Austin Wedding Coordinators| Reasons to hire...
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I often get this question from my friends and family, "Do I really need a wedding planner?" My answer to them is always (unless it's a ten person wedding in their backyard) "YES, especially if you are getting married..."
I stumbled upon a new blog called Sacred Moment, and she has come up with a list of situations when a hiring a wedding coordinator is a no brainer, and I must say I agree with her 110%! Almost daily I hear stories from other vendors, where they tell me "I REALLY wish they had a coordinator!!"
I have heard things like the groom was setting up the ceremony chairs as guests were arriving, or the Mother of bride was running back and forth from the kitchen to make sure food was coming out on time, or the bride was 50 minutes late to her own ceremony because her and the bridal party were lighting candles and setting up escort cards! This is NO way to spend your wedding day! You want to have those moments to share with your family and most importantly your new husband! So please, save your self the headache and hire a coordinator :) You won't regret it.
Here are some situations where hiring a planner is necessary: (as found on sacred moment)
Off Site Weddings - Includes weddings at home, or at any site that needs to be transformed into an event space. Most couples and their families don't know the massive laundry list of things needed for an off site event. Rentals, tents, parking, catering needs, restroom needs...and more.
Complicated Family Situations - Do you or your groom have serious food allergies? A mother of the bride that refuses to walk down the aisle without granny's hankie that she left in the dressing room? How about a relative who insists on sitting at the guest table reserved for more immediate family members? Having a point person for family and friends to go to for information and referee duties is priceless!
Destination Wedding - Simple...you don't know anything about the local venues or vendors, the laws of the destination city nor the specific logistics of moving around in that city. Ever heard the expression, "You don't know what you don't know"? Hiring a planner is a no brainer.
Large Weddings - Self explanatory...more people means more work.
Organization doesn't come easily to you - Good planners are organizational wizards. You hire professionals to do other things you aren't the best at...organizing and lists make you crazy? Hire a planner.
I stumbled upon a new blog called Sacred Moment, and she has come up with a list of situations when a hiring a wedding coordinator is a no brainer, and I must say I agree with her 110%! Almost daily I hear stories from other vendors, where they tell me "I REALLY wish they had a coordinator!!"
I have heard things like the groom was setting up the ceremony chairs as guests were arriving, or the Mother of bride was running back and forth from the kitchen to make sure food was coming out on time, or the bride was 50 minutes late to her own ceremony because her and the bridal party were lighting candles and setting up escort cards! This is NO way to spend your wedding day! You want to have those moments to share with your family and most importantly your new husband! So please, save your self the headache and hire a coordinator :) You won't regret it.
Here are some situations where hiring a planner is necessary: (as found on sacred moment)
Off Site Weddings - Includes weddings at home, or at any site that needs to be transformed into an event space. Most couples and their families don't know the massive laundry list of things needed for an off site event. Rentals, tents, parking, catering needs, restroom needs...and more.
Complicated Family Situations - Do you or your groom have serious food allergies? A mother of the bride that refuses to walk down the aisle without granny's hankie that she left in the dressing room? How about a relative who insists on sitting at the guest table reserved for more immediate family members? Having a point person for family and friends to go to for information and referee duties is priceless!
Destination Wedding - Simple...you don't know anything about the local venues or vendors, the laws of the destination city nor the specific logistics of moving around in that city. Ever heard the expression, "You don't know what you don't know"? Hiring a planner is a no brainer.
Large Weddings - Self explanatory...more people means more work.
Organization doesn't come easily to you - Good planners are organizational wizards. You hire professionals to do other things you aren't the best at...organizing and lists make you crazy? Hire a planner.
