Crucial Wedding Day Tips

You want your wedding day to be perfect so consider these tips to deal with those issues that can potentially make your day run less smoothly.

Ceremony Music
Your guests are likely to be waiting for around 20-30 minutes for the service to begin, so rather than them have to wait in silence, carefully choose some ambient prelude music that will suit the tone and mood of your ceremony.

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You'll also need to remember to check with your ceremony venue,(whether religious or civil), as each venue will have its own rules around what type of music can be played before, during and whilst exiting your ceremony.

Children's Corner

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If you have a marquee or large enough venue, set aside a a corner of the room with large bean bags, for children to sit, hang out... or have a bit of a nap! Have a 'Pick and Mix' area of sweets for children- place a bag on each setting place setting where there are children and allow them to help themselves. A reasonably priced treat that kids will love!

Disposable cameras

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Disposable cameras are often an addition you will see on wedding tables, which in principal is a nice idea, but in reality how many pictures will be of the floor/wall/table? Or self-portraits with full-on close ups of nostrils?  Or pictures of random items in the room, taken by your helpful 6 year old nephew?

Added to that are often grainy, poorly lit photos, which will most probably make it nowhere near your wedding day photo album. Instead, ask your guests to take digital photos with cameras, or their mobile phones and send them to you electronically - you'll get far better quality pictures.

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Drinking Tip
Dont get carried away and drink too much early in your wedding day - the day will literally just fly-by anyway, so you want to remember as much as possible, as clearly as possible!

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First dance
If you're feeling adventurous, why not surprise your guests with your first dance and take professional dancing lessons? This can be as simple as learning the waltz - or as elaborate as learning a full on dance routine with your hubby! It'll give you and your intended, something extra special to share before, during and after your wedding day - and the looks on your guests; faces will be priceless.

Guest's 'Promise Book'

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Have some fun and create a 'promise book' - written by your guests! leave slips of paper on each table and ask your guests to write down at least one thing that you should do for one another as a couple. depending on your guests, the results should be romantic, fun and possibly a bit saucy!

Keep Perspective

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Keep a firm hold of what your day is really about and try not to loose perspective in the organization and planning. Beautiful aesthetics and good food are always a lovely addition to any wedding but how many weddings have you been to, where the most memorable thing about the day was the meal? It's more likely that you cant even remember what you had! Your guests are there to see you get married, not closely inspect your choice of decoration and color scheme. You're entering into marriage with the person you love and adore and that's all you'll care about on the day.

Last Night

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The  night before the wedding, get together with close friends, family and loved ones - go for dinner, have a few drinks, talk about everything and anything - laugh, cry, dance- around, relax - wherever the mood takes you. this is a beginning of your wedding celebrations, so make your last unmarried night a magical and memorable one.


Let Go!

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Don't anchor your hopes and dreams for your wedding day on absolute precision and perfection - nothing ever works like that. Once the wheels are in motion, there'll likely be a few hiccups, how you react to those hiccups will either make or break your day. you'll have plenty of people around you to help iron out any issues, so try not to lose your cool

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Outdoors Fun!
If there's a grassy area outside of your reception, see if you can set up a game like croquet or soft tennis - or other over-sized games. This is a great fun for children and adults alike1 you'll need permission from the venue first,of course.

Peace & Quiet

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If you can, have a quiet area, away from your entertainment where people can talk and have a break from the general hubbub and noise. Decorate a table and leave out some mints or sweets. You can even put up a little sign designating the area.


Seating
Try having a U-shape or E-shape table configuration for your wedding breakfast- this will mean that you and your guests can all see one another, which facilitates conversation and mingling.

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Shop Early
If you're a stickler for detail and you want everything to be 'just-so' in terms of theme and/or color coordination, then make sure you shop for the finer detail early on. You don't want to find yourself stressing a week before the wedding, because you can't find the exact shade of lilac ribbon for your flower girl's pony tail!


Table plan

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Don't get sucked into obsessing about your table plan. Trying to keep everyone happy, especially if there are family 'issues', can be an anxiety-inducing experience - but you'll never make everyone 100% happy. And you'll be surprised at how willing people are to put their differences aside for your sakes - after all, it is only for a few hours.

Weather Watch!

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Try not to worry too much about the weather. If you're a resident of the UK, you should be used to the erratic summers by now,(not to mention the ever-changing weather forecasts). In the week running up to your wedding, the temptation may be to obsess over every meteorological nuance, which will either give you the serious grumps, or at best, a shaky sense of well being.


Unfortunately, you're on to a loser in terms of being able to feel reassured that the sun will make a glorious appearance on the day. Instead, choose to have a pragmatic stance about the weather and talk with your photographer about alternatives for inside photos, if need be.

And even if the heavens do decide to ope, you'll be far too ecstatic to care!

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Wedding Cocktail
Make-up your own cocktail, (or use your favorite cocktail) and name it after you and your husband! If you can stretch to it,have it in a punch bowl and allow the guests to help themselves.
















Source:  Myriad Brides Guide- Advice On Planning The Perfect Wedding (www.myriadbooks.com) 



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