Stress-Free Weddings II: The Team

In “Stress-Free Weddings II: The Team,” episode #196, Meredith Curtis talks to families with a wedding on the horizon who long for a peaceful, joy-filled celebration. In part II, Meredith helps you gather and utilize a team of friends and family members to get rid of chaos and enjoy smooth sailing through the photo shoots, parties, rehearsal, and wedding day. From the practical to the relational, you will receive wisdom from an experienced Mother of the Bride.

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Show Notes

You just found out! Celebrate, invest emotionally, make a plan with the couple

Take a Deep Breath!

In Stress-Free Weddings I: The Task, I share all the things that are part of planning a wedding. I encouraged the wedding planner (usually mom) to relax, celebrate, and pray first. Often a quiet dinner with the couple where they are free to dream big (later you can pare down) is a great start to the wedding festivities.

Another review – Things to remember

You are throwing a party for your family & friends to celebrate
You can be simple (low cost) or extravagant
A Wedding Planner with a Timetable is essential – I made copies of certain pages for certain people
God is the God of Miracles!
Pastor/Premarital Counseling
Bride & Groom Choose Support Team (wedding party)
Mom, you choose your support team because usually the wedding coordinator is you!

Who Can Be Part of Your Team

Parents of the Bride & Groom
Wedding Party Members
Siblings, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Other Family Members
Friends from Church
People Who Just Love a Wedding
Paid People – Photographer, Caterer, Florist, etc.

How Can You Utilize Your Team

To have a small or big part of the special day or preparations beforehand

Match skills to tasks
My friend Pattie had 1 task – to get the bride down the aisle on time
Communicate with others in charge of things (e.g. Rehearsal/Rehearsal dinner blunder)

Here are some things they might do

Pass out corsages & boutenierres
Carry an “Emergency Kit”
Keep Everyone Hydrated
Set up Tables for Reception
Decorate Tables for Reception
Build a Dance Floor
Cook and Bring Food for Reception
Make Wedding Veil
Make Silk Flower Arrangments
Make Decorations
Keep Punch Bowl Filled
Decorate Church (we had wedding party do this after rehearsal – everyone had a task and it went super quick!)
Set Up Photo Booth
Take Extra Photos during Ceremony & Reception (Wanda)
Designate a Photographer at each Pre-Wedding Event
Attend Guest Book
Play Piano or do a Solo

Ways to Communicate with Team

Keep a list – printed or in phone
Keep Everything CLEAR & CONCISE (people tune you out if you go into too much detail)
Repsonsbility Cards for Wedding Party
Talk with Anyone who is Offering to Pay for Part of the Wedding (have a backup plan)
Group Text (send reminders but don’t be annoying)
Lots of Smiles & Thank You’s
Thank You Cards

Be careful

Only use volunteers who are

Faithful
On time
Responsible
Kind

Things to NOT Delegate

Paying Vendors & Pastor
Helping Bride Get Ready
Welcoming/Greeting Guests

Wedding Planner Notebook

I created a wedding planner for my daughters and several close friends. Some opted to use the print version and other wanted the eBook to print only the pages that applied to them.

Everything you need is here!

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You pick and choose what you want to include and not include. You choose where the money is spent. You choose how and when and where the big day will take place. A wedding planner keeps you organized.

With checklists and schedules, you will be able to keep you head in all the planning. Family trees, memory pages, comparison pages, budget sheets, vendor payment tracking charts, table arrangement planners, sample invitations, sample schedules, and sample itineraries. But, there’s more!

The Ultimate Christian Wedding Planner has prayers, studies, and meditations to help prepare to be a godly wife. Discover where wedding traditions and symbols come from. Learn all about wedding protocol and who is responsible for what. And lots of Christian encouragment!