Helping Hands for your Wedding

It’s the biggest day of your life. Can you really keep all the balls in the air at the same time? If the answer is yes don’t read on. If the answer is no or not sure, read on.

Delegation is the caveat. Your wedding day should be amazing and everything you ever wished for. The lead up to it should be fun and laughter all the way. If you delegate then you have much more chance of achieving your goal in high spirits. Friends and family are only too keen to help (a little too keen sometimes) so let them.

Deciding who does what is essential. Ignore convention, it’s the one time in your life where it is really is all about you. Choose people to do different tasks depending on their individual skills.

Recommendation is key
Let’s face it, apart from deciding who you marry, the next two biggest decisions are. Where to get married and where to have the reception? Ask married couples where they had theirs and how they found the service etc. Buy wedding magazines or log on to the internet. These two decisions are obviously a couple choice. No delegation needed hear.

Make appointments with the wedding dress shops; it’s unlikely they will see you without one. Take your best friends and/or your mum; they should give you honest advice and most importantly have fun.

Ask advice on florists, find out what you want then delegate someone to ring around for prices. They can vary by hundreds of pounds. Do the same with caterers, wine merchants etc. This will save you a lot of time.

Little jobs like stationary ordering and indeed the writing of the invites. A bigger and more boring job than you think! Get a trustworthy good writer to do it for you.

Still more to do
Now it’s time for the finer details, so don’t think you can relax. Men generally love to oversee the entertainment. Let him, he needs to feel part of it. Remember about your fussy eaters, vegetarians, vegans and the like. Get someone to ring around, you’re far too busy and if a mistake is made it’s not your fault. Think of all the little jobs, ask recently married people what they would have done differently. All men learn from their own mistakes. Wise men learn from other peoples. Be wise.

The wedding co-ordinator
This American concept is getting more and more popular in the UK. Without a doubt if you can afford it this is the easiest option. Marygold Weddings in Ilkley are supposed to be very good. They take the hassle out of it all for you. Even down to making sure the speeches are on time. In the meantime have a great time organising and an even better time on your big day.