ASK THE EXPERTS
WHAT DO YOU WISH ALL COUPLES KNEW ABOUT THE WORK THAT GOES INTO WEDDING PLANNING ? The logistics of things - what could sound like an easy fix for the couple could be complex back of house . For example , if couples end up changing plans at the last minute - something like swapping guests around on a table - it would mean changing the menu choices around on the operations sheet so that we can make sure each dish is going to the correct person .
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST IDEAS OR THEMES YOU ’ VE SEEN INCORPORATED INTO A WEDDING YOU ’ VE HELPED TO COORDINATE ? The best idea I have seen recently would be instead of table numbers , a couple named their tables after cities in Europe they ’ d visited and on each table , they had a photo of the two of them in front of the a landmark from that city - it was fun for the guests to work out what table they were on . The best theme I have seen would be a Great Gatsby themed wedding ; the ballroom looked absolutely fabulous with ostrich feathers and a 7-tier wedding cake .
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY QUESTIONS A COUPLE SHOULD ASK THEIR WEDDING PLANNER ? I ’ d say some key questions would be :
• What time do I need to be in my wedding outfit ?
• Is there any particular format you require information ? For example , when it comes to giving the venue information like food allergens , a list of suppliers or details of timings , how would the planner like this to be supplied to them ?
• What do we need to provide on on the day ?
• How many family rooms do you have ?
WHEN STARTING TO PLAN A WEDDING , WHAT INFORMATION DO COUPLES NEED TO COME TO YOU WITH ? It ’ s always good to know the time and date of the ceremony , how many day guests they ’ re looking to attend , their budget and also how they envisage their day going .
WHAT ’ S THE HARDEST THING TO COORDINATE WHEN IT COMES TO A WEDDING DAY ? The hardest thing to coordinate would be the photos . On a wedding day , plans can always change depending on the weather . As a hotel , we ’ re lucky in the fact that we have a lot of indoor and outdoor photo opportunities for our wedding couples . However , a couple would ’ ve run through with their photographer the order of the photos and plans can change so , as a team we have to work together to be able to work around their photo times .
WHAT ’ S THE BEST THING TO COORDINATE ? None of it is easy , but if it was easy , we wouldn ’ t be working to the best of our ability ! The best thing to coordinate would be the running of the day ; watching everything run smoothly and coming together , working together as a team to create our couples ’ dream day . Personally , my favourite thing to coordinate would be collecting our bride from her bridal suite and bringing her down our staircase to get married , getting the bridal party in order , and sending them one by one down the aisle .
Georgia hosts a Wedding Wednesday with Prosecco every Wednesday evening from 5pm to 8pm until the 29th of March 2023 .
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