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Why Wedding Coordination Costs “So Much”
| Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:19 AM |
So why does Wedding Coordination cost "So Much" ? We have noticed that many couples don’t understand the importance of
wedding coordinators and some wedding planning professionals have cut
wedding coordination out of their list of services altogether. As such,
it seems that many brides and grooms fail to appreciate the role of a
wedding coordinator and their costs– as we have heard things said like:
Now, this isn’t the norm– but with the economy’s downturn, people had
become very creative with their inquiries and excuses. So when they
hear that wedding day of coordination could cost thousands, they are
shocked. Let’s clear up some misconceptions: First, no one is just “showing up” on the day of your wedding to coordinate it. That’s not day of coordination. That’s damage control. This is much
like you going into a doctor’s office and saying, “I don’t need you to
do any tests on me, I’m pretty smart and really detailed. So, what I’m
going to need you to do is just show up at the operating room and do the
surgery for me”. You basically want the doctor to do a procedure
“cold”, without knowing anything about your medical history,
predispositions, or the medical team of nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.
you’ve secured. The same is said for clients who expect wedding
planners and coordinators to do the same thing. It is expected that the
clients want someone to appear a few hours before the ceremony, set up a
few place cards, fluff the peonies, tell your grandmother when to walk
and cue you when to cut the cake. That is truly the watered down
version of what a wedding coordinator does. That is only what you see. It takes more than one day to coordinate a wedding. Truth be told, it takes anywhere to 4 to 6 weeks to coordinate ONE
day. Those weeks consists of pulling together logistics, reviewing the
event team’s contracts to confirm responsibiities and obligations,
contacting your bridal party to make sure they know their duties and
needed locations, finalizing payments, scheduling load-ins and strikes,
creating timelines, event layouts, seating charts and more. By the time
your wedding day rolls around, your coordinator will have put in at
least 8 hours on your wedding. I’ve heard many brides laugh and say,
“Oh, I don’t need all of that”. I laugh right back and say “Of course you
don’t. But your caterer and photographer does…” It’s your job to be the
bride, so there are many details that you may not have thought of. Think of it as major motion picture company finding the right movie director for their new hot blockbuster. While a movie producer finds the talent, supervises and controls the
funding, and other important duties. The parallel would be your full
service wedding planner. The movie director is the person who directs
the making of the film. They control the artistic and dramatic aspects,
and work to visualize the script while guiding the technical crew and
actors in the fulfillment of that vision. That, my friend, is your
wedding coordinator. You supply the vision, they make sure that
everyone else is on the same page so that the vision can come to
fruition. With something as important as a blockbuster movie, as an
investment, the motion picture company would never bring in a
director on the day of a final shoot. Directors are hired early enough
to get a feel for the film so that they know it like the backs of their
hand. This allows them to know which cameras need to be where, The
location of boom mics, pans and zooms and so much more. Again, the same
is said of your wedding coordinator. They are able to see your event
before it happens, making it possible to avoid pitfalls, timing clashes
between vendors and other important factors. So this is why wedding coordination “costs” so much.
The experience, commitment and savvy your coordinator brings your
wedding is an asset and benefit to your event as a whole. We will tell you
the same thing I tell our team before each and every wedding: there are no do overs. While you may be extremely detailed, a planner by nature or profession, or have a really
good friend or Maid of Honor who can help you, wedding coordinators do
this every weekend. You’ll only do it once. They know the ins and
outs, what works and what doesn’t. What sounds good in theory, may not
work at all for your wedding. Nothing replaces the ability of having
your own personal event director/producer on your side to make sure that
your vision happens while you’re enjoying your day. Stepping off our rhinestone soapbox… P.S.– Keeping in mind what we just described about what the weeks
prior to your wedding could entail production-wise, beware of $200
“wedding coordinators” or “free” wedding venue coordinators. You get
what you pay for. |
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