did any of you ladies have one?
if you did have one, was it worth it?
if you didn't have one...after all was said + done, would you have gotten one if you could do it all again?
It's coming down to the homestretch, and my venue has fired their original 'planner' and haven't replaced her yet. I was considering hiring a doc so that I don't have to give Aunt Madge the 'priviledge' of showing guests where to go for the ceremony, etc, etc...thoughts, comments...
Re: 'day of' coordinators
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We did most of the decorating the day before, so the morning of I was trying to get last-minute things done. My mom took the reigns on organizing the food, dealing with Publix when they came to deliver some things, telling me when it was time to head upstairs to get ready. Other than that there wasn't anything major we needed a special day-of person to do.
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Some portions of the reception will be very DIY (example: table decorations...I'm ordering bulk calla lilies + having them in simple vases surrounded by candles) so certain pieces of the affair need someone to make sure things get done the way I would like.
@Nebb...I definitely understand having a vision, and wanting it to look a certain way. Initially I was planning on handling all the details myself, for just that reason.
@seshat...I wish my mom was good like that. She's really not good when it comes to people or details.
I'm starting to doubt myself. Up until this weekend (in-laws came to town. FYI: they slept in their room + we slept in ours...no issues...lol) I felt like I could handle everything, but now I'm beginning to doubt whether or not I can pull it off.
We are also hosting an 'openhouse' the Thursday before the wedding-for our oot guests to come check out our new digs. And then Sunday following the wedding I wanted to distribute a bagged breakfast to all the oot guests (a breakfast/brunch at the hotel wasn't really an option as we have guests staying in 3 different hotels, so I thought a couple of bagels + bottles of Starbucks Frappacinos would be nice)
With everyone CONSTANTLY saying 'oh, you're gonna have soo much on your plate' I'm definitely begining to doubt myself. maybe i'm just pms'ing
if you did have one, was it worth it? It wasn't worth it for me to hire a person because my venue offered one. I believe most venues should offer one and those venues should expect their coordinators to know all the bride's wedding details. However, most venue coordinators can't go to the ceremony site so this is why I hired the styling and staging part for my wedding.
if you didn't have one...after all was said + done, would you have gotten one if you could do it all again? Nope, for the reasons above. I also would NOT have gotten a wedding planner because I wanted to do it myself. I planned from 4 hours away and it was not even that hard. You just have to do your research and know your contacts.
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Kinda' awkward, I know...but the space + views are amazing!!! (not to mention the food!)
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And betrothed, I'm disgusted with most of the comments that you have posted. I don't think I've ever read such judgmental comments in my life. I'm so lucky that the girls I speak to on theknot are nothing like you...I would've never come on here for ADVICE if I would've encountered a big a bitch as you. I genuinely feel awful for your children or your future children, and I think it would be irresponsible of YOU not to invest in their future therapy sessions starting now. Because trust me when I tell you honey, they're gonna need it. ~jcaruncho2010
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if you did have one, was it worth it? DH and I both agree it was the best money we could have spent in regard to the wedding and recommend it to anyone that doesn't have someone from their venue.
if you didn't have one...after all was said + done, would you have gotten one if you could do it all again? I couldn't imagine handling it all on my own. I feel like I would have missed out on my wedding.
At one wedding, here are a couple of things I did:
The cake arrived, and was supposed to be decorated with fresh flowers. Flowers were missing. I went around to each centerpiece and nicked one flower, arranging the different flowers on the cake. Bride had no idea it wasn't delivered that way, and she was thrilled with the cake.
The plan was for b&g to be introduced and we'd all start dinner. Caterer came up to me and said there was a slight snafu with one of the ovens, and they needed to stall... so I ran over to the DJ, then went over to my friend and told her that after the BP intro we'd be going into the first dance, and then the parent's dances, and THEN they'd sit down for dinner. She went with it, and dinner was served on time, and none of the guests were the wiser.
later in the night, it seemed imminent that they'd run out of beer. (this was a formal, tented affair in their back yard on the water, they ordered their own supplies). I went around and explained to the GM and dads what the situation was, had them give me what they had in their wallets, then ran inside and placed a delivery for more beer. Couple had no idea what happened, they didn't run out (1 bottle left at the end of the night), and the couple paid the men back a couple of days later.
So those were a couple of things in one wedding that I managed for them... i'd definitely suggest one, if your site doesn't have one included! Hope that helps!
I am meeting with an event planner on Tuesday. Hopefully we will click + I can hire her.