The Organised Bride

The Organised Bride

Your wedding planner will become one of your closest confidants during your wedding planning journey; listening to your ideas and concerns, wants and needs, and so it's vital you feel a genuine connection and understanding with them. In addition to this, you'll also want to make sure you're on the same level with the following: 

Budget: Not only do you need to consider the cost of the wedding planner themselves, but also the types of budgets they're used to working with. Choosing someone who works with budgets outside your range (higher or lower!) can lead to trouble with selecting your venue, vendors and more. 

Style: Just like with budget, choosing a wedding planner who has a similar aesthetic and style to you is really important to ensure they understand your vision and can easily help you bring your dream day to life. 

Communication: Understanding each other's communication styles will be hugely important in ensuring a smooth wedding planning journey. If you love to jump on the phone but they only ever respond via email, you may feel frustrated. 

Services: Take a detailed look at exactly what is included in their packages to ensure it covers everything you need. You don't want to get down the road and realise there are parts of the planning process that has been miscommunicated. Most planners are open to creating bespoke packages so don't be afraid to ask for exactly what you want. 

I hope this is helpful in guiding you to the right planner for your wedding! 

The Organised Bride

Just as choosing who to add on and leave off the guest list is full of tricky decisions and potential conflict, so too can be the task of choosing who to include in your bridal party. Once you've made your decision on who you want to have stand beside you, you may want to find meaningful ways to include your close friends in the day, who aren't part of the bridal party. These are some of the ways we love... 

Usher: Perfect for the friend or family member that will know a lot of other people at the wedding, your ushers will meet and greet guests before the ceremony and guide them where to go, hand out programs (if you're having them) and if you're having an indoor ceremony, may even be the ones who open the doors for the bride, ready for her to walk down the aisle. Ushers are a really important role in making sure the ceremony runs smoothly and will be an honour for your selected people. 

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MC: For the confident friend that doesn't shy away from public speaking, hosting the reception as MC is a huge honour, and something I have no doubt your friends would be over the moon to do for you. You'll get to work with them in the lead up to the day on the running order of the reception, and their contribution will be remembered by you for many, many years to come. 

Dress Fittings: If you have multiple shopping trips or dress fittings, brining your friends along to get a sneak peek at the dress before anyone else will make them feel so included and a special part of your day. Just make sure they're someone that’s able to keep what your dress looks like a secret! 

The Organised Bride

While this won't be the domain of all wedding planners, styling is right in our wheelhouse! Included in our full wedding planning and day of coordination packages is conceptualisation, set up and styling of your wedding venue from top to bottom.