On Your Side

Recently, a colleague of mine had a HORRIBLE experience with a local reception venue. From the get-go the bride and groom were having issues with getting straight answers from this venue. Due to all of these concerns the couple made a VERY wise decision and hired their own third party coordinator to help them on the day of knowing there may be some problems.

On the day of the wedding it seemed like nothing could go right. There weren't enough chairs in the room for the amount of guests they had and the venue hadn't put the correct number of chairs around each table, which in one case angered a guest enough that they left! The food came out cold and one table ended up not even being served having their clean plates taken away until it was brought to the attention of my colleague. The list of issues goes on and on all the way until the end of the evening.

As my friend was telling me this story I just kept thinking about the couple and what would have happened if they hadn't hired someone to be their representative. A bride and groom and their families should be able to enjoy the big day not deal with problem after problem. At any wedding there will be an issue or two that arises, this particular one is definitely worst case scenario. But I believe that either way having someone on your side to take care of everything is priceless.

Most venues do have their own "on-site" coordinator but I have found that they are usually not as flexible or willing to do everything you need done as hiring an outside coordinator. I have run into the issue multiple times where a family will work with one person throughout the planning process only to have them not be there the day of the wedding. With this issue the staff are usually the ones to do all the set up so your explanations and wishes have been passed through about three or more people, increasing the odds for a mistake. Bringing in your own coordinator ensures that the one person you have worked through all the details with will be there as your representative. They would be answering all the questions, taking care of all the details, dealing with all the vendors so you aren't dealing with that aspect and are able to enjoy the day more.

I think sometimes the term wedding "planner" intimidates brides that want to plan their own wedding and have been dreaming about their big day for years. Wedding planners are able to help you in so many different ways, see our post here. I encourage every couple to at least consider hiring a coordinator for the Day Of, if not anything else. Having someone there that is completely on your side will keep you from having to deal with any problems and hopefully from even knowing there were issues in the first place.

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