Using A Wedding Co-ordinator

Call them co-ordinators, consultants, arrangers or advisers, they are the professionals of the wedding industry providing expertise in the planning and co-ordination of one of the biggest events in your life. They are also skilled managers, negotiators and mediators and are able to take the worry and frustrations out of arranging your big day. Wedding co-ordinators can also provide many ideas to help make your wedding unique and different.

Whether you don't have time to arrange your wedding or you simply want someone else to take the strain so you can enjoy not just the day itself but also the time leading up to your special day, a wedding co-ordinator is the solution.

Many wedding co-ordinators operate on a flat fee basis but some work on an hourly or a percentage of the total wedding cost basis. Contrary to popular belief, a wedding co-ordinator can often save you money since they are well versed in negotiating with businesses and can often buy wedding services at a much better rate. Any savings they make are passed on to you. Consequently, the real cost of using a wedding co-ordinator may be very little, if anything at all.

A further benefit a wedding co-ordinator provides is to bring strict financial control of your wedding expenses. Many couples, when arranging their own wedding, end up overspending against their original budget. In some cases quite considerably. When you engage a wedding co-ordinator, you provide them with a budget within which they must work. It is then their job to contract the various services you need, and negotiate these services within the budget you have available. They will also negotiate and advise you of all deposits, payment schedules, appointments and delivery dates.

Many couples feel that they will lose control of their wedding preparations if they engage a wedding co-ordinator. This is not so since they are there to serve you and will be receptive to your own tastes, ideas and needs. So long as you communicate these, they will do everything they can to fulfil them.

Our Top 5 Tips When Dealing with Co-ordinators

Establish the basis of a wedding co-ordinator's charge and get their quotation in writing.
Ask the names of at least two couples whom the wedding co-ordinator has recently worked for and contact them for a reference.
Tell your wedding co-ordinator about any special requirements or ideas you would like incorporated in your wedding day.
Let your wedding co-ordinator know what your budget is. For a guide to the typical costs of a wedding, read our article Budgeting for Your Wedding.
Let your co-ordinator know about any difficult family situations you have so they can anticipate the likely problems and have solutions ready.

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