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As Travel has become an option again, many people consider traveling for their wedding. If you are one of the people considering this, let me also bring to your attention the idea of a destination wedding coordinator. These work similarly to an ordinary wedding coordinator, but they have some extra skills that will make the process smoother. So, let’s go over what a destination wedding coordinator can do for you.
What is a destination wedding coordinator? A destination wedding coordinator is like a regular coordinator or wedding planner; they help you plan and execute your wedding. Unlike your local coordinator, though, they know everything about your destination and make your vision a reality.
Now that we have a better idea of what we are talking about, we can get into the details. I will break this up into sections to make it easier to digest all of the information. Let’s start by reviewing how they can help you plan your wedding.
Planning
One of the most crucial aspects of a wedding is the ability to take the ideas you have floating in your head and turn them into reality. That is why wedding planning is one of the most arduous events of the whole wedding. It is also why many people hire a planner or coordinator to help them achieve their vision.
Whether it is achieving their ideal venue or making sure the look of the wedding is just right, there is a lot that the coordinator can do to help. Now consider how much more stressful this would be if you had it in an area you didn’t know. You wouldn’t know the best location to have the wedding or services you could get there. This is where your destination wedding coordinator comes into play.
The chosen coordinator should have a good, if not outright great, understanding of the area you are traveling to. They should know the best spots to get married, and there should be every service you could or could get in that area. In other words, they will know everything you need to know and how to do it better.
arranging Travel
Now, Travel is one of the parts that a coordinator will focus on least for the wedding, but it will still be a part of it. Most of the time, guests pay their way to a destination wedding and arrange the Travel there themselves. Some weddings move and travel as a group, so it may be part of the job.
Coordination of fifty or more people can be a pain, but in many instances, a coordinator must do that. For example, they often keep track of things like wedding invitations and RSVPs. This is important because it is essential to the whole plan of the wedding.
The weather is another thing that the coordinator will have to keep an eye on in this regard. A hurricane or a blizzard can impact many plans, but Travel is near the top. So, a good coordinator will often monitor that and help you adjust the plan accordingly. Sometimes, that will mean moving Travel plans up or moving them back to avoid the inclement weather. In the best-case scenario, the coordinator will help try and plan the wedding for when this is least likely to happen.
Handling the venue
Another aspect you want a destination wedding coordinator for is handling everything to do with the venue. You often won’t arrive at your destination for at least a few days before the wedding, and there is much to do before that happens. The wedding coordinator will be the one to handle most of these until you arrive.
Of course, that is provided that you had a venue packed out in the first place. If you know where you want to have the wedding but don’t know much about the venues in the area, the coordinator will help. They can find one that will fit your vision and budget so you can have your special day the way you want.
There will, of course, still be aspects that you will want to handle yourself, but it will be nice to have the leg work already done. When you eventually reach your destination, you can work with your coordinator to work out any remaining details. Of course, there is more to focus on than just the venue for a destination wedding.
Handling all the local staff and catering arrangements
Another thing that your wedding coordinator will do is help to arrange the catering and the staffing for the event. They should already be familiar with the area where you will be having the wedding. So they will have a good idea of who could be hired to provide the services you need for the wedding.
In particular, they will know how to get your catering done for your event. This will include the food for your guests and a baker for your wedding cake. This will help to make sure that everything is in place for when the actual wedding happens.
The other aspect of this that the coordinator might be able to help with is the decorator and decorations you will need for the wedding. Now, this will vary from location to location because a historic building and a beach wedding will have different decorations. But like with most aspects of wedding planning, the coordinator can help your vision come true for the wedding.
It may also help with aspects of the honeymoon.
Now, depending on their specialty, the coordinator may or may not help with this aspect of the wedding. But at the very least, they can put you in touch with someone who can help with the rest of your stay. After all, most people combine their wedding and honeymoon into one long event.
These are just some of the ways that a destination wedding coordinator can help you with your wedding. But it is also hard to put an exact value on all of the skills that a coordinator could bring to your wedding. So, I would say that it is worth having a destination wedding coordinator.
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