Stress Less

It is common for the bride and groom to be nervous when the big day finally arrives. Months and months of planning all falls onto the day you finally tie the knot. Here are a few tips on how to calm pre wedding nerves running up to the big day.

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One of the best ways to keep you calm would be to spend time with your family and friends, especially those that are playing a big role in your wedding such as the maid of honor and the best man. By spending more time with your wedding guests it can create an exciting feel and really calm down your nerves running up the big day. Close family especially are always a great help when going through wedding jitters as they are there as support and will ensure you have fun during and after the ceremony.

Pamper and gossip with the girls makes everything better. 

Every wedding still has a list of things to do right up to their wedding day, do not feel as though you have to take responsibility for absolutely everything, the last week running up to the wedding should be a relaxing time for you and your partner. Why not spend a day together to just relax and give the responsibility of the ‘to do’ list to a close relative or friend to help you out.

A top tip I suggest all couples should do is to have a good night’s sleep the night before. By winding yourself down and having an early night will make sure that you wake up fresh and calm for the day ahead. And a good tip for brides by having an early night you will wake up looking your best and give you a good bounce of energy to get you through the day. Being in a good mood will reflect onto others and make your day the best it can be.

Sweet Dreams.. 

As the start time for the ceremony approaches, couples should spend some time to themselves, sit down, have a glass of water and relax.  For brides to be once hair and makeup is finished a good way to relax would be to spend time with your bridesmaids having a gossip or head out in a nice little unseen spot and have some photographs taken. For the groom sit down with the best man and a few of your mates and have a drink and chat to calm the nerves a bit.

When calming your wedding jitters, always know that your family, friends are always there for support and know that your wedding organizer is there to take a big weight of responsibility off your shoulders. Just think how great the day will be and think about all the great things you will be planning in your future together.

All the best,

Your BBF x

Sprinkles of Cheer

A small detail often overlooked is the ‘sprinkles of cheer’ – otherwise known as wedding confetti. A time to celebrate the end of your wedding ceremony, surrounded by friends and loved ones, covering you head to toe in multi-coloured bits of rice paper. But is it really necessary to conform to this tradition?

Rice and Naan?

Years ago, the traditional confetti came in the form of dry rice and was liberally thrown all over unsuspecting couples by way of congratulating them. Thankfully, this is one tradition that has passed by the wayside and the modern day image of confetti tends to be horseshoe and love heart shaped bright paper. But why not shake it up a bit and add your own personal twists?

Would you really want this poured over your head? 

Fresh Thinking

Fresh petals may be an expensive treat to be used for your confetti, but it will add a touch of fresh luxury to the feel of your day. Choose your favourite flowers to match in with colour schemes and personalities. Not only is totally environmentally friendly, but they will smell divine. You could even try herbs, lavender has a great scent and is brightly coloured to boot. Dried or fresh, the choice is yours.

Beautiful and smell lovely too!

Having an Autumn or Winter wedding? Try collecting some beautiful dry leaves instead and embrace your season of choice. The photo opportunities will be endless.

That warm autumn feeling. 

Out With The Old…

For a ‘cheap as chips’ option, roll up your sleeves and recycle old newspaper by cutting your own confetti. Not only does this look chic and interesting, it’s also right on trend and will compliment any vintage inspired wedding.

Bubbles are another cost effective option and with no mess, every venue should be agreeable. Bubbles are popular as little favours for the tables, however I think they are more suited as confetti. You may like to have your bubble bottles personalised and this can be done so easily for a very small cost.

Putting your own personal touch on these teeny tiny details can make your day just that bit extra special.

Blow us a kiss!

Share the multi-coloured love,

BBF

Thanks for the Favour!

There’s always that one thing that you want to say to guests on your Wedding Day and that is a big thank you! You also want to give your guests the best memories possible from your special day. What’s the best way to do so? Getting creative with your favours of course!

Family and friends are the ones that make your day special so try to give them a gift that they will remember. The traditional favour is usually sugar coated almonds in small organza bags; these are good to have as they are cheap and traditional. Although nowadays it has become more popular to use sweets in a bag instead, this could work out to be a more cost effective option and would suit both adults and children.

If you wanted to go that extra mile and spend a little bit more, another great idea would be to give out personalised favours such as gifts with names on or individual small gifts or gestures. A great example would be personalised named chocolate, not only would this be a good favour it would also double up and become a name card on each table.





 



Tasty treat and practical too!



An alternative idea would be to relate a gift to part of your wedding. For example if your wedding was in the winter season why not supply your guests with small hand warmers or gloves to keep warm when gathering outside. Or, on the other hand, if you are planning a summer wedding why not supply ice lollies as a refreshment to go alongside with the celebratory drink? Cheap and Cheerful.

 

What you don’t want to happen during your meal is to have lots of screaming and crying kids running around and ruining the atmosphere. Instead of giving them a favour of chocolate and sweets try gifting them a colouring book and some crayons, this would help to settle the kids down and keep them at the table.

Let the speeches begin!

Remember - It is your day and it is just one day, so make every little thing count.

Chloe

Your BBF

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