Oh, I know, the last thing you want to hear from me is that there’s another wedding vendor you need to hire. But at a recent wedding-industry event I struck up a conversation with Marni Good of Coat Check Complete, who offers her guest concierge services whenever and wherever two or more event planners or cake bakers converge. A number of insiders have reported thefts at area events, and while I don’t want to freak you out over what may be isolated incidents, it’s good to know about Good’s services no matter what.

I asked Good to share two good reasons to consider hiring her, or someone like her, for your big day.

Here’s what the coat check pro had to say:

1. You’ll get peace of mind and security. With a concierge or coat check professional at your wedding you never have to be concerned that your gifts and belongings, as well as the belongings of your guests, will leave the wedding before you or they do. The last thing you want is for your beautiful day to be ruined by theft.

2. Elegance. My services provide a touch of old-fashioned elegant pampering for your guests. In addition to checking coats and gifts, concierge service ensure that any minor emergency can be quickly and easily addressed. Another level of elegance: We provide a safe place to store coats and jackets so that they won’t be draped over the backs of chairs, detracting from the decor of your celebration.

Good and others like her work directly with the venue to secure a safe, out-of-the-way yet convenient place to set up shop. There, they not only take jackets, but they can also receive and keep your gifts. Yes, a big pile of exquisitely wrapped presents on a large, prominently placed oak table does look awfully awesome, but if your venue is open to the public or otherwise vulnerable, consider how awesome those packages will look to others who randomly happen upon them.

Good is well-versed on how much space she’ll need for each season ("for 200 guests in the winter, you will get 120 coats, but cold snaps make it 175 coats, so figure on a 10 ft. by 10 ft. or 5 ft. by 20 ft. space; in the heat of late summer we end up checking lots of suit jackets") but is likewise used to working with what’s available.

She says the one factor she and her fleet of helpers always insist on is that the items be out of sight. If a room is not available for use, she’ll work with the venue or your wedding planner to create a pipe-and-drape set-up that will cloak belongings in an attractive manner.

And about those band-aids: Good always offers comfort kits along with her virtual coat room; these are complete with hygiene products, hair pins, and other necessities of life.

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