Tips for an Efficient Bridesmaids Bridal Planning. It’s your wedding day, the most important day of your life. As you prepare, you’re probably making a million plans – and doing it all yourself. Most brides don’t realize just how much they take upon themselves during the planning phase of a wedding. However, your bridesmaids aren’t just there to look pretty, they’re dying to help you out. Let go a bit, and let your very capable friends handle these bridesmaids duties.
1. Florist Finding
Don’t panic; they won’t be making the final arrangements. But in your search for a florist, you’ll find a lot of no-go companies before you find the one. (You know, kind of like finding your husband.) Instead of spending the time to write down a list of every looks-promising florist in a 20-mile radius, give that part of your wedding planning to a bridesmaid. You could even give her a list of criteria and have her weed out the ones that don’t fit. You’ll be left with a narrower list of options, so it’ll take you less time to find the florist of your dreams.
2. Gift Making
Chances are good that you’ll want to hand out favors of some kind during the wedding or at the reception. Enlist your craftiest, most artistic bridesmaid, and ask her if she’d be willing to help you make some of these favors. Doing the same thing over and over for hundreds of guests (or even tens of them) is not something you have time to do, but it’s a job your artsy friends will love. Whether it’s tying string around mason jars or creating chalkboard name tags, give a craft store budget to your bridesmaid of choice and let her at it.
3. Post-Wedding Planning
Tips for an Efficient Bridesmaids Bridal Planning. You’ve spent so much time planning the wedding that you might have forgotten a few crucial tasks that need to be taken care of after the wedding. For instance, what’s to become of that dress? If you thought wrapping it in plastic and hanging it in a closet or putting it in the cedar chest was a viable option, think again. Not only will your wedding dress likely yellow over time, initially invisible stains will eventually become very visible – such as perspiration, perfume, spilled white wine or frosting. Fortunately, there are many companies who specialize in professional wedding dress preservation. Some of them are even online and offer services whereby you ship them your dress in a specialized package, supplied by the company, and they send you back a cleaned and perfectly preserved dress in a beautiful case. It’s great for heirloom safekeeping. Have a bridesmaid look up some of these companies and their customer reviews so you can easily take care of your dress as soon as possible after the wedding.
4. Envelope Labeling
You’re going to want to write or sign your “thank you” cards personally, but whoever said labeling the envelopes had to be done by you? Nobody, that’s who. Instead, have one of your bridesmaids put the stamps, return address labels, and, if you’re using them, mailing labels on your cards. Then all you’ll have to do is sign, stuff, and ship!
5. Memory Preserving
Sure, you have a professional photographer, but everyone knows that the real memories are captured on smartphones during candid moments. It’s the fun, quirky photos you love to look back on, and those pictures tell a deeper story than professional pictures alone ever could. Enlist a couple of your bridesmaids to capture as many pictures as they can of the reception, pre-wedding, and post-wedding activities. You’ll be glad you did. See? You don’t have to do it all. Your bridesmaids are your closest friends, so let them be a part of your special day by helping you out and removing some of the stress. They’ll be glad to help out.
