Dude, give me your keys! Why you need a day of wedding coordinator:

We told our friends on facebook, that our next blog post was going to be on the need for a "day of" wedding coordinator. Our hope is that you will read and take advice from photographers that have seen it all!

At a recent wedding, a groomsman came running up to the groom asking for his car keys. Why? Because the person designated to pick up the main course at a local restaurant forgot the food! What?? Talk about added stress!

You have planned the perfect wedding and you have asked all your friends help deliver supplies to the reception site and pitch in to help set up. Done... but now everyone wants to enjoy the ceremony, food and dancing! Who will be there on the day of the event to make sure it goes according to your plan? Who is the contact point when your vendors arrive? Who tells the ushers to start seating? Who lines up your wedding party for their entrances? Who communicates with the wait staff to instruct them to start serving? You and your family are busy visiting with family and friends that you haven't seen in a long time. Who will you rely on to see that everything falls into place?

Too often, brides rely on family, friends, the DJ and the photographers to carry out plans on the day of the wedding. By asking a friend or family member to take on this stressful task, that person will not be able to enjoy the event as a guest and will end up feeling like "event staff." In most cases, your "volunteers" have little experience in this role and end up frazzled as they try to keep on top of everything that must be done to ensure that the day goes smoothly. Save your family and friends from this fate! Coordinating a wedding day schedule requires unique experience. Many of us are novices when it comes to organizing and executing such a logistically intricate event. It is your day of wedding coordinators job to make your day stress-free. Select your venue and vendors and don't forget to let a coordinator bring it all together for you.