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TooManyMistys, on June 16, 2013 at 12:28 PM

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AND those that have a venue that doesn't supply one. What are you doing about your set up/take down? I really don't want to ask our friends (there really isn't any family coming) to help with this. I considered a planner for I found a few not charging a whole lot but it's still kind of out of budget. The places that have coordinators most so far have been either out of our price range OR we were thrilled with the place. There are three places we have in mind but all we would have to set the tables ourselves and two we have to take out our own trash. How on earth do I coordinate this? I don't want to have to worry about on my wedding day if centerpieces are being placed on the tables. Or that my guests have to take out the trash ya know? I guess I'm just going to have to hire a helper or something (maybe not a coordinator just a helper?) I could find that right? lol we get 1hr for set up before the wedding (no friends or family to really help).

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Ashley · on June 17, 2013 at 1:19 AM
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We paid extra to have our reception venue the Friday before our wedding so that we could get everything set up. The venue sets the tables and chairs accordingly so we will be there a day early taking care of the decor, centerpieces, etc. We are paying high school aged kids (friends of our parents) to help with the take down after the wedding.
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Now mrs. K · on June 17, 2013 at 1:44 AM
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Our rental place comes in and sets the linens and napkins, then we have to set up the centerpieces. At the end of the night we are responsible for taking down the centerpieces (we are giving the guests the option of taking them, and one of my cousins wants whatever is left from the centerpieces for hers next year. The caterer takes the linens off the table and preps them for the rental place to pick up the next day.
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Mrs. Del Grosso · on June 17, 2013 at 7:38 AM
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My venue was inexpensive, with no coordinator. They had a facility coordinator but no like wedding one and we have to decorate everything but the venue has tech guys that come in and setup tables & chairs how you want them and since we are having the ceremony & reception in the same room. During cocktail hour they will move the room around but the decorating still has to be done by us (I have certain people I asked to do this for me, family friends). They gave us complimentary decorating time (as they do all their clients) and then we booked the hall for 6 hours. So really I'm getting the hall for 12 hours for the price of 6! We do have to clean up everything & our trash but I know the caterer does busing tables & cleans up trash too so that's perfect!
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Mary · on June 17, 2013 at 7:46 AM
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I "hired" a church youth group and worked with the adult leader with list of expectations...worked great they did a great job...it was th J R High youth group so they were old enough to stay on task!
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