StAlbans Weddings


Withwedding season in full swing‘AllAbout’ talks towedding planners, a bride-to-be and business people about the‘BigDay’


Sofar in2011onehappyeventhas dominated–theRoyalWedding,which raisedover£1millionforcharitythrough WilliamandCatherine’sRoyalWedding CharitableGiftFund.


24millionpeoplewatchedtheBigDay aroundthecountry andtheoverall impressioncreatedby thenuptials appears tobepositive. Everything fromthedress to thecakegot thethumbsup.But if youarein themidstofplanning yourownwedding,or thatof someoneclosetoyou,what arethe goldenrules for getting it right andgetting the‘thumbsup’ fromyourownguests?


Everyoneknows thatorganising awedding isuptherewithstarting anewjoband movinghouseasoneof themost stressful lifeevents todealwith.TheaverageUK wedding takesninemonths toorganiseand costs inexcessof£18,000. That’s an expensiveway tospendthreequartersof a year frettingover colour themes andtable plans.


Inthis sectionwe’vedecidedtohelpa little by looking atwhatStAlbanshas tooffer to engagedcouples.We’vespokentolocal suppliers,weddingplannersSweeting& Stiasny, anda localblushingbridetobring yousometopweddingplanning tips.


Themainpieceof advicefromall sides seems tobe‘keepcalmandcarryon’,even ifeverything seems tobegoingwrongornot working.Thereisusually a solutiontoany problem.Thetrick is just toknowwhotoask tohelp.


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Digoutyourcalculatorandgetorganised Planning awedding,whether youarethebride(or groom) to-be,or thebride’smother, callsuponall yourbudgeting andmulti tasking skills. It is important toknowfromthebeginningof the processwhat thebudget is (withabout another5% built infor contingencies). Creating a folder in whichtokeepallplans, lists, correspondencewith suppliers,brochures andquotes,willbeinvaluable toensureyoukeepontopof all theinformation youwillbedealingwith.


Sayyes (please) Andthemost important thing? Toaccepthelp whereit isoffered.Asmuchas youmightwant to retainahundredper cent controlof thewedding planning it simply isn’t going tobeany funfor youat all if youareanxious andstruggling tocopewiththe sheer volumeof things thatneedtobedone.


SoifGreatAuntBarbaraoffers tosortout the flowers, rather thansaying ‘nothank you’,whynot think abouthowtoturnthatofferofhelpintoa genuinelyuseful contributiontotheday. Goodluck!


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