5 Reasons to Hire a Coordinator for Your Colorado Wedding
If you’re in the thick of wedding planning then you KNOW just how much goes into it! From booking your vendors to creating a timeline the list of things to plan and prep for seems to be never-ending. That’s why today we’re going to cover one of my favorite types of wedding vendors, one whose primary purpose is to help make your wedding day run as smoothly as possible. I’m of course talking about a wedding coordinator!! If you’ve been on the fence about hiring a coordinator for your Colorado wedding, or you aren’t quite sure on what one is then this blog is for you. Let’s get right into it!
What is a Wedding Coordinator
First, before we take a look at why you should hire a wedding coordinator for your Colorado wedding, we first need to cover exactly what a wedding coordinator is. You may have heard the term before, and you also may have heard of a wedding planner before. While they have similar titles, their jobs are very different. A wedding planner is with you from the moment you start planning your wedding up through the day of the wedding. Like their name suggests they are the masters of planning and helping you get plan out each detail of your wedding day. They can be extremely helpful, but wedding coordinators have a much different position and are for a different crowd of couples!
Wedding coordinators are your go-to person for making sure your day runs AS smoothly as possible. They’re perfect for couples who want to plan their own wedding day, but want someone else to be in charge of making sure that everything runs according to that plan. A wedding coordinator will work with you in the month or so leading up to your wedding day as well as work through your wedding day to keep things on track. They’ll create a timeline for you and your vendors to follow, make sure set up and tear down are taken care of, figure out transportation needs if necessary, and SO much more. There are so many good reasons to have a wedding coordinator on your vendor team, so let’s look at 5 of my favorites!
Why You Should Hire a Coordinator for Your Colorado Wedding
1. More Than Just Day-Of Coordination
While wedding coordinators may sometimes be referred to as ‘day-of coordinators’, that often isn’t really the case!! See, most Colorado wedding coordinators will be working with you to make sure that every part of your wedding day planning is where it needs to be in the month leading up to your wedding day. Some will start working with you even earlier than that! Having this sort of hands on help and guidance through your final steps of wedding planning is crucial for your sanity! Speaking of….
2. Less Stress for You!
If you’re in the middle of wedding planning, or know someone who’s gone through the process of planning a wedding, then you KNOW just how stressful it can be! Is it exciting to plan your wedding day and think about your life together with your partner? Absolutely! That doesn’t make it any less stressful as you try to coordinate your vendors and put together your timeline. Lucky for you a Colorado wedding coordinator, like Thoughtfully Curated Events who coordinated my couple Marissa and Shawn’s wedding, is going to be able to help you create your dream wedding day without all of the pressure weighing on your shoulders!!
3. They Allow Your Vendors to Do Their Jobs
As a wedding photographer in Colorado, I’ve seen a variety of different weddings. From elopements and intimate weddings, to massive celebrations of hundreds of people. With all this experience I can confidently say that every time one of my Colorado wedding’s had a coordinator it meant that ALL of the vendors could do their jobs better. I am no stranger to making last minute calls and helping adjust a timeline that isn’t working the day of, but that isn’t why you hire a photographer. My couple Mackenzie and Will knew this, which is why they hired Maggie Boesen Coordination as their wedding coordinator. Not only for their sanity, but also to allow their other vendors to do their best work, the work that they chose them for!!
4. Your Friends and Family Can Enjoy the Day
Your friends and family will of course want to help you on your wedding day, and nothing is stopping them from doing so! That being said, there is a clear difference between a professional Colorado wedding coordinator like A Touch of Bliss helping you craft your day, and your Aunt Lisa who is just trying to be there for you. Having a coordinator for your wedding will let your friends and family take the backseat and enjoy the day. This is less stressful to them, but much more importantly less stressful for you!! There’s always going to be smaller details that friends and family can help with on your wedding day as well, so they can still be involved in your day.
5. They Have YOUR Best Interests at Heart
Some venues come with a staff member known as a venue coordinator, which can confuse some couples to the point where they skip out on booking a wedding coordinator. While a venue coordinator will help you on your day, their main priority is the venue that they work for. With a Colorado wedding coordinator like Urban Events, you’re the one hiring them. This means that you and your wedding day are their priority! They are going to do everything in their power to make sure that your day runs as smoothly as possible while maintaining the vision of your wedding day that you’ve described to them!!
Colorado Wedding Coordinators
All of these reasons above are reasons why I love working with the coordinators I've mentioned in this article. They are so helpful for my couples as well as myself when guiding you through your amazing wedding day. Wedding allow you to be present on your wedding day by taking over as pilot for your wedding day so you can just enjoy the ride. If you’re looking for a Colorado wedding planner, I highly recommend reaching out to these coordinators.
Hiring a wedding coordinator for your Colorado wedding is something I’ll nearly always recommend to my couples, and after reading this article I’m sure you understand why! If you’re still looking for more wedding planning advice you can check out all of my wedding planning blogs here, and if you’re ready to book me as your photographer send me an inquiry so we can get your date reserved!!
