Ultimate Guide to a Successful Wedding Day: Essential Tips and Tricks

Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, a day filled with love, laughter, and a whole lot of memories. However, it's also a day that requires meticulous planning and execution. To ensure everything goes smoothly, we've compiled a list of essential tips and tricks for a successful wedding day.

 

Firstly, consider creating a comprehensive timeline of your day, from the moment you wake up to the moment you bid your guests goodbye. Include everything - hair and makeup appointments, photo sessions, ceremony timings, and other important details. This will help you, your wedding party, and your vendors stay on track.

 

Next, make sure to designate a trusted point person. This could be a professional wedding planner, a member of your wedding party, or a family member. This person will be responsible for handling any last-minute issues that arise, co-ordinating entrances and family photos, and keeping things running on time. This will come in handy when someone blocks crucial shots to record you with an iPad or someone walks into the aisle as you're making your entrance - yes, we've seen it happen!)

 

For an Anand Karaj, if you're the bride and are having your brothers stand around you during laavaan, try to make sure there aren't too many, and that they don't walk with you the entire time if you'd like clean shots of the bride and groom during laavaan.

 

For South Asian Weddings, try to keep your dupatta light and not heavy, so that you can remain comfortable throughout the day and get beautiful veil shots.

 

The night before the wedding, have the invitations, rings, shoes, perfume, or any other sentimental items you'd like to include in a flat lay or morning photos ready to go, so that the photographer can take these pictures as soon as they arrive.

 

Create a shot list of the pictures that are most important to you during your wedding, so that your photographer can make sure to capture those special memories. Additionally, you can point out family members that are really special to you during the pre-events, so that the photographer can make sure to capture enough of pictures of them.

 

When you're walking down the aisle during an Anand Karaj, try to walk with just the Rumala Sahib, so that the bouquet isn't blocking part of your face in pictures.

 

Grooms, try to make sure you don't have anything in your pant pockets (i.e. phone, wallet), because it will show in pictures!

 

Cocktail hour is a great time to get portrait style photos of close family in front of your decor with the bride and groom.

 

Another crucial tip is to plan for the unexpected. No matter how carefully you plan, there's always a chance that something might not go according to plan. Whether it's the weather, a delayed vendor, or a missing accessory, it's essential to stay flexible and maintain a positive attitude.

 

Lastly, remember to take a moment for yourself. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the wedding day, it's easy to forget to pause and soak in the moment. Take a few minutes to breathe, look around, and truly enjoy the day you've worked so hard to plan.

 

Your wedding day is a celebration of your love and commitment. With careful planning, a positive attitude, and the right support system, your day can be everything you've dreamed of and more. Regardless of any hiccups that may occur, remember the reason why you're there - to celebrate your love for each other. That's the most important thing.