Hi,
I'm unsure over what to do here. My parents think we should hire a Day of Coordinator, while my FH thinks the event is simple enough to run smoothly and we should save the money. This is a long post, but I would truly appreciate any feedback!
Basically we're legally getting married in the US, but having a symbolic wedding in Italy. I am as type A as you could be as a planner. I plan international trips day-by-day down to the walking/driving distance from place to place. My job also heavily relies on planning and I genuinely enjoy planning.
So I have planned everything for our wedding and we have all of our vendors. We never wanted to have a traditional wedding so our plans are a bit different. We have the ceremony, cocktail hour and a boat ride which will take us to our dinner reception. No dancing and only 30 guests. My mom has agreed to help with the day of coordination: setting up the ceremony venue and telling people when to walk down the aisle. My friends and hotel employees are going to help her, so she won't do everything alone.
My dad is bringing the decorations to the reception, but unfortunately due to closing after lunch and reopening for dinner no one will be able to set up the decorations. Essentially there will be a long table for all the guests and a small cake table. The decorations will consist of tablecloths, a cake stand and a lot of taper candles and vases filled with flowers. The reception venue offered to set everything up for us, and while the set up isn't complicated, I'm worried it won't be completed in time because they only have an hour until we arrive.
So long story short: we are having a very simple wedding in another country. I'm worried about my mom being in charge of coordinating the ceremony and the reception venue setting up our decorations. Is it worth it in my case to hire a day of wedding coordinator, which will cost almost $1,000 with the exchange rate? Or do you think things can run smoothly without?
