WEDDING TOP TIPS

Wedding tips from experienced brides!

Lollie and Dan

  • “The only thing I would do differently would be to spread the celebrations further and have it over a couple of days. The day goes so quickly and it is so hard to speak to all the people that you love, so I feel like you either need to have a smaller wedding, or longer, if catching up with your loved ones is important to you on the day.”

  • “Walking down the aisle and seeing my husband-to-be stood there waiting. Everyone else around you disappears and they’re the only person in the room. It’s the most special part and something that you’re only going to do once.”

  • “Putting safety pins in the toiletry baskets! I had a wardrobe malfunction all day long! I paid a lot of money for drop sleeves to be made especially for my dress and these were attached by poppers. Of course every time I lifted my arms to dance, for photos etc., the popped off! My sister raided the toiletry basket and was on hand to attach it then safety pin it each time it happened to make me a bit more secure. It even happened in our first dance 😅😂”

  • “Planning ahead of time. For me, I like to be organised! Once I’ve got something in my head, I have to do it straight away. I started planning our wedding around 2 years before. We did everything pretty much ourselves in regards to favours, stationery, decor etc. Everyone always said "you've got ages, stop stressing" however, there was not one point where I was stressed. I spread out all my DIYS, took time to make sure they were what I wanted and come the day, I wasn't stressed at all - I was prepared. Don't let anyone tell you how to organise your day. You know what's right for your mind. Some people thrive off doing it quickly and getting it done but for me, organising everything bit by bit made our day run smoothly. I got to completely relax on the wedding day morning as I knew everything was under control.”

  • “Photographer and Videographer! Along with the dress, venue and food, photographers (Izzy) and videographers (Mitch Clulow) are part of the biggest spends on a wedding day. I do not regret these in the slightest. I think these are so important to have. The day goes by soooo quickly and is such a blur so reliving it through photos and videos is the best! Not even just as a couple but to share with guests - and to look back on for years to come. You can't be everywhere at once so the photographer and videographer can be in some places that you can't be and help you understand the day better and how your guests enjoyed the day.”

Em and Alex

  • “I only kept it together because of my mum and bridesmaids. They made the whole morning fun, funny and calm which really helped to keep me grounded and enjoy the moment (I was still a bag of nerves inside though).”

  • “I absolutely LOVE the photo that Izzy took of me and my husband, on the dance floor, him going for a kiss and me smiling my head off. I look back on it all the time, I love it! I feel like it’s so natural and encapsulates us perfectly. The goofy and weird ones are the best! That being said, we adore all of our wedding photos because we had the best photographer EVER!!”

  • “The ceremony. I would live in that moment forever. To me, it was the most magical moment of the day, and it’s true what they say - no matter how nervous you are, all of that goes when you get to the end of the aisle and see your future husband/wife.”

  • “For us, it was the music. Both me and my husband like alternative music so we have to incorporate that into our day somehow. Our flower girls and bridesmaids walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of ‘I Miss You’ by Blink-182 and our first dance was ‘With Me’ but Sum 41. We had other more romantic music during the day, but we couldn’t have gone through the day and not had our music taste for all to hear.”

  • “You won’t care on the day. I mean that, I had a missing centre piece, my make up came off, my hair dropped down and I couldn’t have cared less on the day because you’re so full of love, happiness and adrenaline. I can promise you that whatever things you’re stressing over will mean absolutely nothing on the day because you’ll just want to take the day in. Enjoy every single second.”

Rhiannon and Callum

  • “We legally got married in a registry office before having our wedding in Tuscany, Italy. Hiring Isabelle was the best decision we made to capture our morning of what we thought was just going to be a 10 minute legal ceremony, turned into a day our families still talk about thanks to the most beautiful photos we all look back on and treasure.

    In answer to this question, I would just be less concerned of everyone being okay and just enjoy the moment a little more! I had the sweetest morning, but honestly, I felt like I was a little more concerned that everyone else was happy and comfortable - rather than taking a moment to myself and remembering people were there for me and all they wanted was to see us happy and relaxed. (I speak for myself, not my husband here!).”

  • “Honestly, hiring a photographer to capture the day (registry office ceremony). We only wanted our legal ceremony to be very small, private, something to ‘get the job done’ before the big day. But hiring Isabelle to capture the morning was genuinely the best planning decision we made. We look back at the photos and are so grateful we have the memories. So for anyone having a small, legal ceremony before your big day - please consider this your prompt to hire that photographer!

  • “Seeing both of our families just as happy as we were to get married. Our parents and siblings were the only people present at our civil ceremony - but seeing them enjoy the morning as much as we did made our day.”

  • “Your wedding is for you and your partner, plan, organise and make decisions based on what you want, love and desire and not others.”

  • “Any photo of us together with our son, we’re so grateful that he was there and that Isabelle was able to capture his cheeky smiles.”