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    Ms. Mojito    March 27, 2010   Phoenix, AZ

    Hive,

    I am 5 months away from my wedding. I booked the reception venue back in July and since then, we have been through 2 wedding coordinators.  The venue has not been good about communicating the changes to us. Instead, we find out when our emails are bounced back or our phone calls go unanswered.  WTH??? 

    I am seriously getting nervous about the venue and their ability to get my reception right.  I understand this industry probably has quite a bit of turnover, but this seems excessive!  Has anyone else experienced venue problems in terms of staff? I am definitely regretting my choice of venue at this point.  arggggh!

     

     
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    krissycake    November 21, 2009   orlando,fl

    oh boo! =(  our venue actually got a whole change of staff as well, but so far, so good....we shall keep our fingers crossed.  i am wishing you the best!!

     
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    mrbee    March 5, 2005   New York City, New York

    Yah this is super common... there's not much money in coordinating for venues, whereas there's lots of money in coordinating for brides.

    The only true solution is to hire a coordinator, and to make sure to get all promises in writing - preferably in contract form!!

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    Wow, that does seem a bit excessive. I haven't had any problems like that, fingers crossed. I'm sure everything will turn out great in the end, though!

     
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    jesssr       Toronto

    i have to agree with mr bee, hire a wedding planner yourself and let them deal with it! [though i may be biased as an event planner myself]

     
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    elephant    April 2011  

    Hopefully everything will work out for you.  We booked over a year before our wedding, so there's a chance that could happen to us. We also have a wedding planner, so she'll know all of the plans and be able to work it out with the venue.

     
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    AzinAugust    August 2010   Sedona, AZ

    Ms Mojito,

    That is scary! Personally Tlaquepaque (www.tlaq.com) has only had one coordinator who I believe started there 10 years ago- but the wedding business in Sedona is considerably smaller than in the Valley. Best wishes to you on better communication! :o)

     
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    Ms. Mojito    March 27, 2010   Phoenix, AZ

    Thanks! I think a wedding planner would definitely help.  I appreciate the support everyone :-)

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    I've heard of this happening a lot too! I agree with the others - you should try to get a planner to make sure that you have the same person working with you throughout -that should cut a lot of stress out!!

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    ditto with the pp.  if you hire a planner it will definitely take some pressure and anxiety away.

     
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    Ms. Mojito    March 27, 2010   Phoenix, AZ

    @Ms. Ladybug-I know-it IS scary!  Sedona will be beautiful :-)Thanks for the best wishes and good luck!

     

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