Hiring a day-of coordinator?

[Emily]

Did you or will you do this? What exactly do they do or not do? Is it worth the cost?

[~*Kate*~]

We did, and it was worth it. Our coordinator ran the show, basically, telling people where to be and when before and during the ceremony and reception. She also did a few small things, like gathering the guys' tuxes after the reception and returning them to the tux shop for us. It was nice to have someone to hand the reins to on the day of, so that Mom and I could relax and enjoy ourselves. Also, it was nice to have someone else for the wedding party to be annoyed with-- we didn't have to order anyone around. :lol:

ETA: We've "hired" a friend of Mom's to do the same thing at Biz's wedding.

[lalalola]

I had a good friend do this for us! She was the "boss" as I called her. I told her what needed to be done and she did everything! It was awesome!

I would definately find a good organized detail oriented friend or hire someone!

[Weddingplans]

We have 2 coordinators the day of, for the ceremony only (they are required at our church). And my mom wasn't too thrilled that we were mandated to have the, but after she met them she realizes all that they do and are glad we have them. They will make sure everyone is in their designated places at the right time, and will make sure everyone gets into their places. Alot of our's work is prep, planning and what not, they make sure everything is settled and all details are worked out, so you'll have no surprises. I'm sooo glad we have them! :sappy:

[Winter_Bride]

I wish we had!! My friend did it for another friend's wedding, and the bride ranted and raved about it!

My bridal party was EXCELLENT, and I thankfully delegated a lot for the wedding day, but it was still stressful when people came up to me with issues the day of!

[Raychel]

I think it would be nice, especially for a large wedding!

[Kathy]

We are having Brian's aunt act as a pseudo coordinator for the rehearsal and wedding day. She'll be introduced to all the key people at the rehearsal, we'll give her a list of contact numbers and a detailed itinerary, and she'll be running the show. As much as I want to be in charge of everything, I'd rather hand the reigns over to someone else so I can relax and enjoy the day.

[dolface546]

I'm probably going to do a day of or may even week of b/c that is the last week of school for me and I will be crazy enough!

[MsJessica07]

I hired a day-of coordinator, because my mom and I didn't want to be stressed during the day. However, a week before the wedding she flaked out on us and we had to rearrange everything. My mom picked up a lot of the slack, and unfortunately she was very stressed for most of the wedding weekend, but we managed to delegate enough stuff so that she was okay. I think a day-of coordinator would totally be worth it, and I wish ours would have been more reliable. However, without one, the wedding went off with very few hitches, and we really had a great time and all the guests seemed to enjoy themselves.

[*Sarah*]

We didn't have one and I can honestly say I don't feel that I missed out by not having a coordinator.

[nikkiscott]

I didn't have one either. We just basically winged everything. And everything turned out fine. I don't think I would of had anyone do anything like this for me. Just someone else that you have to worry about not doing their job. Or missing something.

[flasoxgirl]

I have hired a wedding planner to help from the start and it has been a great decision so far. The biggest issue I have is letting go of the control but I am hoping as it gets closer and things get more stressful I will just be able to let her take care of things.

[km]

I think it is a great idea, takes the stress off you for the entire wedding.

[hellobethie]

I have one. They will also be doing decorating. I am a visual person, and really the only one in my family, so they don't understand my need for decor. I also have spent many years in theatre, so see this as another production and love the idea of having a stage manager. I can still direct, but come lights up, they run the show!

This also means I should (theoretically) be able to let go and just enjoy, rather than worrying that my family is worrying. I have been involved in enough weddings to know how much interference people in the know run, and I wanted to avoid as much of that as possible.

It also puts someone other than my mother and sister (who I love dearly, but who both work fulltime and have different visions then me) on the ground in the place where we're getting married. I think that is going to prove valuable too.