Tips for Wedding Planner: So you are well organized
1. Even if it's hard: A "No" in the right place can save the celebration
Above all, a wedding planner must be able to stay hard. Green bridal gown, embarrassing games, trumpet contributions from the neighbor kid: Bride, groom and guests can come in the course of the preparations on all sorts of ideas that will not be well received by all. Since the couple is mostly emotionally involved and some guests often think it's too good, There is only one instance that thinks clearly: the wedding planner and he must be able to say "no".
2. For all your assertiveness, diplomacy is always needed
Disappointed mothers and howling brides guarantee a failed wedding. A tact is not to be expected from the excited bride and groom or the parents involved. When a thunderstorm rages, action must be taken immediately, but so that no one notices something. It is not important to have the solution, it is about understanding all, even without diplomatic service.
3. Bring order to chaos
Lists are the best friends of the wedding planner. So you keep track of the wishes of the marriages and surprises that the guests plan. But beware: Always stow away well and do not accidentally email to the wrong people.
4. No matter how: The wedding planner always ensures a good mood
Registry office and church are done, until the party starts, it takes a while. Frequently, bridal couples overestimate the time required between each program item. To prevent boredom among guests, the wedding planner always has a plan B in her pocket, Depending on who the guests are, drinks can bridge the breaks, a city tour or small talk.
5. The bride is allowed to do everything - until she says "yes"
Even if you have already exchanged the bridal gown three times and have tasted it five times and have to settle continuously between a quarreling couple: The bride is the boss and is always right. At least once. Most of the hysterical brides come down after the wedding and can laugh about the anecdotes.
6. They are perfect - but only with the help of others
If the celebration exceeds the closest family circle, it is almost impossible to get everything under one roof alone. Provide help at an early stage, who can assist you in advance and also assist on the day of the wedding. After all, who is going to fix the apartment or the hotel room of the newlyweds when they are at the photo shoot? Or make for table decoration when you sit with the bride at the barber? Just.
7. Besides the bride, mother and future mother-in-law are the most important people
Most important rule for all maids: No matter what your relationship is with his or her mother, They will love them from now to the wedding, No matter how. Make them allies and make sure that both tasks are done and busy. Make them feel that nothing works without them and they belong to the exclusive circle of knowing about surprises, gifts, guest list and menu planning. If necessary, there is a whole B-flow for the celebration, which - oh miracle - shortly before quite different developed, as the two thought.
8. The wedding planner also has to recover from time to time
Charge the battery: from the cell phone anyway - one wonders how many people still remembers two hours before the wedding, that they need a gift, and turn to you for help. But you also have to maintain your own internal battery: Plan a weekend where you do not have to think about wedding at all - no plans, no mobile, no bride. Only you and things that are good for you.
9. Always remember: it's over
They want to finish everything two weeks before the party'Your lover puts his pistol on his chest because he can not see it anymore, and the boss has already asked three times when he finally gets the presentation. This is just reality in the last weeks before the wedding. And then everything is back to normal.
10. Looking good is mandatory - but not better than the bride
It is the day of the bride, she is always the most beautiful woman of the day. But that is no reason to go into sackcloth and ashes. After all, the common pictures should be cool even in 20 years. Hairdresser, make-up and great outfit are mandatory for the wedding planner. What does not work: tight skirts, which prevent you from getting quickly from A to B, as well as too high shoes that look good, but are not suitable for running.
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Katarina Rathert has been celebrating at least three weddings a season for four years and is always there for the bride and groom.Now she has written a book "The Wedding Planner" (rororo, 240 p., 8.95 euros). The idea for the blog on stern.de, from which the book emerged, was created during a lunch, when she entertained her colleagues again with the rich anecdotes of weddings.
