What Does a Wedding Coordinator Do?

Planning your wedding is supposed to be the most exciting time in your life, but it is also the most stressful. You have to plan everything from the wedding venue to the tiniest little table décor details. With the help of a wedding coordinator, or wedding planner, you can achieve your ultimate wedding day goal while removing most of your stress and having the coordinator take the lead.

The Inventor and Facilitator

Your coordinator already knows how to lay out the groundwork for your wedding. You will have another mind working at putting the pieces together and planning out the day for you.
As a facilitator, your coordinator will relieve you of any stresses that come along with the wedding day. You will not need to confirm appointments with vendors or even come up with and sign contracts on your own. She can put a meeting schedule together based on your availability so that everything revolves around you as best it can. Your coordinator will be there to take charge, plan how it should all be done, and let you know what the plan is to get everything completed without you stressing out.

Intermediary and Director

Your coordinator will have her own advice to give based on her experience in the business. He is not telling you what to do, but rather letting you know he has an impartial opinion and can alleviate any conflict between you and your soon-to-be spouse. Give the coordinator permission to take control of your in-laws or any other people who want to take part in your wedding planning. You can stay out of it, not butt heads or hurt anyone's feelings.
As director, she will be giving direction and orders to vendors and wedding participants before and during the wedding. Scheduling the timing for ceremony, cocktail hour and reception with smooth transition between them is the biggest aspect of your wedding. Your coordinator should be able to do this. With your wishes and feelings in mind, your coordinator will carry out the day for you in a way that best fits your wedding plans and personal interests.

Financial Adviser and Negotiator

If you have a budget, your coordinator can help you stick to it, and even lower it if needed. He will document all money spent and what it was spent on. That way, you know what you have already, how much money you have left and how far you are from reaching the tip of your budget.
As negotiator, she will get you the best deal with vendors you choose. Because she is "in the business" she may already know plenty of vendors in your area. . Let the coordinator come up with proposals and contracts for vendors--you read over them to make sure they are within your standards and that you understand them.

Wedding Etiquette

You may know wedding etiquette already, but if not, your coordinator will help you with everything from wording your invitations correctly to teaching you how to stand, sit and even drink properly.

Crisis Situations

In case something does occur, you do not want to know about it. Your coordinator should be able to swoop in and take care of the issue without you ever finding out. This is your day, and it should be stress-free.

References

• What Wedding Coordinators Do
• Wedding Coordinator Strategies