During my wedding planning consultations, I often begin with an open discussion with the wedding couple about their plans in order to identify areas which require the most attention. This allows me to easily come up with simple and tried solutions to help them along this process.
I have recently looked over my notebooks and noticed that three areas come up quite a lot in our conversations - music, venue decorating and photography.
Over the next three days I will be revealing a few simple solutions referring to these hot topics, so remember to join me on my Instagram and Facebook stories.
WEDDING MUSIC
There's really three questions to ask yourselves when planning for your wedding music:⠀
What? When? and How?
It is definitely worth looking at the types of music and songs you would like to have at your wedding, across the different parts of your day.
Will you be having music for your ceremony and will you entertain your guests during the drinks reception? Finally, are you planning for background music in your Wedding Breakfast?
It is also particularly important to consider how this music will be supplied - are you thinking of live music or will it be music supplied on a digital device? Does your venue supply you with a sound system?
You can now see why it is important to spend some time thinking about this part of your wedding planning too.
WEDDING VENUE DECORATING
There's much logistical planning needed when it comes to wedding venue decorating.⠀
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Having delivered weddings operationally for over four and a half years, I will tell you exactly what elements of planning for your venue decorating you should consider.
There’s really three integral wedding planning elements to consider when thinking about venue decorating:
1) Will your decorations vary between the different parts of your day? Are your decorations portable and easy to move?
2) Does it all require a specific setup and who will be looking after this? Including turnarounds and moves between different stages of your special day.
3) When does it all need setup? Is early access for setup permitted or will your venue permit setup the day before your wedding?
Venue Decorating does indeed take a lot of planning and it needs a lot of consideration - at the end of the day it only happens once.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
I see a lot of couples forgetting to think about this important element - which in turn will produce one of the only physical memorabilia of your special day. Of course, your professional photographer will have a perfect plan for your day, but if there’s any particular photos you want to have - you will need to consider these early. Once again, you’ve only got one chance to get these right!
I often recommend for couples to meet with their photographer for a briefing to discuss exactly what photos you want taken on your wedding day. Plan and discuss your timings and locations - if you’re planning to travel to a remote location for your wedding photography, you will need to take timings particularly into account.
Finally, who from your wedding party will be responsible for family portraits? Even the most experienced photographer might struggle with this when they don’t know individual members of your family - will you allocate somebody to take charge of this?
I hope you found this blog and my Instagram and Facebook stories useful - let me know in the comments below if there’s any other topics you’d like me to touch upon in my next series of wedding planning tips by the Wedding Guru - Oskar.
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