in one bag.) After we visited about a dozen or so venues, we narrowed it down to about 3 and just did the comparative math, based on the highest possible number of people we believed would attend the wedding, and the package or a la carte items we wanted. We actually initially chose the a hotel downtown, but about 6 months after coming to that decision, management changed, and long story short, we changed our venue. Not sure if that helps, but having all of the pricing/menu info in front of you in black and white should help.
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