CAREERS
Want to work weddings?
After getting so many emails about working for I Do… Weddings, we thought having some information on our website would make it easier to give out some information! There’s more to our job than flowers and pretty dresses. If you have additional questions or are still interested after learning all the nitty gritty, please reach out to us below!
How do I become a coordinator with I Do… Weddings?
Great question to start with! Every coordinator starts out with an unpaid internship. This is very common in the event industry. If you are interested, we will ask for a resume and set up a semi-formal interview. If we decide you’re a good fit for our internship, we’ll let you know! We can set up a coffee date where we will go over the details of your internship and get your calendar figured out. This is a great time to get all your questions answered upfront.
What does the internship look like?
Your internship will consist of you shadowing four weddings with at least two of our coordinators on staff. This will give you the opportunity to get hands-on experience at a wedding and see how our I Do… Crew operates. If you show that you are able to handle the busyness of a wedding day, we will add you to our roster of available coordinators.
What does it mean to be a coordinator?
You will be the point of contact on a wedding day for all of the vendors. You will do all the decoration of the venue and continually check in with the bride and groom and other vendors. You are there to do whatever anyone needs. You will follow the timeline to get everyone down the aisle, into the reception, and out in the grand exit. You will also be tasked with clean up.
What does the pay for a coordinator look like?
It’s going to depend on a couple things: the location of the wedding, the season of the wedding, and the time commitment of the wedding. There will be a coordinator fee for each wedding and depending on the location, you may get mileage too. If the venue is over two hours away, then you will also be able to stay in a hotel room that will be booked on your behalf. After your first season as a coordinator, you will get a raise dependent on performance.
Do I need to live in Knoxville to work for I Do…?
Considering about 75% of our weddings take place in Knoxville and the Smoky Mountain area, it is ideal if you live in the Knoxville area. You will only be compensated for mileage based on the distance from the venue to downtown Knoxville since that’s where we are headquartered. You are welcome to live elsewhere, but you will not receive more mileage.
Do I need experience working in weddings?
That’s a huge plus! But the biggest thing you need to be a coordinator is the ability to be detail-oriented and communicate well. The more organized and flexible you can be, the better. Once you work with one of our coordinators, you’ll figure out how our crew does things and you can just do what we do!
What is the time commitment?
You will have to attend the layout meeting about a month before the wedding day in order to figure out set up details and finalize the timeline. We will send out the timeline to all the wedding vendors about two weeks before the wedding. On the wedding weekend, you’ll be expected to attend the rehearsal the day before for approximately an hour. For wedding days, you can expect the entire day to be busy with wedding tasks!