Wedding Day Reminders: Ensuring a Smooth and Joyful Celebration

Planning a wedding involves many moving parts, and it's easy to overlook small but essential details. Here’s a comprehensive guide to ensure your big day goes off without a hitch.

Family Formal Combinations

Communication is Key: Ensure everyone listed for family formal photos knows when and where to be. If you haven't provided a list of family combinations, please do so as soon as possible. This helps the photo session proceed smoothly and quickly. Additionally, having a designated person to call each family group can make this process even more efficient.

Bride and Bridesmaids

Be Ready on Time: The mother of the bride and bridesmaids should be fully dressed and ready before the bride. Schedule hair and makeup accordingly to avoid any delays.

Father of the Bride

Timing and Location: Inform the father of the bride about where he needs to be and when. He should be dressed and ready to go on time.

Flat-Lay Details

Gather Your Keepsakes: To capture beautiful flat-lay photos, gather items you’d like to include, such as:

• Paper Products: Invitation card set, RSVP, place cards, wedding dinner menu

• Florals: Extra florals or petals from the florist

• Bride: Perfume, rings, earrings, bracelet, jewelry, vows, shoes, etc.

• Groom: Cologne, rings, watch, jewelry, tie, belt, vows, shoes, etc.

Touch-Ups

Makeup: Ensure you have touch-up lipstick and powder for the day. Coordinate this with your makeup artist before the wedding.

Skin Care

Avoid Popping Pimples: Bright yellow pimples are easier to retouch in photos than inflamed, reddish skin.

Wedding Party Gifts

Capture the Moment: Have any gifts for your wedding party ready where you’ll be getting dressed so we can capture these special moments.

Snacks and Hydration

Stay Energized: Don’t forget snacks and drinks for you and your wedding party, and possibly your families.Snacks and Hydration

Love Letters

A Touching Tradition: Consider writing love letters to each other. It’s a great way to slow down and remember why you’re there. These moments are wonderful to capture on camera.

Dress Hanger

Presentation Matters: Have a decorative hanger for wedding and bridal dresses. It doesn’t need to be personalized, just something that looks nice and doesn’t distract from the dress.

Unplugged Ceremony

Keep It Intimate: If you prefer an unplugged ceremony, ask your officiant or DJ to remind guests before the ceremony starts.

Send Off

Plan Ahead: Ensure you have enough items (sparklers, glow sticks, etc.) for your send-off and designate someone to manage this.

Weather Considerations

Beat the Heat: If it’s over 85 degrees, have a few portable fans available. These can be placed under your dress during breaks.

Makeup Matching

Consistency is Key: If you’ve tanned, make sure your makeup artist matches your makeup to your shoulders and neck.

Suits and Accessories

Groomsmen Ready: Ensure the groomsmen know how to tie their ties, cut the back of jacket tails, and fold pocket squares correctly.

Bouquets and Boutonnieres

Flower Timing: Have your bouquets and boutonnieres delivered to the photo location at the correct time.

Final Thoughts

Relax and Enjoy: Smile often and don’t stress about minor imperfections. This is your marriage celebration, and that’s what truly matters. We are here to support you and ensure everything runs smoothly. Let’s have a blast!

By keeping these reminders in mind, you’ll be well-prepared for a beautiful and memorable wedding day.