| You want to be sure that your big day goes as | | | | If you find that you are virtually organising your |
| smoothly as possible so what do you need to plan | | | | wedding on your own and that at times it gets a |
| a wedding and avoid wedding chaos? This article is | | | | bit too stressful, get as many friends and family |
| designed to help you focus on the important | | | | involved as you can. Allocate tasks if need be. |
| things. You can control most things when dealing | | | | You will often find yourself confirming out loud |
| with how to plan a wedding but the speeches are | | | | and sympathetically; 'I know! I Know! With so |
| out of your hands. You may have to invest in a | | | | many myths and changes between the traditional |
| guide to help your Dad or Best Man so as not to | | | | and modern wedding etiquette, remember to |
| embarrass them or you... well, not too much | | | | stay focused on the fact that you are planning |
| anyway! | | | | your perfect day and not the worst social event |
| This guide will have to be fun to read or they | | | | of the century. This is a positive thing you are |
| won't stick with it. This is a must for any Dad | | | | planning so remember to stay positive. |
| about to give away his daughter, especially if he's | | | | No matter how many wedding etiquette guides |
| not used to public speaking, or just totally | | | | you have read and how many wedding planner |
| overwhelmed by the dos and don'ts of making a | | | | pull-outs you have saved, you can't beat a cup of |
| wedding speech. So get him to invest in a guide | | | | tea and a long chat with a very encouraging |
| or buy one for him. The better organised Dad is | | | | friend. So remember not to bore your friends |
| the better and more confident he will be or at | | | | with non-stop wedding talk or they may avoid |
| least appear. The man in question needs to be | | | | contact and you will miss out on the support you |
| relaxed and a wedding speech guide will help him | | | | will undoubtedly need. Remember there are other |
| get the balance between humour and seriousness | | | | things going on in their lives that are just as |
| spot on. | | | | important and probably more important so don't |
| Many magazines like to talk of the glamour the | | | | expect them to be as worried or excited as you. |
| fun and the excitement of weddings but they | | | | If you've already spent weeks (or months!) |
| don't always deal with the paranoia attacks, the | | | | reading wedding books and magazines, another |
| arguments with your mother, your nightmares | | | | book will tell you nothing new. But it may put a |
| about picking the wrong partner and the weird | | | | smile on your face and make you even more |
| rash that you couldn't get rid of the day before | | | | excited about the prospect of being a bride and |
| the wedding rehearsal. So you may need | | | | starting a new and wonderful chapter in your life. |
| something more comprehensive than a magazine | | | | Remember that planning your wedding day |
| to help you to plan a wedding and avoid wedding | | | | shouldn't be hard work; it's all about having fun |
| chaos. There are many 'how to plan a wedding' | | | | and remembering that life still goes on afterward. |
| guides online, so do a bit of research and invest in | | | | So get as much help as you can and remember |
| a comprehensive guide. The better prepared you | | | | to enjoy the whole experience as it is still, a very |
| are, the more confident and calm you will be. | | | | special day. |