Who has hired a wedding planner?

We didn't hire anyone to do any type of coordinating or planning. It was all us. We didn't see the need for the extra expense and since we weren't at an actual venue but family property they probably would have charged us more.

We are not hiring a coordinator. We do have an event manager at the venue who will be with us every step of the way. I actually wish I could be his go to person for the day (I like to be involved in EVERYTHING) but I realize that's not realistic so I'll have to designate someone else which is totally fine.

Day-of coordinator's are a must in my mind (more so month of)... All you do ahead of time is provide them all your vendor contact info along with ALL your agreed upon details so they can confirm it all leading up to your date. On the day of you won't have to worry about vendors being lost or late (nor do you have to know as it just adds to your stress that day which no one needs!) and they'll be the ones to communicate with them and ensure everything gets done regardless of anything that comes up or is happening in the background. Then they'll assist with cuing everything from the time the wedding starts until the very end... basically just ensure everything that day goes smoothly so you don't have to stress about it. Bonus of a wedding planner or designer is that they already have contacts in the industry, so will know exactly who to go to and potentially assist with getting those vendors costs down if they have a reputable relationship.

We didn't exactly have a wedding planner, but the banquet centre we booked at has a "wedding coordinator" that you work with. We sat with her to discuss everything we needed to for the wedding. The banquet centre also had an "ultimate upgrade" package where you work with all their preferred vendors and get a discount.

This made wedding planning much less stressful in my opinion.

The wedding coordinator was also with us "day of" all day. I didn't really have to "assign duties" to anybody because she took care of everything. My wedding day was 100% stress free.