Do i need a wedding coordinator?

Question

I am getting married october 6th and am not sure if I need a coordinator to help with rehersal & getting down the isle. I have everything already planned out and all vendors scheduled & such. I am not sure if I really need to pay someone to help me with this or if we could just do it ourselves. Also how much is reasonable to pay for someone to do this? Thanks

Answer 1

Sounds to me like you have it all in hand. I would just keep doing what you are doing and save some cash. The person officiating the wedding usually helps with organising the rehearsal anyways.
Good luck

Answer 2

You don't need a coordinator. If you already have all the details for the ceremony and reception all organized, as it sounds like you do, a coordinator would basically be getting paid for doing nothing at this point. As for rehearsal, most churches, synagogues, and other places that hold weddings have a person on hand to help with things such as spacing the members of the wedding party on the aisle walk, marking places where the groom, best man, etc. should stand at the altar, and other things that really do need some coordination so it looks nice. There is no need to pay someone to do that, though. I have only been to one wedding rehearsal ever, but at that one, the minister himself kind of blocked the whole ceremony out and directed everyone on where they should stand, how fast they should walk, and all that good stuff. After all, they DO get paid a pretty good fee for performing a wedding. You might as well make them work for it, LOL!

Answer 3

Most wedding coordinators do all the stuff you seem to have done. If you are very concerned about rehearsal and getting down the aisle ok, ask an older female relative, like an aunt, who is not in the wedding, to help organize people and tell them when to start walking and where to go. If you are getting married in a church or other religious place, the minister will instruct you on who goes where when. If a wedding coordinator will make you feel more at ease, go ahead and hire one, but many may be booked since this is kind of last minute. And don't pay them that much if they are only there for the ceremony.

Answer 4

As a wedding planner, no you do not. If you know what you want, designate a family member to que your wedding party when to go down the aisle. At this stage of the wedding planning, you have everything you need, you know what you want, and now you can make it happen. It would be much more cost efficient for you to just get someone not in the wedding party who does not mind taking on the responsibility of telling people where to wait and when to walk. I suggest someone older and forceful in how they speak. Make sure you choose someone who other will take notice of and listen to.

Answer 5

If you don't think you need one, then don't get one. You can always have a family member or friend (who is not in the wedding party) to help with things like that. It's a good idea to have someone there to stand back and make sure the timing and spacing looks right during the ceremony. Also it helps if there is someone there to help you remember/announce all the things you will be doing during the reception, like cutting the cake, first dance, flower toss, etc.

Answer 6

It all depends on your personality. If you're organized, have a couple reasonably together people around you, and feel confident in your vendors, then you don't need it. If you're feeling like you might be a basket case on the day and don't have anyone around you can trust to handle last minute snafus gracefully, then go ahead and hire one.

If you decide to do this, call around to several and get ballpark prices for your area and the services you want. You'll get a good idea of the going rate after a few calls.

Most of us manage quite well without one, though.

Answer 7

No you dont have to have a wedding planner, but remember you are technically paying the wedding planer to take over your stress so you can enjoy your wedding. No bride or groom should ever have a terrible time with planning a wedding or worry about taking care of stuff the day of their wedding when they should be getting ready and looking purdifull :) its really up to you. If you dont easily get stressed then you dont need it, but if do get easily stressed you might want to consider. Wedding planers have certian pacages where they help startng day 1 or just take care of wedding day stuff. Here this is a good website to find planers in your area.

weddingchannel.com

Congrats!

Answer 8

I planned my whole wedding by myself. My aunt and mom helped but I told them what I needed done to help me out. My now husband was no help at all. He wanted me to rent his tux...I said hun I'm not as tall as you and have different measurements..u have too..lol If you have everything pretty well to go and know how you want then I wouldn't hire and waste your money on someone who can do the same as you and may have different opinions on how they "think" it should be.

Answer 9

I had a wedding with over 500 in attendance. I needed a coordinator, however, if you are havingn a small wedding hopefull you can deligate responsbilities.

Answer 10

For a wedding of more than 100 and if you are spending more than 20k, I'll say, yes, probably you can use some help.