Planner or No Planner...That is the Question.

Congratulations on your recent engagement! You just began the wedding planning journey of your life. Perhaps you are one of those women who LOVES to plan, maybe is a little bit of a control freak, and you are DEFINITELY on a budget.

Embrace it!

You’ve already heard from everyone and every website that you should get a wedding planner first. Sidenote: You are wanting me to tell you right now, “Go ahead! Be a Wedding Amazon Woman! Plan it yourself, save money, and take control of your event!”

Unfortunately….I can’t do that.

Now, I understand that you want to plan every detail, and I believe that some women can. However, the part you need to fast forward to is the…..

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Wedding Day!

Imagine that you’ve planned your entire event: every detail is perfect, every flower in its place, every groomsman in his tux, and every hair perfectly coifed.  And then….the limo driver hasn’t arrived, the cake is no where to be seen, the Aunt you asked to put up the reserved table signs forgot, and now you are left standing looking around for a seat.

Ok – so that’s a little dramatic. But you can see how quickly a perfectly planned event can landslide into the shabby side of a shabby-and-now-not-so-chic wedding.

Say it with me: 

“On my wedding day, I want to be a bride – not a wedding planner.”

Whoa – take that in. In a day and age where women are uber-crafty, super saavy, and want to do it all, it’s hard to accept that you might not be able to touch the very important last detail of your wedding – the Day itself. But don’t worry, you won’t lose the right to say, “I planned my wedding.”

Having a Day Of Wedding Coordinator will accomplish the following for you on your wedding day:

1. You will have an advocate who is looking out for you and the event’s best interest.
2. Any small emergencies can be handled before you are ever aware of them.
3. You gain the gift of being a bride and getting completely immersed in what is actually going on that day: you are getting married to your best friend and starting a new family.
4. You gain another set of eyes, ears, and hands to go over every detail before the event. This will make sure that every idea is executed to perfection. 

Note: Please do not confuse a Day Of Wedding Coordinator with the venue’s sales planner that is assigned to your event. While they tell you they will “coordinate” the day’s events, what they really mean is that they will make sure the venue lives up to their contractual obligations. They are ultimately looking out for themselves, not for you.

A Day Of Wedding Coordinator goes beyond what is happening at the event, and steps in to run the rehearsal, set-up the ceremony location, set-up and supervise the reception venue prior to your arrival, keep all moving parts functioning as one, serves as a liaison among all parties, and guides your guests and you through each event of the wedding. They also serve as photographer and guest wranglers, cake cutters, production directors, and a listening ear to the Bride.

Ask me more about the Day Of Wedding Coordinator in my Candlelight Package on my website at http://www.emilyjamesevents.com/.

Happy Planning!