Wedding Tips To Help Make Your Wedding Day Flow Smoothly
August 27th, 2010Planning for your special day takes much longer than the actual wedding itself. Depending on the size and complexity of your wedding, you might spend weeks or months on the planning to ensure that you have the most special day of your life. Your objective is to have an organized day that is memorable for everyone. Long before your wedding invitations are mailed, you are working on all the little details of organization that are required to ensure your day comes off without a hitch. One of those little details that can easily be overlooked is planning for the movement of your wedding participants and guests throughout the day.
For example, if your wedding will be held at your church, but the reception is to be held at the country club across town, you have to anticipate how your 300 guests are going to be in the right place at the right time. It can be very helpful if you include a map and driving directions within your wedding invitations. While it is reasonable to assume that your guests can get themselves across town in the same manner that got them to the church on time, you may need to make provisions for your families and attendants. If you do not plan for this in advance, you could be left standing in front of the church with a puzzled look on your face.
But more than getting people from one location to another, it is getting and keeping your guests, family, and friends moving throughout the various “stops” of the day than can be a challenge. On arrival at each venue they need to be directed where to go. At the reception they may need guidance to the receiving line, or their table for dinner, or directed when and where to sign the guest book.
Since you are in the midst of your wedding day, and your focus is on your groom, the last thing you need to worry about is taking on the task of traffic director. This is a position that you want filled long before your wedding day arrives. Some brides do this by hiring a wedding planner, and others tap a friend or family member for the job. The key is to find someone who can get a large crowd of people to do what you want them to do, when you want them to do it, without offending anyone.