Wedding Planning

Counting Down The Days Until “I Do”

There are many guides available to help you plan your overall wedding, offering a broad guideline to the average 15 month engagement. However, there are very few checklists available to help you prepare for the last few weeks leading up to your big day. Certainly this list isn’t exhaustive, but we will help remind you of some of the important details that you may have overlooked.

Top 10 Hints and Tips for making the most of your day.

1. You will most likely feel dehydrated prior to the ceremony (something about all the excitement and nervous energy) so make sure you drink plenty of water in the morning.
2. Allow yourself some time between hair and makeup and leaving to the ceremony to have something to eat and relax.
3. Give mum something really important to do in the morning. Mums like being involved, and if you have a mum that panics, the best thing you can do is give her something to do to take her mind off things. This will help you relax too.
4. Even if you don’t like having your photo taken, do take the time to have bridal photos (allow one hour). You will regret it if you don’t.
5. Don’t panic if you are running a few minutes late. It is perfectly acceptable to be up to 10 minutes late to your own wedding. Far better than arriving prior to your guests!
6. During the night, take your groom’s hand and take some time to look around and enjoy the moment. Yes, all these people are here because they love you.
7. Use the time between entree and main courses to do the round of your guests and thank them for attending.
8. Trust your suppliers. They are professionals in their field and will take care of little details and issues that arise. Don’t micro-manage your suppliers. Just relax and know that everything is going to plan.
9. You can be assured that there will be at least one thing that happens during the night…a broken glass, the spilling of red wine. Don’t worry about it. You cannot control these things. Just let it go.
10. Remember, this is your wedding day. It is not a dress rehearsal. It is not a grand photo shoot. It is the day you make your commitments. Remember why you are here and let love conquer all.

Download the chart here Counting Down the Days until I do.