Wedding without otd/coordinator :)

[ItsJess]

  Sis TIKI-TIKI is right. May coordinator po sa church-particularly sa San Sebastian Church. Hindi naman po kayo tititigan lang nungmga 'yun during the wedding.

[donya_dyosa]

Ang mga otd ang iintindi ng lahat the day of your wedding, mahirap yung pag may kailangan yung photo/video niyo, yung caterer nyo, deliveries ng flowers, etc.. eh kayo pa ang kakausapin, same with bayaran ng balances lets say may deliveries kayo sa reception, reception otd nyo na ang magrerecieve at bayad.

Siguro kung may kapatid, or pinsan na magaasikaso sainyo ok lang kung wala otd pero pag nagkamali sila,, pumalpak ang kasal, hindi mo sila pwede sisihin kasi nakikipaki kalang sakanila... pagmumulan pa ng issue sa family yun...

Mas ok kung relax ang loved ones mo sa kasal mo para mafeel nila yung saya ng kasal.. la lang hehe

[TIKI-TIKI]

Hi Sis ItsJess. I met Ava last weekend sa MOA. Ok nga sya kausap and very affordable. I like her, however I'm really having second thoughts pursuing the wedding. She even gave me gift certificates. Nakakatuwa sya.  Sayang naman if hindi magagamit. So I really have to rethink everything.

[ItsJess]

I told you di ba. Hindi sya mukhang pera unlike dun sa nakausap ko sa Megatrade. I'm not going to mention na the company pero hayst!
Bakit naman ayaw mong ituloy, sis? Baka wedding jitters lang 'yan. Minsan talaga may dumadaan sa ganung phase di ba?

[TIKI-TIKI]

Sana...

[iamashe]

^ sis TIKI-TIKI, if you think you are not ready yet, maybe postpone na lang muna ng ilang months? Mahirap nga namn pumasok sa isang bagay na di ka pa handa, lifetime na kasi pinag-uusapan dito db?

[jentotmd]

sis TIKI-TIKI, second thoughts? or jitters? or pagod sa preps? hmm,,, think madami beses before pushing through.

re: OTD, di nako kukuha for the wedding. i think kung hands on ka and willing magparticipate family and friends, then ok lang naman wala. divide na lang siguro, like may makikipagusap kay p/v, iba naman kay caterer.  sayang din yung fee ng OTD.

in my case din kasi L&J ang caterer namin, and marami ako nabasa feedback na very helpful sila parang may OTD ka na din. plus super supportive ng family and friends namin. kaya i guess confident din ako di maghire ng OTD.

[jaywee03]

I did not have a wedding coordinator, I want to be hands-on talaga sa preps. medyo mastre2stress ka lang nga minsan pero masaya naman. during the wedding I delegated the tasks to my cousins & friends. parang may coordinators na din ako. all was in place & went well as planned. you really do not need a coordinator, you just need a good planning strategy

[damsel.in.distress]

We MIGHT not be getting a coordinator on our wedding day. Actually, nakapag-pareserve na kami sa isang coordinator, but we're thinking na wag na lang i-push. Because:

1. Sabi ng mga "manangs" sa church, they will help us sa ceremony. Actually all church naman have "coordinators". so no worries na sa church and they are all mababait.

2. we can use the money to buy other things we need.

3. sa reception naman, we only have 50 guests. puro family, relatives and close friends pa.

4. suppliers: catering, florist for the church, p/v, emcee, lights and sound, and hmua lang naman meron kami. sila lang ang aasikasuhin naman on the day itself. subok ko na din naman lahat na on-time talaga ang dating except sa florist/emcee na now ko pa lang makaka-transact but they are in the business na since 1996 and they are recommended by a lot of church and hotels sa area namin.

hopefully, maging ok lahat.

[jentotmd]

yup same reasons here. although samin kasi kasama sa package ni caterer ang reception coordination. and as much ad possible we want to be able to entertain guests ourselves hanggang sa kaya.wala rin kasi kami elaborate program.

[jaywee03]

@damsel.in.distress sis, ako i had almost 180 guests but i did'nt have any coordinator. kaw pa na 50 lang ang guests. kaya mo yan. utusan mo lang mga friends mo or ibang relatives, bigyan mo sila ng iba ibang assignments. sakin everything was ok. walang naging disaster. except sa reception nagagulo sa guestlist kasi si hubby naman ang may kasalanan. dinagdagan nya ng isang table sa reception haha.

kaya o yan girl!

[bride2015]

150 ang target guest ko girls so I dont think kaya ko na walang coordinator. I attended na kasi a wedding na walang coordinator and sobrang hassle sa guest pag wala so I think I would not want to stress out my family and friends on my wedding day...

