Randi's Guest blog for Ada Photography!

When Cory & Jackie asked Circle City Planners to do a guest blog for Ada Photography I was so excited to get the chance to connect with a great photographer in the Indianapolis area! Circle City Planners & Circle City Designers are sister companies based in the Carmel Arts District. We can do anything from full service coordination, day of coordination, floral design, and any design elements you want to see on your wedding day. But, at Circle City Planner & Designers, “It’s All About the Girl”. So I thought I would focus on the bride in my guest spot!

Here are five practical tips that can help any bride have a fun and stress free wedding day!

Create a Wedding Day “Emergency Kit”

Create an “emergency kit” for those unexpected emergencies or that is something your planner should have already put together. 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, clear nail polish, an extra set of socks in case a groomsmen forgets his, throat lozenges, and aspirin. Other ideas for the "emergency kit" include tissues, breath mints, Bobbi pins, lotion, and band-aids. Also, make sure to have a make-up touch up kit that can be provided be your make-up artist.

Food for Thought

Start your wedding day with healthy and filling nourishment. I always tell me brides you really should consider having something to eat before the wedding, no matter how worried you are about how the dress fits! Protein bars or just a small sandwich are great things to hold you over! While food may be the last thing on your mind on your wedding day, it's nonetheless important that you start the day off right. 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!

If the Shoe Fits

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"! Footzyrolls are the perfect shoe for you or your bridesmaids as a gift! They are cute, comfortable, and roll-up in your purse!

Leave it to the Coordinator

Keep track of time with an itinerary and 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. At the rehearsal, your day of coordinator can give them to your bridal party or close family members. You will be able to rest easy knowing that everything is taken care of and your coordinator 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!

Last But Not Least

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!

A BIG THANKS to Cory & Jackie for letting me share with all the brides out there!!

XOXO,

Randi

www.circlecityplanners.com

317.770.4321