I'm getting married Saturday...best advice!?

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Hi,

I'm getting married next Saturday.
I'm feeling excited, nervous, worried I will say DP name wrong ( I don't know why!) , I know I will cry with emotion most of the day...

What is the best advise you have from your wedding day?

Look in the mirror before you have your photos done..
Make sure your new husband knows when to take the veil off.
Eat breakfast!

Congrats 💒 👰 🤵 💍 🥂

It goes quickly so make sure to really deliberately remember bits of it. Congratulations!

DON'T

🤣 only half joking

Relax, enjoy, don't sweat the small stuff.

@BirthdayRainbow , my veil will sit under my ' Bun' , so won't be over my face 🙂

It shouldn’t be the best day of your life - it should be the start of the best part of your life. Don’t concentrate so much on the wedding day that you feel a sense of anticlimax the next day. The marriage is the thing.

Take a breath, step back and enjoy it! Don't sweat the small stuff.

Congratulations OP! You will have a lovely day, I’m sure.

One piece of advice I was given was to make sure we made time for just us two on the day. So, make time to break away from the busyness of the day, even if it is for 10-15 mins. Chat about the day and just ‘be together’.

It is so easy to get caught up in the day, and ‘forget’ each other, so those minutes can help you to focus on the true importance of the occasion.

@WolfFoxHare , agree. I actually wanted to elope and havd a big party at a later date.
Dp wanted the 'bigger' thing, Its quite small overall though.

Make sure you take some timeout for just the two of you. After photographs is good because you can just sneak away for a bit. It can be so busy and overwhelming making sure you speak to everyone and the day is really about you two. So take some time together.

Just enjoy it. You've done all the prep and hard work, so trust in that and don't spend the day stressing about little things.

Also, enjoy not having to know the time and just be guided around by those you have entrusted. I had no watch and no phone all day, people just came to gather me as and when. It was brilliant

Do a hydrating face mask the night before (but obviously try it out to make sure no allergic reactions).

If you aren’t getting ready where you are spending the wedding night, make sure you have full change of clothes for the next day in the right place. My comfy bra ended up overnighting at the venue and I was wearing a complicated strapless number for the first day of married life.

Have a spare invitation where you are getting ready for nice photo opportunities with your ring, shoes etc.

Don't get too pissed!
Remember it's about the marriage, not the wedding.
Enjoy yourselves. Good luck and congratulations!

Just have a fabulous day. Don't aim for anything more than starting a new phase of your life together. You want to look back and remember how much fu you had, not the strop you had because Auntie Mary sat in the wrong seat or your car was a bit late.

Also, we had our 10mins alone straight after the ceremony whilst everyone was filing out to do a confetti photo.

We grabbed a glass of champagne each and hid in a room until the photographer came to get us. My favourite bit all day, and I'm so glad we did it straight after the ceremony, there was so much to say to each other!

Be prepared that once it’s all over you might have a bit of a bizarre ‘come down’ that evening or the next day. I think it’s because of all the stress of the build up and the emotion of the day. I ended up crying my eyes out.

Enjoy it and don't worry about the little things

Eat breakfast
Don't get too drunk
Let yourself be happy

@Uncooperativefingers I absolutely love this ❤️

Not the most important thing but tell your DH to turn to watch you walk down the aisle (too many miss this bit and regret it). Remember (hopefully) everyone is there because they love you both so if you feel nervous, think of that, relax and enjoy. Don't worry if you feel it all goes by in a blur because you'll piece it all together later and relive it at your leisure. No wedding is perfect so don't expect it to be - if you got the person right that's what matters in the great scheme of things. Hopefully you'll look back together 20 odd years from now and remember the day fondly but be proud of how you've stuck together and grown since then. Congrats! Hope you have a lovely day and life together 😊

Stop and enjoy the lead up. I spent so much of the week leading up to my wedding worrying and stressing trying to sort last min things when really I should have taken time to enjoy the buzz.

On the day itself, make sure you and your groom get a few moments to yourself. My dh and I went to our room and had a little first dance, just us and it really was my favourite part of the day.

Also, don’t let the photographer take over. If you’re catching up with friends or family and having a nice time, then don’t let them lead you away for lots of photos. Ask for more in the moment photos so you can enjoy your day with your nearest and dearest!

I second the not letting the photographer take over advice. It’s hard to speak to everyone properly but try to. Have fun and don’t worry about the little things that don’t matter. Dance and enjoy it. Don’t get drunk.

Don’t get drunk!

Agree with checking in a mirror before the photos.

Make sure you have a list of people you want photos with. Someone on here didn’t get a single photo with their mum I remember.

Enjoy it 🎉 xx

Google search 'blow me wedding rules"
They are really useful!
Includes things like taking socks off early so
No Lines, checking for hair bands on wrists, carrying your bouquet low down etc.

Make sure you get time to eat properly. We were so busy chatting and stuff that neither of us had more than a few mouthfuls. We had to call in at a Burger King on the way to our honeymoon destination because we were so hungry.

Make sure you have plenty of shared memories from the day - mingle together and have some quiet moments.