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You CAN Have a Stress-Free Wedding Day
By Tiffany Wilson
From the time that every woman is a little girl, they dream about their
dream wedding. They have visions of themselves looking gorgeous
floating down the aisle in their spectacular wedding gown, of their
handsome groom gazing lovingly at them, the romantic music, the
delectable dinner, and the amazing, scrumptious cake.
What every little girl doesn’t dream about is the hectic wedding day
schedule, the tardy florist, the ripped wedding gown spaghetti strap,
and all of the other things that can go wrong. Murphy’s Law can
run rampant on a wedding day, and can reduce a glowing bride to
a blubbering mess.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. You have to admit that you cannot
stop Murphy’s Law from making an appearance, but you can lessen its
impact with some careful planning and delegation.
With all the running around that you will be doing on your wedding day,
you actually may forget to eat! A hungry bride is not a happy bride.
Before your wedding day, make arrangements to have healthy food and
water available for you and the rest of the wedding party. If you are
getting ready in a hotel, talk to the catering department
the day before and arrange to have them bring up some fruit,
light pastries, and water to your room as you are getting ready.
Then everyone can munch as they are getting their hair and makeup done.
If you are getting ready at home, pick up a fruit plate and muffins
from a local grocery store the day before.
Most often, wedding day problems are the result of miscommunication, or even
lack of communication. Key people don’t know where to be, or when.
A week before the wedding, give each key player in the wedding a
wedding day schedule, and highlight on the schedule where they
are supposed to be, and when. Provide this schedule to your
floral designer, cake artist, wedding party, family members, and
anyone else involved in the wedding. At the wedding rehearsal,
review the schedule with everyone making sure they understand it.
Carry a few extra copies with you in case someone forgets it, loses it,
or didn’t receive it.
On the day of the wedding, there will be many details, anticipated and
unanticipated, that may need attending to. It could be something with the
caterer, DJ, or any other issue. To save yourself the stress of having
to deal with these issues, designate a few “IR” (issue resolution)
people. The jobs of these IR people will be to deal with these
issues as they see fit, lessening the stress on you. If they are unsure
as to how to handle the situation, then they will come to you. Make sure
that these people are very familiar with your schedule and overall desires
for your wedding so that they can make informed decisions. You can even
assign each person to a particular aspect of the wedding, such as reception
décor, ceremony décor, etc. And of course, make sure everyone else knows
to contact these people first before coming to you with any issues.
There’s no sense in designating IR people to help you if no one knows
about them. Put each IR person’s name, the aspect of the wedding that they
are responsible for, and their contact information on the wedding day
schedule. And who should be an IR person? In most cases, you
should leave the wedding party out of this. For the majority of the day,
they are going to be with you or the groom, getting ready,
participating in pictures, and supporting you on your special day.
Instead, ask Cousin Kate, Aunt Martha, or your friend Sid, who are all
more than willing to help out.
Now a schedule is great – as long as everyone sticks to it! It’s easy to
lose track of time on this hectic day. Ask one of the bridesmaids and
groomsmen to be the “timekeeper” – they will be in charge of letting the
bridal parties know when and where they have to be. Being the
timekeeper is not an easy job on a wedding day, so be sure not to delegate
any other tasks to the timekeeper so that they can concentrate on this very important task.
Of course, unexpected things may happen causing the schedule to slip. Be aware of this
and don’t be too hard on your timekeeper.
There is no way to anticipate all of the things that could go wrong, but
you can attempt to prepare for them, once again by delegating. Ask
someone that is not in the wedding party to act as a “go-for” – “go-for” this,
“go-for” that. When the heel breaks off of your shoe, then your “go-for”
is there for you to fetch a new pair of shoes. Once again, put your “go-for’s”
name and contact information on the schedule. Your “go-for” should be willing to be available at any time during the day of your wedding, so make sure that they are
prepared to make that commitment. Once again, don’t assign this task to anyone in the wedding party. Instead, Uncle Dan has a fast little car that can deliver the ring bearer’s
juice-stained dress shirt to the 1-hour cleaners in no time.
All your hard work and planning have paid off, and you have had a magical
wedding. At the end of the wedding reception, you and the groom will
excuse yourselves to your honeymoon suite, and your guests will all make their
way home. What about the gifts? Once again, delegate. Ask a friend or
family member to pick up the gifts and cards and arrange to deliver them to your
house when you arrive home after your honeymoon.
Congratulations! You just had a stress-free wedding day!
About the Author: Tiffany Wilson is the founder of Platinum Blossom, which offers unique, personalized lotion, lip balm, and massage oil event favors for
weddings, baby showers, birthdays, and other events. Check out their
website at www.platinumblossom.com. Contact us toll free at 888-676-6607,
or by email at info@platinumblossom.com.
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