Once you start planning your wedding, you’re very quickly overwhelmed by the amount of work and will probably start looking into somebody to help you with the load.
Often people are confused by the whole new set of vocabulary that comes with the wedding industry. Often people think that all wedding planners are just the same. But they are not. Every planter comes with a different set of skills, abilities and helpfulness based on what you need. You will want to make sure you hire the right one for you and your event.
Below I will explain the difference in all of the jobs.
Wedding Planner
A wedding planners’ main job is to help you plan the event, not necessarily execute it.
Though planning companies often offer the day of services included in the wedding planner package don’t just assume that they will be there on your wedding day, it’s always a good thing to double check.
A wedding planner will help you with the little stuff, if you feel overwhelmed in the very beginning stages it’s more than likely that you will want to get a wedding planner. The closer your wedding day gets the more things that you will have to do, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and if you are wanting to have a relaxing day I highly recommend you do this so you can be sure that all the little details are covered.
Wedding Coordinator
Often you’ll hear a coordinator referred to as a day of coordinator. This is not necessarily accurate. A day of coordinator does not exist, when you hire a coordinator they help you the month, week, and day of your event. This is not somebody you can just hire for simply one day.
A day of coordinator is a MUST for every wedding. Without having a coordinator on-site, the day of your event you will physically have to be in the venue to help the vendors set up, answer any questions everybody has, and direct everyone where to go. This is simply impossible for a bride to do herself, or any family member that wishes to be a part of the big day instead of working all night.
If you are simply looking for a little bit of help so you can relax on your day of, this is the way to go. You need to hire a wedding coordinator.
Wedding Designer
Think of all the pretty stuff, this is everything a wedding designer handles. A designer’s role is the aesthetics of the event this does not include anything to do with logistics.
If you are simply wanting somebody to help you make your wedding look and feel like you and not just some plain old wedding this is somebody will want to hire.
A designer is exactly what you would expect them to be. They help you design your wedding but do not offer any help with the logistics.
Venue Coordinator
This is not the same as a day-of-coordinator!
This is one of the most common mix ups of all of the wedding planners. A venue coordinator strictly is responsible for everything that has to do with the venue.
This means they are only responsible for making sure that everybody stays within the rights of the venue.
They oversee all set up of vendors and wedding parties they are there to assist you if you have any problems concerning the venue but they are not there to help you with your wedding. They are strictly there to work the venue.
With all of that being said, you will want to make room in your budget to hire someone to help you with your wedding.
It is A LOT of work and you want to enjoy the process. Not be super stressed about it!
Happy Planning! – London Wnek
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