The Wedding Planner Countdown
To ensure that the most precious day of your lives runs smoothly & without any major complications, we have devised a checklist of priorities which may help you in making your arrangements.
18 – 6 Months Before
- Arrange reception at Lake House Country Hotel
- Book a photographer
- Organise entertainment
- Order hire cars or arrange for friends to supply the transport
- Plan your honeymoon early & make all the necessary reservations
- Choose your bridesmaid, bestman, ushers & attendants
5 Months Before
- Order your wedding cake
- Select invitations & order of service
- Choose the wedding dress & decide on the clothes for your female attendants
4 Months Before
- Compile your wedding gift list
- Order flowers for the wedding venue, reception, buttonholes, your own bouquet & those of your attendants
- Apply for marriage licence
3 Months Before
- Choose the wedding rings
- Check the validity of your passports & order new ones if necessary.
- Order morning dress for gentlemen
- Arrange hairdresser & beauty salon
2 –1 Months Before
- Post wedding invitations
- Contact Lake House Country Hotel with final menu details, timings & estimated numbers
- Double check details with photographer & florist
- Plan the hen & stag nights
2 Weeks Before
- Arrange a trial at the hairdressers & beauty salon
- Arrange your table plan for the reception
1 Week Before
- Arrange final dress fittings
- Telephone the Lake House Country Hotel with final numbers & any special dietary needs at least two days before your wedding
The Night Before
- You may wish to leave your going away clothes, cake & any special table decorations at the Lake House Country Hotel.
- Flowers may be left at the wedding venue
The day itself
- Enjoy the day.
Some helpful tips also
Speeches & Toasts
- Duty Manager asks guests to stand & greet the
- Bride & Groom as they enter the banqueting suite for the meal.
- Duty Manager asks Clergyman or nominated person to say grace before the meal.
- Duty Manager asks the Bride & Groom to cut the cake after the main course has been cleared.
- Bestman calls on the Bride Father or Family representative to say a few words followed by a toast to the Bride & Groom.
- Bestman calls on the Groom to reply and proposes a toast to the Bridesmaids.
- Bestman replies on behalf of the bridesmaids & calls on the Grooms Father or family representative to say a few words.
- Grooms Father speaks & proposes health & happiness to the Bride & Groom.
- Bestman asks Clergyman to say a few words.
- The bestman calls on anyone else who wants to speak.
- Bestman / Groomsman reads cards, telegrams and offers greetings from the guests.
- Wedding Duties
Duties of The Bestman
- See that the ushers are on hand an hour before the ceremony
- Gets the Groom to the ceremony on time
- Carries the rings & Presents them at the proper time
- Arrives at the Lake House Hotel with the ushers immediately following the ceremony
- Reads the congratulatory telegrams.
- Replies to the Bridesmaids toast
Is prepared for any emergency
Duties of The Bridesmaid
- Chooses dresses with the Bride
- Helps the Bride dress
- Chief Bridesmaid takes charge of the Brides Bouquet during the ceremony
- Duties of The Ushers
- Arrive an hour before the ceremony
- Have a complete guest list
- Seat the guests graciously: friends of the bride to the left of the aisle & friends of the Groom to the right
- Escort both Mothers to their seats
- See that the wedding party gets on their way promptly to the Lake House Hotel.