Wedding Day Do's and Don'ts

I was reading a wedding forum and a bride had mad a list of Do's and Don'ts for your wedding day. I think it's a good list and I thought I would share it with you. If you have any you would like to add then please leave your idea in the comments box and I will add them.

DO
*Expect the day to fly past
*Have breakfast. I didn't eat much, and when we arrived in the car I felt starving
*Put your shoes on before your dress if you have petticoats. I learnt this when going for fittings as I could hardly see my feet, let alone reach them!
*Do all the "old, new......" traditions. It makes it all feel really complete
*Expect to be nervous. I had been fine all the way up to getting my dress on, then I had a couple of tears. After that, I was fine again, but they were definitely needed
*Practise sitting in your dress. One slightly sticky moment when I got to the top of the aisle and we were seated, the petticoats in my skirt pushed against the chair and pushed it slightly away from me.
*Personalise the ceremony. Have readings and really take time picking the music. Most of our guests had never been to a civil ceremony, but they all thought it was beautiful and really personal.
*Delegate to and trust your bridesmaids and ushers. Mine really stepped up and I was so proud of them
*Have a photograph list. The time goes by so quickly, you want to make sure you get everything you want.
*Add another half hour to your allotted time for photos - you will run over
*Have 5 minutes to yourselves. Our hotel insisted on it with us, and it is so welcome as it's practically the only time you get to spend together in the whole day.
*Only cater for about 75% of guests for evening buffet. Most of the day people hardly ate anything after their big 3 course meal and wedding cake
*Have a band if you can afford it. Ours was a real talking point and everyone loved them
*Consummate on the night It makes it very very special. Even though we both drank all day, I think the adrenaline of the day takes over as neither of us were drunk

DON'T
*Expect to have a chance to see everyone
*Worry too much about the little things (decoration, favours, etc.). I didn't even notice them
*Think it won't change you. We have been together nearly 12 years and didn't expect a change, but we feel so much closer it's impossible to describe
*Wear complicated underwear. Going to the loo in a wedding dress is hard enough!
*Feel pressured into having children there if you don't want them. We didn't and no-one minded at all.
*Stress too much about the weather. The forecast a few days before our wedding was for the end of a hurricane to hit, but it was a glorious day
*Think that your dress won't get dirty. Mine was filthy. On that note, don't underestimate how much it will cost to get it cleaned. It was something I hadn't looked into it, and got a bit of a shock with the ?190 bill to have it cleaned and boxed!
*Worry about the number of evening guests. I did as ours dropped from 40 to just over 20, and not all of those turned up, but it didn't cause any issue (I was a bit worried the day guests may think "oh they haven't got many coming", but that never came out at all)

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