Three roles, frequently confused, and the confusion is expensive - because a couple who think they have a planner and actually have a venue coordinator find out at about four o'clock on the day.
Venue coordinator
Works for the venue. Their job is the building: that the room is set, the staff are rostered, the bar is stocked and the property is delivered as contracted. They are the person who knows where the breaker is.
They are not managing your florist, chasing your photographer, or holding your timeline. Some will help, and most good ones do. It is not what they are paid for.
Day-of coordinator
Works for you, usually from about a month out. They take the plan you have built, turn it into a run sheet, confirm every vendor, and run the day so that nobody asks you a question. They did not plan the wedding; they land it.
This is the role most couples actually need and the one most often skipped. If you have a full-time job and a guest list over a hundred, it is the best money in the budget.
Wedding planner
Works for you, from the beginning. Budget, vendor selection, design, contracts, logistics, and the day itself. Full planning typically runs ten to fifteen per cent of the total wedding budget, and it earns it back in vendor selection alone if you are starting from nothing.
How to tell what you have
Ask one question: on my wedding day, who tells the photographer that the toasts have moved? If the answer is the venue, you have a coordinator who is being generous. If the answer is a person you hired, you have a coordinator or a planner. If the answer is your sister, you have a plan that will hold until something goes wrong.
At Pine View an on-site planner and day-of coordination are part of the fee, and it is the same contact from tour through wedding day - see what the fee covers. That covers the building and the running of the day. If you want somebody managing your vendors from twelve months out, that is a planner, and you should hire one.