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Wedding Coordinators
& Consultants
...The Wedding Producer
There are two main reasons for hiring a Wedding Consultant or Coordinator:
1) You do not have the time to plan each of the numerous elements
of the event or
2) You do not have the expertise to plan such a large complex
party.
We no longer live in the pre WWII era where women did not work
and therefore had loads of time on their hands to put together a
large wedding. That bygone era was also a time when girls, taught
to be gracious hostesses from an early age, were party planning
experts. We women of the 2000's have a lot more on our plate these
days than simply keeping a social calendar in order!
A Bridal Consultant is an expert. These professionals know all
the myriad details that go into pulling off the perfect wedding…this
knowledge can only come from experience. Experience you will not
have until after your wedding and reception are over. A Bridal Consultant
will also save you lots of time and stress.
There are likely some elements of the wedding that you feel totally
comfortable handling yourself, while other tasks make your head
spin. If you choose to hire a consultant, the consultant can handle
as much or as little of your celebration as you would like. Some
tasks consultants typically provide are organization of the ceremony
and the wedding site, layout of the reception site, timeline for
the reception, participation in the rehearsal, on-site coordination
throughout the wedding day, budget planning, education in wedding
traditions and etiquette, referrals, and assistance in interviewing
and selecting your other wedding service providers.
You could certainly create your own beautiful wedding. However,
if you do choose against hiring a consultant, get started early
and educate yourself thoroughly. Also, be sure to enlist the help
of a very good friend to act as your amateur coordinator for the
wedding day because, face it, you will be busy meeting and greeting
and getting photographs taken, so you cannot coordinate your actual
wedding day. Take your amateur coordinator with you to all meetings
with your contracted wedding professionals and also take her to
the rehearsal. This way, she will be well versed on all details
of the wedding and will be better able to perform her duties.
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