Be it extravagant or intimate.
It is your wedding. A truly exciting time for you and your family. Enjoy the romance
and the excitement of the event. Even the process leading to it. Here are some points
to keep in mind to ensure that everything goes as you wished.
Finding out who is available
and referrals are great ways to find professionals offering quality wedding services
and products. Listen to friends and family you trust. They can offer valuable advice
about the vendors they have dealt with in the past.
Use the Internet. The Internet
provides abundant resources for planning your wedding. Plus, you can click onto
wedding suppliers' websites. Call and request information and price lists to be
sent. Use the Net. It is a great way to inquire about services. And it saves time.
Words don't mean anything. Do
not assume that a wedding supplier (video grapier, photographer, etc.) you spoke
to over the phone will be at your wedding as promised. Get written quotations and
commitments. Do not assume that you have understood terms - or the vendor has understood
your requirements. Ask. Explain. Clarify.
Tipping
A tip is presented to someone
to express your gratitude for their gracious and efficient service. Usually these
wedding suppliers have gone out of their way to make your day extra special. Designate
someone you trust to hand out the tips at the end of the celebrations. (Wait until
after the service has been rendered.) Consider tipping the: caterer, site coordinator,
manager, bartender, limousine driver, musician, disk jockey, delivery personnel,
make-up artist, hair stylist, and the wedding consultant.
Get a cooperative crew: Make
sure that the teams you hire are polite, cooperative and that your personalities
click. It is your wedding day. You don't want to hire someone you don't get along
with especially since you will be spending a lot of time with them.
Book Early
Once you
have decided the wedding date, start booking your ceremony location, banquet facility,
caterer, photographer / videographer and honeymoon as soon as possible.
Communicate
The bride and groom
and their families should keep the communication channels clear and open. Discuss
wedding decisions, especially those regarding expenditure. It's a good idea to stay
in constant touch with your wedding suppliers. Reconfirm plans and arrangements
with the wedding suppliers a few days before the event.
Relax, exercise, eat healthy
and take care of yourself.
Enjoy the planning process.
Make it as memorable and joyful as your wedding day!