Weddings are meant to be fun, stress free and relaxed , but often I have seen brides get upset, anxious and not really enjoying the run up to the wedding and all the planning. Its all meant to be about you as a couple and what makes you both happy -take time out to be together and remember what is really important about getting married.
Lovely Elisa had only 6 weeks to plan her wedding, but did a fab job of it. Reading her real life wedding stories (which are going to be up on the site shortly) made me want to get married all over again. Anyway she is going to guest contribute to Littlemisswedding.co.uk so what better way to start than to offer 5 top tips from one bride to another… oh and also I just love this shot of her and her husband taken just after the ceremony, by her 19 yr old brother so had to put it up!
Elisa and hubbie on the beach having just said I do!
Keep things simple at your wedding
Don’t make extra work for yourself – hire people to do it for you. Also, you’ll be surprised how everybody, with the exception of new mummies, will want to help you with some aspect of the wedding, even if it’s just offering an opinion. Do not get bogged down in logical details. Again, delegate that to someone you trust. Otherwise you’ll miss out on all those special moments you could be having with your friends and family who have put a lot of effort into being with you on your important Day.
It’s YOUR (and your man’s) wedding.
You want to please your Mums and Dads, their friends, your friends from school and uni, your work colleagues, and your cousins, most of whom you likely haven’t seen for years. You want the wedding to be a day of enchantment that pleases everyone. The best way to do that is to be selfish and do what YOU (both) want to do. A happy, relaxed couple equals a wedding everyone will fondly remember. It worked for me, anyway.
Do splurge.
No matter how frugal you are, believe me, you will not remember how much you spent on a few extra goodies and treatments for the Day. You will, however, remember how lavish and pampered you felt on one of the most magical days of your life.
Hire a videographer.
This is probably a no-brainer, but just in case anyone is thinking of skipping a videographer, don’t! There is a buzz and an energy on the Day that is a treasure to have captured on video. Not having one is hands down my biggest wedding regret.
For godssake…HAVE FUN!
I was never a dreamy wedding gal, nor did I have huge expectations for the Day. But it was absolutely the best day of my life. It was just so fun! I doubt there will be another day where you’ll get celebrity treatment from everyone you come in contact with. Your family and friends will bend over backwards to make take care of you, whether that’s getting you a chilled glass of Tattinger at 11am, making sure your cleavage is properly secured in your dress, or running to the store last minute to get mints for your bridal purse. So please, let them and have a ball!
If you have any wedding tips to share from when you got married then please do send them to me, also you can check out other wedding tips from real life brides.
Hi Elisa
Thanks so much for sharing those tips with us. I agree its worth treating yourself and pampering on the day – I was unsure whether to try and do my hair myself or get it done professionally. I am so glad that I opted for my hairdresser – I had no worries, was utterly relaxed leaving it in the hands of a pro and looked much better than I could have ever done myself. It was so worth the extra bit of money spent.
Its also very important to remember that it it you and your mans wedding – I agree – and make decisions based on that not on what everyone else wants! Thanks so much
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