Wedding Dress dilemma - use our Personal Finder Service

Here at Premier Wedding Planners Scotland we strive to provide an exceptional service for our clients that is innovative and original. We are continually evaluating our service and developing it further to offer the best service possible.

Now we we can help you with what could be argued to be one of the most important aspects of your day - helping you find the perfect dress.

This involves us identifying suitable dresses, based initially on information from you about the desired dress shape/cut, your likes and dislikes, colour and fabric preferences, and even your theme for the wedding. We then use this information with our expert knowledge and experience of what will work on the certain body shapes (whether you are an athletic build, more pear-shaped, or hour-glass, etc), along with considering your budget, to pick out a selection of 'dream' dresses.

By chatting with you, asking specific questions, and using a look-book of designs; we gain a full understanding and grasp the vision of what it is you are looking for and what will suit you. Therefore ensuring you look "Stunning" on your big day - just the way you have dreamt it.

Being constantly exposed to wedding dress designers we understand wedding dress trends and are in the perfect position to compile a list of dresses that will suit you.

Teaming this with our knowledge of what Bridal Boutiques stock which designers, we can then set up appointments at specific Bridal Boutiques (local to you) to try the recommended dresses.

Furthermore, we can also help your to find the perfect pair of 'Cinderella slippers', and accessories such as veils and tiaras.

The options are limitless - contact Premier Wedding Planners Scotland today for a free consultation and let us discuss your perfect wedding dress - another service to help turn your dream day into a reality.

Lucy

Wedding Planning - Who Does What?

There are no hard and fast rules to weddings, but many people consider it an honour to have particular duties before and during your special day. Here are some guidelines of the traditional roles played by members of the bridal party:



The Bride
• Chooses wedding date, type of ceremony, the theme of the wedding and her outfit
• Chooses her attendants and their outfits
• Co-ordinates & advises other members of the bridal party on dress codes & colours
• Throws her bouquet amongst the unmarried female guests
• Writes thank-you notes to helpers and for wedding gifts
• Buys a wedding present for the groom and bridesmaids

The Groom
• Works out the budget
• Buys the wedding rings
• Arranges the outfits of the male members of the bridal party
• Arranges the honeymoon and the wedding night accommodation
• Buys a gift for the best man
• Makes a speech at the reception, on behalf of himself and his new wife

The Best Man
• Helps groom choose his outfits and those of the male attendants
• Arranges the "stag do"
• Along with ushers he is at venue to discuss seating and parking arrangements
• Attends the wedding rehearsal
• Collects hire wear for himself and the groom
• Collects cards or messages from those who cannot attend wedding
• Makes sure that ushers have order of service sheets and buttonholes
• Helps the groom dress and makes sure he gets to the church on time
• Produces the rings when required and gives them to the groom or the officiate
• Escorts the chief bridesmaid to the signing of the register (usually a witness)
• Checks arrangements with the ushers that all guests have transport to the reception
• In the absence of a toastmaster or master of ceremonies, announces events
• Makes a speech and reads out messages
• Helps transport the wedding gifts from the reception to a safe place
• After the wedding, returns groom's hire wear if necessary

Chief Bridesmaid
• Helps the bride choose her outfit and her attendants' outfits
• Helps the bride keep her weddings lists up-to-date
• Organises the "hen do"
• Attends the rehearsal
• Helps arrange and supervise a timetable for the bride on the day
• Helps the bride and her attendants get ready on the day
• At the ceremony venue checks bride's attire and lines up the attendants
• Holds the bride's bouquet during the ceremony
• Escorted by the best man, attends the signing of the register (usually a witness)
• Walks with the best man out of the ceremony
• Places her bouquet, along with the bride's, by the wedding cake
• Helps the bride prepare for "going away", takes charge of the wedding attire
• Along with the best man, transport wedding gifts from the reception to a safe place

