Many brides and families question if they need a month of coordinator, week of coordinator, or even as base level as a day of coordinator. All of these services hold a high responsibility on your chosen coordinator, as they focus solely on your special day and trade off the anxiety. You have at this point spent months - possibly even a year, diligently and carefully planning your dream wedding: nonetheless, anxiety abounds the bride and family as you all begin to fret over the last minute details and long to see your perfect wedding vision to be executed. As the bride, all you would like to do is enjoy the last month of engagement with your one special person, but how could this even be possible?
The primary focus of a coordinator is to ensure that you and your family can relax and have fun enjoying the day. All you need to do with shop up, be pampered, and enjoy the time with friends and family. A coordinator's main focus is finalizing the logistical details with vendors for rehearsal, ceremony and reception.
All of this final detail planning will begin approximately 1 month prior to your wedding date. Duties of a "MONTH OF COORDINATOR" include the following:
• Help create a wedding day itinerary that includes items for all wedding vendors and bridal party
• Confirm and coordinate details and logistics with your vendors, ceremony speakers and other service providers
• Meet with you to review the planning you’ve done prior to the date and discuss any details you may have forgotten
• Provide recommendations on any services or items you may have forgotten
• Visit the venue with you to discuss the floor plan and make suggestions on how to execute your vision to the fullest
• Meet with the reception musicians to discuss the flow and order of the reception
• Hold a final meeting the week of the wedding to discuss the wedding day timeline
• Collect all of the items for the wedding before the big day
• Coordinate your wedding rehearsal, ceremony and reception
One main question is what to plan budget wise when booking a month of coordinator?
This investment can vary depending on your location and the planner’s experience but you should budget to spend anywhere between $900- $1,600. This investment includes all the coordinating for the last, and most hectic, month of wedding planning and for the planner and their staff to work your event.
If you’re looking to leave the burden of last minute wedding planning anxiety with a professional wedding planner at a budget friendly price, then “Month of” wedding planning service are designed for you! Go ahead and treat yourself to a stress-free end of your engagement and a flawlessly executed wedding day!
