A couple walks hand in hand through sunlit trees on their wedding day, the bride's veil trailing behind them.

Wedding coordination in the Metro East and St. Louis

Less stress, more meaning

20+couples coordinated 5years in the Metro East Serving the Metro East & St. Louis Venues from SIUE Gardens to the City Museum

The part nobody tells you

Who runs the day you planned?

Every vendor is booked. Every decision is made. And on the day, someone still has to confirm the florist, cue the toasts, fix the boutonniere, and tell the DJ the schedule moved. Without a coordinator, that someone is you, or your mom, working the wedding instead of living it.

One more thing venues rarely say out loud: the venue coordinator works for the venue. Their job is the building. A wedding coordinator works for you. Here is the difference, in plain English →

What we do

How it
works

01Share your vision

It starts with a call about your day: the guest count, the atmosphere, the moments that matter most to you. You have the vision. Klea learns it inside and out.

02Two months out

Day-of coordination actually begins two months before the wedding. Klea builds your final timeline, confirms every vendor, and reviews the contracts, so nothing is left to chance.

03Be present

On the day, Klea runs setup, vendors, and transitions from rehearsal through the last dance. Every logistic lives in her hands. You get to be there for all of it.

As much help as you want

Coordination,
your way

Coordination with Events By Klay runs $450 to $2,500 depending on scope. Most couples invest $1,600 to $2,500, and every package is spelled out, price included, on the services page. No mystery quotes. For context, Wedistry’s 2025 cost guide puts national day-of coordination at $1,200 to $2,000.

Wedding Coordination

The signature service

Full day-of management that starts two months out. Timeline, vendors, rehearsal, and the day itself.

What's included

Wedding Coordination

  • Final timeline creation & management
  • Vendor coordination & confirmation
  • Rehearsal coordination (up to 2 hours)
  • Full on-site oversight, setup to send-off

Partial Planning

Finish strong

You’ve booked most of it. Klea helps with the final stretch, including contract review and vendor gaps.

What's included

Partial Planning

  • Contract review
  • Vendor recommendations
  • Everything in Wedding Coordination

Setup & Teardown

The heavy lifting

A 3 to 4 hour engagement for couples who need expert hands on the room, not the whole day.

What's included

Setup & Teardown

  • Décor placement & seating chart execution
  • Breakdown supervision
  • Also for showers, graduations & celebrations

Love letters

“Klea was the absolute MVP of our wedding!! After our first coordinator had to drop out, she swooped in and saved the day.”

Elizabeth G · The Knot

“She was incredibly organized, decorated the whole venue beautifully, was prepared for literally everything and so personable!”
Caitlyn T · The Knot
“it was truly the best gift to myself to take off all the wedding stress, and let myself enjoy the moment”
Iris D · The Knot
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A joyful wedding party walks together through a sunlit tree line, bouquets of sunflowers and wildflowers in hand.

Why Klea

Calm during the storm

Klea spent years managing complex cases and logistics before she started coordinating weddings, and she brings that same operations backbone to your day. Behind the warmth is a system.

Based in Glen Carbon, she has coordinated 20+ weddings across the Metro East and St. Louis since 2021: SIUE Gardens, The Ink House, the City Museum, the Jewel Box, and a 300-guest wedding in Alton. On your day, she is the calm shield between you and every logistic, so the people you love, including you, get to be guests.

Meet Klea

Questions couples ask

Asked &
answered

Is a day-of coordinator worth it?

For most Metro East and St. Louis couples, a day-of coordinator is the difference between attending your wedding and working it. Events By Klay takes over the timeline, the vendors, and the setup, so the plan you spent months building actually happens while you stay in the moment.

How much does a day-of coordinator cost?

Events By Klay coordination ranges from $450 to $2,500 depending on scope, and most couples invest between $1,600 and $2,500. Every package is listed on the services page, so you never have to book a call just to learn a number.

What is the difference between a venue coordinator and a wedding coordinator?

A venue coordinator works for the venue: the building, its staff, and its schedule. A wedding coordinator like Klea works for you: she confirms every vendor, runs your rehearsal, manages your timeline, and solves the day’s problems, including the ones that have nothing to do with the building.

When do you actually start working? Is day-of really just the day of?

Day-of coordination at Events By Klay begins two months before the wedding. Klea builds the final timeline, confirms and coordinates every vendor, reviews contracts, and runs the rehearsal before running the day itself. The industry sometimes calls this same service month-of coordination.

Can’t a friend or family member just do it?

Handing the day to a friend or your mom means someone you love works your wedding instead of living it. Events By Klay exists so every person on the guest list, including the two of you, gets to be a guest. Klea holds the timeline, the vendors, and the surprises.

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