Flower Girl (usually a younger bridesmaid)
• Carries a basket of flowers or flower petals
• Joins in the procession with the other attendants Ushers
• Before the wedding day, meet with the best man to work out duties
• Plan parking arrangements
• Collect order of service sheets from the bride or best man
• Provide umbrellas in case of rain
• Arrive first at the ceremony venue
• Organise parking
• Ensure that the approach is clear for the bride's arrival
• Greet guests and distribute buttonholes, order of service sheets and hymnbooks
• Make sure all guests switch off mobile phones
• Escort the bride's mother and elderly guests to their seats
• Help photographer organise people for group shots
• Help best man organise transport for the guests to the reception
• Helps check a few of the tables at the reception to ensure guests are happy
• Make sure all guests are seated for the speeches
• Stsrt applause during bride & groom's first dance, then get everyone up and dancing
• Line up guests when bride and groom leave

Bride's Mother
• Arranges press announcements
• Compiles the guest list in consultation with the groom's family
• Sends out invitations and keeps a note of replies
• Looks after gift list and makes arrangements to display the presents
• Makes a list of the guests for the ushers
• Attends the signing of the register
• Leaves the church on the arm of the groom's father
• Sends cake to those unable to attend the wedding

Bride's Father
• Attends the wedding rehearsal
• Travels with his daughter to the ceremony
• Escorts the bride down the aisle
• Gives the bride away
• Attends the signing of the register

We are in the process of building our resource guide to wedding planning - ideal if you are looking for inspiration and help around your big day whether you plan your own wedding or would like us to become involved.

How not to become Bridezilla…..

You might laugh, but it’s easier to turn into her than you think! Or for your Groom to become Groomzilla!! (It does happen, I assure you!)

Firstly, remember that your engagement is supposed to be one of the most exciting times of your lives! Keep the bigger picture in mind – your perfect future together. Try not to get too consumed by it!

Decide early on with your fiancé who is doing what and stick to it. Unless, however, if you are feeling swamped, then speak up and delegate.

With this in mind, try not to let little details send you into frenzy. Entrust friends and family with tasks. Or even let Premier Wedding Planners help you coordinate your day!

Don’t worry about being bossy and opinionated (yes, really!) From our point of view as wedding planners, it’s much easier to work with someone who is clear on exactly what they want, or don’t want. Write down ideas you have and rip out pictures of things you like and keep them in a file.

And last, but certainly not least, do be sure to build in some wedding-free time. As important as your wedding is, it is fundamental that you don’t spend every minute talking about your wedding to your fiancé and friends.

Remember, here at Premier Wedding Planners Scotland we help eliminate the stress of planning your day, leaving you to enjoy the build up and the big day itself without a worry. Whether you want help coordinating the whole event, or just some of the components, send us an email to see how we can help.

Lucy

Our First Blog!

Hello everyone!
I’m so excited to finally have our blog up and running. I plan on keeping busy finding great items, offering great tips for weddings, and researching the newest trends so you can be the first to experience them on your special day, whether you plan 2 or 200 guests. I will take you inside our life as wedding planners - I hope to tell you all about what we do & the new ideas we try. I plan to discuss everything from flowers to fashion, rings to receptions, and vows to Veuve Clicquot!
For those who do not know us already, Premier Wedding Planners Scotland are Cheryl Dowie & Lucy Swanson, sisters and best friends who wanted to help take the stress away from brides on the run up to their big day & allow them just to enjoy it. It takes on average over 250 hours for a bride to plan her wedding - so not only can we save you time with our knowledge and expertise, we can save you money with this knowledge, expertise & also our negotiating power with suppliers. We cater to every budget also. Don't think that you have to spend a fortune to create your perfect wedding. Cheryl and I always say that it is not immediately obvious how much has been spent on a wedding - what is noticeable is how much thought and effort has gone into it...

Looking forward to posting again soon!

Lucy

P.S. Remember - We would LOVE to hear from you! Your thoughts, questions, ideas.....please get in touch!

Premier Wedding Planners Scotland

Our blog is live - looking forward to posting lots of fabulous wedding pictures and stories. There is so much going on in the wedding industry, so many venues to showcase, dresses to die for - even wedding flowers have moved on so much over the past few years.

Keep in touch....

Lucy and Cheryl