Wedding Tips

Tips For The Bride

Budgets are boring but very important, set your spending limit early to avoid any unexpected bills after the wedding day.

If you’re not a born organiser then delegate some of the jobs to your maid of honour, bridesmaids, mother and mother – in – law. They would love to get involved.

When buying your dress take a pair of heels with you also wear skin colour underwear and keep an open mind.

When looking for your wedding dress be realistic, what you dream off may not be the dress for you.

Make sure you try all style dresses on before you make your mind up, there are a lot of styles out there.

Let the groom have his say in the wedding day organisation, even if you don’t totally agree just remember it is his day too.

Each season brings new and vibrant fragrances and colours with it, consult your florist as there may be flowers you haven’t even thought about, they will be able to offer you creative ideas.

Have a hair rehearsal well in advance of the wedding day, and make sure to tell your hairdresser if you are wearing a veil or a head piece.

Exfoliate your face and body before the wedding, get a good body scrub and do it at least 3 – 4 days a week to get rid of any dry skin.

Eat healthily before the wedding include lots of fruit juices in your diet, tomato juice is very good for your skin.

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Tips For The Best Man

Organise the stag party – Giving the groom a night to remember with all his mates is one of the most important things you’ll do. If your planning on eating before you start drinking it’s always nice to include the fathers and younger siblings who wouldn’t otherwise get a chance to be apart of the stag night.

Write your speech – Lets face it, we have all heard some interesting speeches in out lifetimes. Your goal is for your speech to be remembered for it’s classiness rather than the number of many embarrassing stories you can share with the grooms family and loved ones. The stories are great and should be a part of the speech, but remember to finish with something honest and heart-warming. Finally, don’t be nervous, it is one of the only occasion you will speak publicly where everyone is on your side.

Remember your best man duties on the day – Don’t forget some of the thing that your job title requires, including holding the rings and keeping them safe until they are exchanged and the signing of the marriage certificates.

The Reception – We all know how much fun you can have at a wedding reception. After giving your speech you will surely like to let loose and have a good time, just remember it is important that you are able to help a little after the party is over. You may be asked to take the newlyweds to the hotel or even the airport. If not you may be asked to help clean the reception room or help with the collection or storage of presents.

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Tips For The Groom - Tux or Suit?

Talk to your fiancée about the formality of your wedding. A formal wedding almost always calls for the groom, best man and ushers to wear tuxedos. However for a semi formal wedding a dark suit with an off white shirt is a popular choice and khaki or white suits are often a good choice for summer or destination weddings.

Rent or purchase – Estimate how many events where you might be able to wear the attire in the future to justify the purchase. If you don’t expect to wear it again within a couple of years, it will save you money to rent instead of purchase.

How should the best men and ushers tuxes differ from mine – While back in the day it was traditional for the wedding party to wear the identical clothing today it’s completely acceptable and practised for the groom to differentiate himself. This can be achieved by either wearing a totally different suit or you could differentiate by having a different coloured cravat or shirt.

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Tips For The Maid Of Honour

Being a maid of honour is a very big responsibility. It’s an honour and a promise that you will be there next to the bride throughout the whole process.

You should be ready to attend and even organise every pre-nuptial party. This includes engagement party, bridal showers and hen party.

When it comes to the invitations you should be on hand to help write them, add any finishing touches and post them if required.

Depending on what the bride to be has arranged for favours, if they need to be made, you should arrange an evening for close friends and family to do this together. The bride to be will appreciate having her close friends and family involved in creating part of her special day.

You may be asked to keep the bridesmaids up to date with fitting appointments, rehearsal dates and anything else the bride to be asks.

On the day of the wedding you should arrive at the bride’s house as early as possible to help with hair, make up and help get the younger bridesmaids get ready.

You should be on hand to help with the veil whilst the bride is walking into church and make sure the bridesmaids are in the right order walking behind the bride.

During the ceremony the bride will pass you her bouquet to hold whilst they do the exchanging of the rings and reading the vowels out.

Once at the reception you should check that all the guests are happy and then relax and enjoy the rest of the day

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Tips For Booking Your Photographer

Good photographers take bookings 2 years in advance for the popular dates, so please ensure that as soon as you have booked the date for your Wedding that you book a good photographer as a matter of importance.

Visit your photographer at his studio and view samples of actual Weddings rather than a few one off stunning pictures. This will give you a good idea as to the quality and content of a complete Wedding coverage.

Tell your photographer the type and style of photographs you expect to be taken. There is a strong tendency at the moment to cover Weddings in a more informal way but you may also like some traditional, classic shots as well. So please make sure that you and your photographer know what you would like before the big day. It cannot be done afterwards.

If you are happy with the photographer and want to book up then a further question you should ask is, 'Will it actually be you photographing our Wedding?". So many Brides and Grooms are disappointed on the day to find that their chosen photographer has sent along an assistant as they may be at another Wedding.

If you are having extra guests in the evening, which is popular nowadays, and you want the evening event covered then do not assume the photographer will be there as part of the service. Many photographers charge extra for this, so please ask.

Arrange, if possible, a meeting with your photographer a few weeks before the day, perhaps at your Wedding venue, to finalise details and run through a timetable for the day. You would not want your Wedding Breakfast to be ruined due to the photographs going on longer than you anticipated.

Look out for Wedding Fairs, where you will be able to meet several different photographers and view their different styles etc.

Ensure your photographer is a full time professional and is a qualified member of a recognised photographic association. If he or she is then they will have indemnity insurance and will work to a high standard that has been previously examined. Do not trust the only visual lasting memories of your Wedding to a part time amateur.

Wedding Tip Provided By: Nick Tolley