Im still looking for one though...

[smile22]

hello mga sis. im planning NOT to get a coordinator. tight budget kasi and intimate wedding lang. mostly relatives ang guests. question lang. paano kaya sinong magpplay ng CD during ento/bridal march? kasi syempre yung mga kapatid ko and close friends part of the entourage. all the guests are relatives na. tumutulong ba yung mga manang sa church pag ganun? naku baka magkamali sila. sino din ang magbubukas ng pinto and magccue sa bride na papasok na sya? nakakastress haha

[damsel.in.distress]

^Sis. Mga manang na sa church bahala doon. You have just to bring cd nung songs mo with label what to play when. May magpplay na nun duon. I saw naman dun sa church namin ng wedding nung minsang nag-seminar kami. Wala silang coordinator. Smooth naman lahat. Sabi nga sa church namin, mas prefer nila walang coordinator. Bukod sa bawas gastos, Minsan daw kasi nagkakagulo or meron gusto yung mga coordinators na hindi naman allowed sa church or iba ang policy ng church.

[smile22]

naku sis damsel thank you sa pag panatag ng loob ko. sana nga tutulong ang mga manang dun sa church. napapanaginipan ko kasi yan palagi. baka mali mali yung tugtog sa ento at bridal march nakakaloka hahaha

[aicute12]

nakakawindang ng very light pag walang otd!

[smile22]

^sinabi mo sis. hindi ko pa nga alam sino mag pplay ng sounds ko sa church. and tatawag sakin sa bridal car kung maglalakad na ko or what. waaa. intimate kasi. puro family and close friends, hindi necessary na mag coord ako. ang prob ko naman syempre yung family ko nasa entourage. sinong mag aasikaso ng pagkasunud sunod at kung anek anek hahaaha

[xxIcePrincessxx]

ako naman, speaking from the pt of view na tumulong sa pag coordinate ng wedding ng tita ko... I was her maid of honor, tapos kami ng mom ko ang naging coordinator nya during her wedding.  What made it difficult was, her wedding was overseas and first time din namin makikilala mga guests nila.

it was a huge success as in everyone of her guests were partying the night away as in nakakatuwa talaga. Mostly because game din kase ang mga foreigners pagdating sa mga fun and games during wedding.

Kaya lang, as fun as it was.. hindi ko talaga na-enjoy yung wedding.. mag m-march na lang kami sa church, biglang nagka problema sa sound system.. so takbo takbo ako from the aisle to the sound booth (in heels!) and back... flower girl ayaw mag march.. kelangan ko pa bola bolahin at akayin.. pati sa mga pictorial - bitbit bouquet, ayos ng train, pagkain ng bride.. etc.. ang hagaardo versoza na talaga ang lola nio. Pagdating ng reception, entertain guests, then kelangan maghagilap ng entourage party, coordinate with the emcee regarding the program,  high stress level talaga para lang hindi maabala ang bride..   party party na ang lahat at the end of the reception program, pero ako naka upo na lang dahil lowbatt na lol!  so lesson learned.... OTD coordinator ang isa sa mga non-nego namin ni h2b  i have friends and family offering to coordinate and help with the wedding day, pero parang i don't want to subject my family to the same stress level, kaya nag hire na kami ng OTD. We want them to enjoy the celebration too 

don't get me wrong mga sis, pwede naman talaga mag wedding without an OTD coordinator and swerte talaga if you have friends and family that are willing to help you coordinate your big day. Sobrang laking tulong din talaga sa budgeting ang hindi pag hire ng coordinator. Just be considerate na lang din sa mga family and friends na tutulong. And kung successful man or hindi ang outcome, still make them feel appreciated for their effort hehe.   

[smile22]

^tama sis. ayoko naman mastress ang tatayong coord ko, so im planning to delegate yung task sa multiple people like five people., na may kanya kanyang mini task. mas ok pag hndi kasama sa entourage kasi syempre they have their own problem na. so yun ang balak ko

[yannuh]

I won't get any coordinator dahil nanghihinayang ako sa ibabayad ko. Medyo di na keri ng budget saka feeling ko mas ok pag friends ko ang pagdedelegatean ko ng tasks. Gagalingan na lang namen ang planning then ibibrief ko sila a week before the wedding day para alam nila yung tasks nila, yung mga possible probs na pede mangyari at yung contingency plans namen. Basta need ko lang talaga maging super specific sa mga iassign na tasks sa kanila para maging plantsado lahat. Wish me luck, sissies!:)