PLANNING Less Stress 13843 views
As the wedding season fast approaches, the team at top London event planner and caterer, Red Snapper Events is no stranger to an anxious bride or two. However, having recently celebrated its 5th birthday, there is a wealth of experience on hand to make the run up to the big day a whole lot less stressful. Damian Clarkson, Managing Director, shares his top ten tips to staying organized whilst keeping the fun alive in planning your wedding.
1. Table Talk
The politics of table plans can often be stressful. Make them more lighthearted by picking names out of a hat. You’d be surprised who will chat to who once the party gets into full swing.
2. Entertain Me
Kill two birds with one stone - when talking to caterers and other suppliers, enquire as to what else they could do for you and what other suppliers they work with. Tasting sessions are a great chance to do this and preview table settings, wine and flowers for example as well as food.
3. Party Girl
Arrange planning parties with girl friends at home, I’m sure the ideas will get flowing along with the wine.
4. Free Time
Approach friends and relatives who are not working or have some spare time on their hands and might be willing to help take on some organising for you – especially helpful if they are local to the wedding venue. Be very careful, however, not to pressurize people into helping and be sympathetic to other commitments they may have.
5. Control Freak
On the other hand, don’t let them take control of the wedding and get carried away with their own ideas. Remember it is your special day – no one else’s!
6. Personal Touch
Allow your wedding to be individual and reflect your personality. Keep things as simple as possible by picking a theme or idea based on your own instincts and sticking to it. You don’t always need to keep up with the Jones’ and latest top fashions.
7. Early Bird
Try and set deadlines early on, make an event plan incorporating everything, possibly input it into a spreadsheet with contact details and whose responsibility every task is. You could even post it onto a wall at home or in the office to keep you on track.
8. Nice to Meet You...
Make meetings with planners more interesting by socializing with them – meet for lunch or a cocktail after work.
9. Phone a Friend
Ask the people around you for initial tips and recommendations - friends or work colleagues, who have recently got married, could prove invaluable for a few corner-cutting suggestions!
10. Get Focussed
Above all don’t loose sight of the fact that a wedding is supposed to be a social, happy and fun occasion. Guests attending are there to celebrate with the happy couple and wish them luck, not criticize their choices.
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