Do not doze off on this info like it's so easy to with those airline safety messages right before take-off! You only have one opportunity to thoroughly enjoy your wedding experience & benefit from all you invest into it. Only when it's too late do couples & their families realize how vital the need is for someone else, a professional, for ensuring an enjoyable day that goes as envisioned & planned.

There are so many inter-related moving parts that need to come together like clockwork - picture the system of gears behind the face of a grandfather clock working together, to be coordinated. This requires the working attention of a dedicated individual not otherwise involved with the wedding. Without this management, the role they fill absolutely falls to someone else...often the bride & her mother by default.

And what many couples & families who've not hosted a wedding prior don't realize - a seasoned professional wedding coordinator possesses a skill set & industry experience with different matters on their attuned radar than a well-meaning friend or family member who helps decorate or lines people up for a ceremony. Wedding coordinators are your personal champions - focused on you & your wedding activities. Whereas venue staff, including venue coordinators, are largely focused on the venue's responsibilities & operations. 

That's why it's so important for couples to build a solid working relationship with their wedding coordinator during their planning process. Don't be fooled by their "Day-Of" title - your partnership with them begins long before your wedding day. Wedding Coordinators provided by HW are here the whole day & are already familiar with how weddings work here. They begin filling their role by getting to know you, your plans, your vision & working with you to create a well thought out timeline grounded by their experience. This timeline becomes both the timing & "map" for your day. And from their knowledge, offer suggestions & sound advice along the way. The Friday before your HW wedding, they lead a productive rehearsal, later translating that to your ceremony. The day-of, they're managing & safe-guarding:

• Communications with your vendors (even weeks before, including HW), ensuring all are aware of & supporting your plans
• A full & often intricate timeline
• Both the operational flow & emotional tone of your wedding day by addressing the myriad of questions & decisions that arise, so you can unplug & enjoy with your favorite people!
• Queuing all those involved with your ceremony & later at your reception 
• Last-minute changes & uh-oh's, including those dictated by sometimes fickle weather - this is Ohio, after all!

Together with our caring staff, your HW provided wedding coordinator will ensure your plans are being fulfilled accordingly, ensuring a significantly better experience that's felt by you & your guests. Teamwork really does make dreamwork. The role filled by your wedding coordinator isn't an"extra," it's a non-negotiable for protecting your precious day!