10 QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK BEFORE HIRING A WEDDING COORDINATOR

1. What are your credentials?
   In all levels of society, there are degrees of professionalism. In the wedding-related business, several organizations offer training programs for wedding coordinators, including Weddings Beautiful Worldwide. Our eighteen-assignment course trains the coordinator in all the multi-faceted details of wedding planning. Whether the wedding is Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, African-American, or other ethnic considerations, a Weddings Beautiful Worldwide coordinator knows how to guide the bride in making suitable decisions. Upon completion of the course, a Wedding Beautiful Worldwide student has earned and is awarded the title "Certified Wedding Specialist." The certificate is framed and displayed for the bride to see.
2. May I have the names of at least three brides you have served?
   A good wedding coordinator receives letter of appreciation from many of her brides. After all, she has provided a worry-free wedding, thus allowing the bride, groom and their families to enjoy every detail of the event. Wedding Beautiful Worldwide graduates provide a list of clients and telephone numbers as references, always with the permission of the persons included on the list.
3. Will you stay with my budget?
   Wedding Beautiful Worldwide coordinators are trained to seek out the important things the bride ant and give top priority to them. For example, one bride's dream may be having a string quartet, versus on musician. To pay for four musicians means the budget may have to be adjusted in other departments, maybe a bit less spent for food or smaller bouquets.

   A professional wedding coordinator sits down with the bride, goes over the budget, contacts vendors who can work within each segment of the propose budget, and always knows where she stands, budget-wise.

4. Do you have assistants?
   Every coordinator should have assistants, who, if necessary, can take charge of the event. The unexpected can always happen to a coordinator, like illness, a last-minute accident, or death in her family. The bride should always be given the assurance that the coordinator will have written records of all planning, contacts made, and contracts signed. In case of an emergency, the wedding will go on, without any problems, through the help of an assistant.
5. Am I obligated to use the vendors you suggest?
   A good wedding coordinator will offer a variety of vendors. She will know who specializes in certain "looks," like flowers with flair versus the traditional arrangements, for examples. She will know the price range the vendors work within and suggest accordingly. Should the bride have her own preferences, she is perfectly free to use them, either on here own or through having the coordinator contact them. A Weddings Beautiful Worldwide coordinator is encouraged not to take commissions from vendors so her integrity is never in question.
6. I have some difficult family situations. How can you help?
   Oftentimes a third party can reason with and persuade others to do the right or appropriate thing simply because she is not emotionally involved with the situation. While a wedding coordinator cannot guarantee that she can solve every problem, she had experience and expertise in dealing with unpleasant family situations, usually the result of divorce. A Wedding Beautiful Worldwide coordinator is trained to handle wedding invitations and proper seating for brides of divorced parents.
7. I don't want someone to "take over" all my planning like a surgeon who makes all decisions. How do "I" fit in with "you"?
   A professional wedding coordinator walks the fine line between taking charge but not taking control. Shell will tell you the preferred way from a traditional viewpoint. However, after advising you what is socially correct she takes directions from you. Here one goal is to bring all the components of your wedding together in the manner that pleases you.
8. What about a refund policy should my wedding be canceled?
   Wedding Beautiful Worldwide coordinators have contracts. The contract clearly states the refund policy and is usually based on the number of hours the coordinator has worked on the wedding plans. Each bride is asked to read the contract and have it explained.
9. I do not need a full-service planner as I have already chosen some of my vendors, yet I would feel more comfortable having someone checking out everything at the reception. Is that something you can do?
   Wedding Beautiful Worldwide coordinators offer different levels of service from planning the entire wedding to attending the rehearsal, wedding, or reception only. You pay only for what is provided. Affordable hourly fees are charged when you only need help with a few details.
10. Please summarize exactly what you can do for me.
    Wedding Beautiful Worldwide coordinators provide a worry-free and stress-free wedding for their brides. They turn a bride's dream in to a wedding day reality, monitoring every detail, and taking charge of any emergency that may arise. A calming presence coupled with wedding know-how and a "sympathetic ear" combine to make a Weddings Beautiful Certified Wedding Specialist a bride's best friend.