Who decorated??

Florist and day of coordinator team will take care of that.


If you communicate your ideas to a reputable vendor with pictures and let them know what you like and don't, they will pull off your vision without making your guests work.

We hired a day of coordinator and I honestly cannot imagine what our day would have been like without her and her team.

If you can get into your venue the night before, I would definitely do that! Otherwise, if not, personally, I would hire someone or plan to have someone else decorate. Your wedding day will be busy enough, I wouldn't recommend adding more things to do. If you're concerned about how the decor would turn out, I recommend meeting ahead of time with the person who will be doing the decorating to explain what you want (and be very clear). Try to do things like assemble centerpieces a few days or weeks ahead of time, so all they would have to do is place them on tables day-of. Would your parents be willing to help out with decorating day-of if you can't get into the venue the night before?

My florist and coordinator will decorate the day of. One thing you need to think about is who will take everything down at the end of your wedding. Decorating before may be fun, but you will not want to worry with that at the end! It may costs a little extra, but I would say definitely get someone to be in charge of set up and break down if your venue doesn't offer it. Preferably not someone in the wedding so you aren't putting that responsibility on someone who's there to celebrate you!

My florist did the bulk of the decorating, and my DOC and her assistant helped out with the rest. I would definitely recommend hiring a DOC to help you out. To echo Morgan's comment above, many people don't think about the decoration take-down. If you don't have anyone to help you with break-down and packing up the decor, then you won't be able to enjoy the end of your wedding or you'd have to stay late for the busy-work!

My day of coordinator and florist are doing the decorating. I'm not the most creative/DIY person so I'd rather just leave it to someone who knows what they're doing. Plus I'll be busy getting ready and enjoying the day. I'll be getting ready at the venue so I'll just pop my head in every so often to make sure I like how it all comes together

Our florist and venue coordinator will be taking care of all of it, including set-up and teardown. It won't be decorated in a "way that we don't like" because we are working closely together and providing clear direction on exactly what we want done; we aren't just letting them loose to do whatever they want? They are professionals, we trust their expertise, and it's honestly not something I want to worry about at any point that day - I have enough on the list already!

Our florist decorated for our wedding. We wouldn't have had the time. I would say that it really depends on your timeline for hair, makeup and photos as to whether you have enough time to handle decorating yourself with the help of your bridesmaids. Our ceremony started at 4:30 pm, but we wanted separate bridal party photos, a first look with my dad, and a first look with my husband prior to the ceremony so hair and makeup started at 8:00 am and was done by 2:00 pm. My bridesmaids and myself were dressed by 2:30 pm and photos started then. I was hidden from guests by 3:45 pm and we were lined up for the ceremony at approximately 4:25 pm. The other thing you will need to remember is that if you decorate it yourself then that also means you will have to take it down yourself and I definitely wouldn't have wanted to do that after everything was said and done.

I also agree with getting a DOC. My florist and her will take care of everything for me.

It ultimately depends on your timeline. I have to start getting ready at noon for pics to start at 4:30 and we arrive on location at 10am so to me those two hours are going to be spent checking on things and trying to keep my nerves calmed down. I think there is already so much you have had to deal with so take anytime you can to relax and enjoy your day.

For the ceremony, my wedding party and family helped me decorate. for the reception we hired a day of coordinator because we did not have the time

It's your choice, of course, but having been involved in weddings (as bridesmaid and family member) where I had to help decorate in the morning before the ceremony, it is VERY stressful. Things always take longer than anyone thinks (even little things like taking candles out of packaging, for example). The decorating doesn't usually go perfectly to plan, bride gets more and more stressed, feelings are hurt, the end result isn't guaranteed. And with that ticking clock of the schedule looming over everyone's heads, it is just too much.

Now, maybe I have only ever done with this unorganized brides but YOU are perfectly organized, so nothing will go wrong. But is it really worth the stress on you and your loved ones?

I had a similar question last week. I am doing all DIY centerpieces (faux flowers that do not require day of assembly) and DIY ceremony decor. Helpful suggestions on this forum were that I find a day of coordinator to do that set up. After several initial calls with day of coordinators many of them said they simply won’t do this kind of work as coordinating the wedding already takes up much of their time. I am also at a loss on who I should be hiring to do this set up...

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If we can't do anything the night before, I have my mom, my 7 bridesmaids and a couple of other people willing to help the morning of. The venue will let me know two months in advance if we will be able to decorate the night before. Right now I'm just trying to get advice on what to do but also hoping I'll be able to decorate the night before just so we can save some more. Thank you for responding!!

View Quoted Comment That makes sense, and awesome that you've got quite a few people willing to help out!! Hopefully you'll be able to get into your venue the night before so you don't have to worry about anything on your wedding day!

Our venue had a DOC and we dropped all the decorations off a few days before the wedding. She and her staff took it from there.

If at all possible, have someone else do it. You don't need the stress day of.

Depending on how many bridesmaids and other women you have getting ready with hair and make up I would suggest scheduling 45 minutes per person generally the venue will put out minor decorations like little signs card boxes favors stuff like that so unless you’re doing florals yourself you shouldn’t really have to put much out

I'm utilizing my Day of Coordinator that my venue offered and one of my friends has volunteered to be my bridal assistant to literally make sure everything is done to my liking. I thought that I would take the time to oversee everything but I'm not going to want to stress the morning of so these were the best options for me. Maybe convey everything you want to a friend and/or bridesmaid and see if they can help pull it off?

For our minimony myself, my husband, and a few of my family members helped decorate. For our big wedding, we hired a decorator!