Last minute tips/advice!

Be sure to take a minute just for you before walking down the aisle. Be still, take deep breaths and take it all in. I remember that moment just before I met my dad to walk down the aisle - it was so surreal knowing I was getting ready to walk into my forever. Still gives me chills! Congratulations and best wishes for a wonderful wedding day!

Remember, on the day of, that you are no longer PLANNING.

You are now DOING.

So.

Trust the vendors you hired to do their job. Trust your guests to be there, and your BP to do what they need to do.

Seriously.

Relax and enjoy.

(Any and all problems that arise can either be dealt with afterwards, or are not really problems.)

The best advice I was given was this: The day will fly by. Remind yourself to take it all in!


Even the smallest of moments make sure you take a few seconds to pause, look around, and be present. Example— sitting in hotel with my MOH night before wedding, relaxing and drinking my coffee waiting for hair and make up, getting the dress on, waiting to walk down the aisle, eating dinner and looking at all of our guests, etc. These are all little moments that help build big memories!

The day will go so fast.

Find quiet time for just the two of you. Your guests will want to say hi and you'll spend so much time "hosting" instead of just "being." I honestly wish we could have been guests at our own wedding!

The other thing I would say is greet all your guests quickly. I wanted to do more than just say "thank you for coming" when we visited tables, but it took forever, delayed our wedding timeline and cut into dancing time. I wish we had just visited the tables more quickly and spent time interacting with our guests throughout the night, instead of trying to make sure we saw everyone during dinner. We only had 47 guests and it still delayed our first dance and cake cutting by a half hour and dancing started closer to 8pm rather than 7pm as expected.

View Quoted Comment This is the best advice to give to someone who likes to plan like myself. I will have to remember this advice for my wedding day.

Remember that it's okay to let go of control! I planned everything myself (I hate asking for help) and thought I had everything under control but next thing you know, I was in the chair getting my hair done, the florist arrived and needed to know where to put things, the photographer needed all my jewelry for pictures, and the DOC was asking me 21 questions ALL AT THE SAME TIME!! I had to take a breath and come to the realization that I needed to ask my bridesmaids/DOC for help and I couldn't be more thankful for their support.
Enjoy all of the small moments because they day will fly by, don't get annoyed with all of your guests wanting to take pictures with you, and know there is a 99% chance something won't go as planned and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it (and your guests probably won't notice it). Good luck and congratulations!!