A New Breed of Wedding Coordinators
Wedding and Event planners/coordinators are undoubtedly helpful. Nothing really beats having someone who has planned weddings countless times before plan yours. They have all sorts of insider knowledge and a confidence that many brides do not feel about their ability to make wise decisions. Nothing beats experience.
Frankly, quite often I find myself assisting the officiant/pastor/friend-with-a-license-for-a-day figure out just what is supposed to happen. An added benefit to me on these occasions is that I can guide the procession and recession that happens to favor the needs of the videographer and photographer, but the point is really that this is a complicated process and some assistance would be nice.
But you never really know just how nice. Sadly and tragically Maxine Goulding, a friend of mine who is a wedding coordinator, had hired Simply Interactive to perform the videography for a wedding in December, only to have the entire process stop because the groom was involved in a fatal accident.
Truly tragic -- Unimaginably painful for the unsatiated bride and family. And while nothing could take the pain away from the family, I wish they could know just how quickly and efficiently the (also grieving) Wedding Planner was on the telephone with all the service providers making arrangements to cancel the wedding and arrange for deposits to be returned under the assumption that the bride's financial needs had to be taken care of while she was unable.
