DeeVine Dialouges

Let’s talk a little business about your wedding. It is a huge investment after all. Say you paid 20,000 total (which is the average in the chicago suburbs, btdubs), and your average wedding length is 8 hours. That is $2,500 an hour. Uhh, you better make good use of your time. Nothing is more satisfying from an event coordinator’s perspective than completing a crucial task EXACTLY on the dot. We like to repeat this experience as much as we can, not only for our own sick gains (seriously, it’s a little addicting), but so you have the smoothest, most efficient big day possible for you and your guests memories. No, no… this just isn’t right… must wait… 1 minute... SATISFACTION HAS ARRIVED! All is now well and balanced in the world. Fortunately, we are coordinating events practically every weekend of our lives, hear the same things (more on this at a later date), get asked the same questions ( ooooh, like what? ), and know the ways that you can get the ...

Most weekends of the last three years of my life have been stationed in wedding venues in the suburbs of Chicago performing a variety of event duties.  Formally, I am an Ceremony Assistant, DJ assistant, and a Photo Booth Attendant.  Efficiently, (and what looks stellar on the ole resume), I am an Event Coordinator.  Whether the wedding has 100 or 400 guests, the same occurrence is expected: the vendor questions. Ahead is compiled the 5 most frequent questions asked of us, almost guaranteed, at every wedding. #1: “So what is it that you actually DO?” Well, as an event coordinator, I coordinate events. Err… That involves a complicated answer.  Over 200 weddings and ceremonies have brought me a variety of responsibilities. In one single, momentous day, I have been: Bubble Distributor -- quick, the ceremony starts in 7 minutes - and we need those bubbles NOW! These bubbles, right? Traffic Controller -- things get confusing when ...