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PLANNING OPTIONS

Planning, organizing, and designing every aspect of your big day will take a lot of timing, organization skills, and talent. The key to a successful, stress-free, wedding is hiring the right vendors.

Wedding planners and coordinators play a huge role in how your day will be executed. From setting up a realistic wedding budget, helping with floor plans, finding the best vendors, coordinating setups and deliveries, managing the wedding day, creating a timeline and so much more.

Executing a wedding takes exceptional skill, and although you may throw the best dinner parties, when it comes to one of the biggest events of your life, hiring a wedding planner or coordinator is not an option but a requirement in our book!

If your budget doesn't allow a full-service planner, you still may be able to hire a coordinator that can make sure the day of your wedding runs smoothly.

Full Service Wedding Planner Day Of Coordinator

A Day of Coordinator is logistically focused, but on a shorter timeline than a planner. They usually begin helping you prepare the final days leading up to the wedding and are the point on contact on the wedding day. Coordinators might come with your wedding venue to insure that the facility is being used at its fullest potential. They make sure that everything is in order, nothing is forgotten, and you’re free to enjoy your wedding day. Below are a few coordinator duties you can expect.

• Puts in around 25+ hours

• Meets with you four to eight weeks before the wedding to get a handle on what you’ve planned thus far

• Checks in with your vendors to review the signed contracts and confirm logistics

• Creates detailed timelines and floor plans

• Completes a final walk-through of the ceremony and reception sites

• Addresses any overlooked details

• Creating wedding day timeline

• Manages the rehearsal

• Oversees everything on the wedding day

Planners take the guesswork out of the process, making planning a wedding as seamless and smooth as possible. A planner will keep track of your budget and handle the logistics. Some planners also provide design or styling services, helping with the creative specifics of your wedding day as well as the logistics. Below are a few wedding planner duties you can expect.

• Puts in 80 to 250 hours

• Helps create and maximize your wedding budget

• Creates an overall plan for your big day

• Pairs you with the best vendors in the area

• Negotiates contracts, schedules, and attends all meetings

• Reading over all of your vendor contracts to make sure everything is correct

• Creating detailed timelines and floor plans

• Manages the rehearsal

• Managing the wedding day, coordinating your other vendors with setup, breakdown and deliveries

• Handling any emergencies without you knowing so that you can enjoy a stress free day!

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PHOTOGRAPHER

NEVA MICHELLE

VENUE

LA RIO MANSION

FLORIST WOODS FLOWERS

RENTALS

CONFETTI RENTALS

STATIONERY PAPERDOODLES

CAKE LILY'S CAKES

DRESS

MAIN STREET BRIDAL

MODEL

PAIGE COOTS

"Being a wedding venue owner is a wonderful feeling as we witness two individuals, their families and loved ones joining lives. What makes it truly special, is that they choose our property as their backdrop for this momentous occasion. Creating a couple's wedding cake is an honor that allows us to be part of their celebration. The joy it brings is simply amazing. Why? Because I love weddings!"

LILY HALABI

LA RIO MANSION & LILY'S CAKES