Day of Wedding Coordinating Services
Two Months Out… Starts 8 weeks prior
Services included in this package are the following:
- Meet with Bride to sign an agreement for wedding services
- Obtain a vendor list and all signed contracts from client for services being provided at the wedding ceremony and reception.
- Meet with the bride 6-8 weeks prior to the wedding to develop a timeline for the wedding weekend.
- Meet with the bride at the reception site if possible to review all wedding weekend details.
- Distribute wedding vendor timelines and bride timeline to all participating vendors 1 month prior to the wedding.
- Distribute a final payment schedule for all vendors to the bride.
- Distribute a wedding party itinerary at the rehearsal.
- Contact ceremony site to review wedding day timeline
- Review all ceremony site guidelines with participating vendors.
- Contact all the vendors’ 4 weeks prior to the wedding and then again 1 week prior to the wedding to confirm all set up times.
- Review all items that need to be brought to the wedding ceremony and reception site.
- Attend the wedding rehearsal and direct rehearsal upon request.
- Meet bride at the ceremony site to assist in getting her dressed for the ceremony and photos.
- Assist the florist in pinning on all wedding flowers.
- Make sure that all floral arrangements are properly set up for the wedding.
- Go to the reception site to make sure that the reception site is set up properly and is ready to receive guests upon their arrival.
- Review details with Catering Manager
- Set up bridal portraits
- Set up place cards
- Set up engagement photographs
- Set up guest book and pen
- Make sure that favors are distributed
- Make sure that guest tables are arranged properly
- Make sure that the bathrooms are cleaned
- Review the timeline with the Band or DJ
- Review the timeline with the captain of the reception site
- Make sure that the room is set up according to the brides room diagram.
- Greet and direct guests upon their arrival
- Assist the bride and wedding party down the aisle
- Assist the photographer with the family photos so that they are done in a timely manner
- Make sure that the bride and groom are transported to the reception site from the ceremony site.
- Make sure that flowers are transported to the reception site.
- Place bridesmaids flowers on the cake table
- Greet bride at the reception site.
- Make sure that they get something to eat and drink
- Follow timeline provided and make changes only when approved by the bride or groom.
- Coordinate all participating vendors keeping them abreast of the timeline and scheduled activities.
- Keep bride and groom informed of sequence of events.
- Check with photographer to make sure that requested photos have been taken.
- Assist the bride and groom until the conclusion of the wedding reception.
- Make sure that the parents of both bride and groom are taken care of during the reception.
- Pack up all items brought to the reception site such as toasting glasses, cake knife and server, etc.
- Supervise the packing up of the top layer of cake and cake topper.
- Make sure that all gifts and personal items are distributed to the appropriate people.
- Coordinate a basket “to go” for the bride and groom at the end of the reception if allowed by reception site.