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Wedding Day
Tips: 5 Easy and Practical Wedding Day Tips For The Bride
By Lesley
Every bride
has lots of things to think about when she’s planning her
wedding, but so many tend to forget about taking care of
themselves on the day of their wedding. And it’s important
that those small, but mighty, details not escape even the most
well prepared bride!
What should
be at the TOP of every bride’s list on the day of her wedding is
to relax and enjoy it! Whether you’ve been
working with a wedding consultant or have done all the planning
and preparation on your own, it’s now the big day and you
deserve to have at least as much fun as any of your
guests.
Here are 5
simple, but practical tips to help pave the way to truly
enjoying your wedding day:
1. Making Up
is (not) Hard to Do – Create a Wedding Day Make-Up Bag
Two weeks
before the wedding, do a complete test of your wedding-day look
(make-up, hairdo and shoes) – for as long as you expect to have
it together that day so you’ll know if it will “go the
distance.” Put together a little make-up bag for touch ups that
you can take along with you the day of the wedding to keep you
looking your best. And on the big day, have a friend, bridesmaid
or family member hang on to it or stash it somewhere handy so
you can get to it when you need it. Be sure to use waterproof
mascara, and don’t forget to pack the hairspray!
Hint: When purchasing your make-up, see if you can persuade the sales gal at
the cosmetic counter into giving you samples of everything
you’re buying (they’ve got ‘em, you know they do) They won’t
take up much room and it will be more than enough for the day!
2. Wedding
Day “Emergency” Kit – Create an Emergency Kit For Those
Unexpected
Emergencies
Just like the
back-up, make-up bag for touch ups (say that three times fast!),
consider an “emergency kit” filled with items you may need on
your wedding day. Fill a small bag with items such as a travel
size sewing kit (you’d be amazed at the magic tricks just one
safety pin can perform), clear nail polish (for panty
hose/stocking runs), an extra set of panty hose or stockings,
throat lozenges and aspirin. Other ideas for the “emergency kit”
include tissues, breath mints, tampons, hand cream and
band-aids.
Hint: Most of these items can be found in the travel size bins in your local
drug store.
3. Food for
Thought – Start Your Wedding Day With Healthy & Filling
Nourishment
Since most
brides don’t get to enjoy the meal served at the reception, you
really should consider having something to eat before
the wedding, no matter how worried you are about how the dress
fits!
While food
may be the last thing on your mind on your wedding day, it’s
nonetheless important that you start the day with some healthy
and filling nourishment. It’s going to be a long (and wonderful)
day and you’ll want to have plenty of energy so you can keep
dancing and socializing for hours!
Hint #1: Stash a power bar snack in your purse or “emergency kit”
Hint #2: Pre-arrange for there to be something to eat at your honeymoon hotel
(believe it or not, most couples are starving after the wedding
day festivities and will want to re-fuel before the wedding
night festivities!)
4. If the
Shoe Fits – Kick Off The Heels & Settle Into a More Comfortable
Shoe
You know
those stunning, sexy, strappy, ultra-high heels that work
perfectly with your wedding gown? They’ll be great for the
ceremony and for the formal pictures, but if you’re planning to
kick up your heels at the reception, you’ll be better off
kicking off the heels and settling into something more
comfortable. So get a pretty, more practical pair of shoes that
you can change into to keep your dogs from “barking” the entire
week after the wedding!
Hint #1: It’s not a bad idea to practice walking in the shoes you’ll be wearing
during the ceremony. Take a test run in the shoes AND the
wedding gown and get used to both.
Hint #2: Kenneth Cole Reaction makes a snappy little flat, beaded thong that is
heavenly comfy, inexpensive and just fancy enough to go with
your gown. I’ve got a pair in bronze and black (and they come
in white as well) that I carry with me everywhere. Not a bad
gift for your bridesmaids either!
5. Point It
Out To A “Point Person” – Keep Track of Time With An Itinerary &
a Point Person
Whether
you’ve worked with a wedding consultant or carefully planned
everything yourself, you should have an itinerary for the big
day. Make copies, give them to a few good friends and/or close
family members, then choose someone to be the “point person” who
will make sure things are running smoothly and reasonably on
time. You will be able to rest easily knowing at least one of
your deputies will keep track of the time while you’re busy
greeting those out-of-town guests and brand new in-laws whose
names you can’t quite remember!
About the Author:
Lesley Mattos, Founder of Adesso Albums helps people all over
the world capture the Now in life’s most important moments. Of
all the ways to capture your wedding memories, the
Adesso Instant Wedding Photo Guest Book is the only guest
book alternative that provides an instant memory of your wedding
event in both pictures and words. Buy the complete kit today at:
http://www.adessoalbums.com/begin-polaroids-p-30.html
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