Day Of Event Coordinators are Extremely helpful in countless ways

All of us have very different needs and wants. However, for example if you are a wedding officiant, how can you be in two or three places at one time? How can you perform your services as an officiant while - at the same time - coordinating the venue set up, and problem solve for the following reception? If, for example, the band has not showed up, as a wedding planner your services are needed to find out where they are. You cannot do this while officiating a wedding IMO. Couples don't hire planners because they don't believe they can afford them, because they don't know or understand the advantages to hiring one, and/or because they don't want to. Not every wedding needs a planner. Not every bride would work well with a planner. But if the planner knows their stuff and is well educated and has a great networking base... they can provide helpful services to all types of brides in all types of budgets. As far as costs are concerned... I would agree that there are planners out there that charge a large amount. With that said, there are others who do not. For my clients I can almost guarantee that my assistance will save them right around what my services cost.