A Guide to Organising Your Perfect Wedding Day
February 23, 2010
Your boyfriend is now your fiancé and everything is a in swirl. It’s time to start organising for the big day. Yep, it’s true that recession is making everyone think twice about weddings but you can easily cut out any unnecessary expenditure to still walk away a happy Bride and Groom. Here are a few tips to help you on the way.
The wedding dress is one of the star attractions of any big day. A white dress always delivers the goods but of course don’t be afraid to add colour to the proceedings. Colours can always be co-ordinated with what flowers you choose. The season in which you have your wedding ceremony will also have an influence on your choice of colours. Let’s face it, there’s no point using dour colours for your wedding dress in the height of summer! Use yellows in the summer whilst in Autumn aim for reds, golds, oranges and browns. The key is to use sparingly as at the end of the day it is the couple that is supposed to stand out. Dresses should be tried out everytime to make sure it fits and suits your figure. Dresses can be tried out at stores only by appointment – try to avoid weekend try-outs as they tend to be the busiest. Bring along a friend or relative for a honest opinion. If you want to do a little research beforehand then grab a handful of wedding magazines or browse the web for inspiration!
Finally, make sure your bridesmaids are equally stunning and the men turn out in waist coats. Of course, all must be co-ordinated with the marrying couple or else wedding photos will end up looking a little contrasty!
Make sure all tasks are broken up and properly assigned to friends, mothers and grooms. Hire a wedding planner if things get a little out of hand. They’ll get everything just right for you and keep you all in loop on everything. However, wedding planners do come at a price. The best tip is try to do things yourself but split the tasks into bite sized chunks. Write down notes and keep a note book throughout. This is especially helpful if you need to keep track of a budget.
Booking a wedding venue and hotels for guests to stay has to be done well in advance. It’s probably one of the first things you need to do before the dress. There are some fantastic locations out in Gloucestershire or in London. But for those who have a taste for the exotic, you can always book abroad. But beware of the extra travel luggage and also the dreaded cancelled flights!
To make sure your magical day is captured on film and not just in memories, you need to hire a professional wedding photographer. It is essential that the person is trusted and please by all means arrange to meet up with your photographer beforehand to ensure that you can work with this person. It’s no use the photographer turning up and this is the first time you met him or her. You make sure that you and the photographer work in tandem to make sure the best moments are properly documented. By all means invite the photographer to the venue and go over the key points of the ceremony. Your wedding photographer can then determine the best position he or she can stand in on the day. There are plenty of professional people in London or the UK to help you so it’s a case of who you ‘click’ with that counts.
Local London Wedding Photographer – Hannah Jane
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