15/03/2016
Why should you hire a wedding coordinator when your venue comes with one? We get this question a lot and here is our advice! We LOVE working with Venue Coordinators no one knows their venue as well as they do. On the flip side of that no one will know their bride as well as a wedding coordiantor will.
This is in no way a negative post about hard working venue coordinators.
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A venue coordinator is looking out for the best interest of the venue. A wedding coordinator looks out for the best interest of YOU, the bride. The venue coordinator deals with everything having to do with the venue- food, setup, etc. A wedding coordinator will deal with aspects of the venue, such as setup, and will make sure everything is to your specifications.
A wedding coordinator stays by your side throughout the day and night. They are there to tell you when things will be occurring throughout the night, such as the cake cutting, bouquet toss, toasts, etc. They stay until the very end of the wedding, until all of the guests were gone. A venue coordinator stays until the meal is served, and the majority of the time, leaves after. Some may stay until the cake is cut and served. He or she will not be by your side throughout the day or night. Although the venue coordinator will do their best to keep you happy, he or she likely will not be involved if your bustle breaks, when it comes time to load up your gifts, or tracking down your lipgloss.
Venues are known to have a high turnover rate among the coordinator/sales positions. The person that you booked your wedding with may or may not still be there when it comes time for your wedding a year, year and a half later. Your wedding coordinator is hired by YOU, hand selected by YOU, and won’t be going anywhere (unless, God forbid, something horrible happens!).
Like we said we LOVE working with venues that have their own coordinators- we would just like you to have the most information to make the best decision for you!