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That being said - at least having a day of planner is worth it.
If you can swing it I absolutely recommend you get a month of coordinator. You don’t want to be dealing with coordinating people’s whereabouts, handing out tips, etc on your wedding day
You don’t really want a day of because you want the coordinator to know what they’re doing and what’s going on before the day of. My coordinator offered month of services
I just used the Zola timeline and the Knot timelines and did it myself - didn’t pay for any service. It’s definitely more work than getting a planner but it was really fun and worth it for me
If your wedding is at a venue that has most vendors already that they work with regularly this could work- if you are having it at a private residence or place you have to hire every vendor individually definitely get a planner
No wedding planner is fine. But highly recommend getting a day of wedding planner/coordinator. They will set the schedule and handle anything that goes wrong.
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Even if its a friend or relative ( not in the wedfing) willing to do it, make sure you have someone making sure everyone adheres to your schedule. That person should not be you on your wedding day.
Just realize planner and coordinator are not the same. Most planners are also your day of/month of coordinator. There are also people who just do the coordination piece and many venues require that you have this person.
There is tons on online planning info. And frankly if you are organized, there's no reason you can't plan it all. However, you don't want to be the one solving all the problems day of.
I suggest finding a friend or family member to help day of. IMO full service planners are not worth the value unless you have no time and a huge budget.
My friend's son married a gal who does events and did everything herself. Last two weeks she was so stressed she was crying at the drop of a hat. Ceremony started 25 min late. Reception timeline was chaotic. They got married, It all turned out fine but someone helping to manage the day would have made it much more pleasurable for her.
There are options out there, check out naomihillplanning.com
Well it depends on how much stress you want on your shoulders. For me personally I don't want to have to plan everything which is why I went with the wedding planner but if you want to do most of it then this is probably a great option for you.