Day-of-coordinator in San Antonio - Do i need one? (60 guests)

Will you have time to set up in those 3 hours, or will you be busy getting ready? Whether one is necessary or not is totally up to you. DOC's usually act as the person of contact so family and the bridal party can focus on things other than like "why have only 3 appetizers been put out instead of 4?" Really it just helps with peace of mind and making the day as easy as possible, but if you don't feel as though you need one then you definitely don't have to. Our venue includes a DOC, but we've been hearing now that their people don't really do much for the couple and aren't reliable, so we need to either find room in our budget for a real DOC that is there for us, or we won't have one.

I am having a 50 person wedding at a restaurant and it is an hour from our home. We only get a two hour window and the "bridal suite" booking only heightens my food/drink minimums. After dragging my feet and thinking I could control and do it all....I have come to terms with the fact that I can't and if I did I would be spreading myself too thin. I also don't want to ask guests who are driving that far to get there early to set stuff up for me. At this point, I have kind of told myself it is what it is...and handed over my money.

Jessi,

Thank you for your input, I will probably have to sacrifice some "getting ready time" and "relaxing" if I chose to go without a DOC during set-up time. As you mentioned, it will probably help with peace of mind and anything that comes up though.

Hi Gina,

I'm having that same realization now...although I don't want to budget money for a DOC, I know that we cant control everything. Also I would hate to bother guests/ family and having someone to rely on is probably better. I'm sure you feel the same way. Good luck!

My best friend was in the same boat as you, and she decided against a DOC. Surprise, she had 0 downtime because timeline rarely stays true! As her MOH, I ended up being her DOC and missed out on some important moments that the bridal party got to be apart of. I ended up feeling unappreciated and pretty stressed out. I would try and find it in your budget or ask a family member to stand point so someone you love doesn't unexpectedly have a day like I did!