First, if you are questioning whether you should even hire a coordinator, you should! We couldn't have done it without her! Your wedding planning, and more importantly, your actual wedding day will be able to be enjoyed knowing LT is there to h...andle everything. It is more than worth it to know that all you have to do is show up and enjoy it all!
We had our wedding outdoors at my parent's house and planned to do most of everything on our own, but I wanted someone to be in control of all the details on the actual day so that all my friends, and especially my family, could enjoy themselves. Not being at a traditional venue, we felt it was even more important to have someone there to help us figure out how it would all come together and therefore decided to hire a day-of coordinator. We interviewed LT (over coffee) and one other person before making our decision; LT made us feel completely comfortable and did not pressure us in any way (unlike our other interview). She understood the vision for our day, respected our budget, asked important questions, brought up details that we had never thought of, listened to the unconventional ideas we had, and laughed with us as we went through the planning process.
She came out to see my parents house prior to the wedding and spent three hours walking the property, going over the details, and answering any and all questions I had. She always made me feel like everything was going to work out, so as a result I was never overwhelmed or stressed (and I was planning a wedding in 4 months).
When my husband had the grand idea of coming in on a canoe, she wasn't judgmental in the least, and helped him make it happen (which was one of the most talked about things at our wedding). Anything that I approached her with last minute (and there were many things), she took on. Anything that we (my husband and I) didn't have ready, she rolled with, and didn't make us feel stressed that it wasn't done.
We both could not have had a wedding day that was more perfectly "us" and there wasn't a single thing that went wrong (and if there was, we were never aware of it). I don't know what all went on behind the scenes, but I know LT was the one taking care of it all. I truly didn't have to worry about a single thing that day and I was able to enjoy it to the fullest! We both were having such a perfect time with our friends and family, that we forgot to even thank her before we left. It wasn't but a few minutes after leaving that we both commented on how thankful we were to have someone in control so that we were able to let loose.
So this is our way of showing our greatest thanks and appreciation for all of her work, by sending the highest recommendation to use LT as a coordinator!!!