Grab things the couple/family forgets to buy and/or bring- Fight (respectfully) any vendors for what the couple requested instead of saying it’s “good enough”.
- Be the one to take the blame for your decisions that your family members or guests may not like.
- Setup a whole entire reception in 10 minutes immediately after the rain
- Store your wedding cake in a cool location so it doesn’t melt, and bring it out when it’s time to cut it.
- Have a fork, knife, plate, and napkin ready for your cake cutting
- Have a damp napkin available during your cake cutting in case you guys decide to smash the cake in your faces.
- Physically hold a cake up so it can be cut for photos before toppling to the ground.
- Have drinks ready for you and your wedding party right after the ceremony.
- Make sure your photographer gets particular photos- namely of things that are important to you.
- Steam your linens when they’re super wrinkled.
- Take care of drunk guests.
- Put your cards and gifts in a safe place.
- Make sure correct number of guests (and correct guests) are at each table.
- When there is a weird, loud, obtrusive noise that is interrupting the ceremony, go find the source of the noise and request that it holds off for 30 minutes.
- Keep things on schedule so you can enjoy as much time dancing as possible.
- Tell your photographer when to be ready for toasts and cake cutting so they don’t miss it.
- Hold your dress so you can use the restroom while your bridesmaids are drunk
- Fix your whole wedding reception when a tornado-like storm blows through and destroys everything when it’s already setup.
Safety pin your bustle back together because it likely WILL fall.- Ask guests not to use iPads or iPhones in the middle of the ceremony aisle (because it will ruin your photos).
- Setting up chairs (or drying them) at the last moment so the couple can be wed outside (when it had previously rained)
- Uncorking all the champagne because the caterer is too slow and it’s 5 minutes until the toast!
- Have back up plans on top of back up plans in place, and the ability to think on their feet to remedy a situation!
- Sew on buttons for groomsmen .
- Create an extra boutonniere(s) when the counts were inaccurate.
- Help the bride and bridesmaids get dressed
- Keep things going when the power goes out.
- Find the extension cord that someone accidentally unplugged, causing half the reception lights to go out.
- Find and set extra tables and chairs when people who didn’t RSVP show up.
- Signal musicians on when to start songs during ceremony
- Keep copies of special songs on their phones just in case you confirmed you have the playlist prepared actually you didn’t.
- Help gather/wrangle family for family photos after the ceremony.
- Re-fold 150 napkins when the catering staff can’t seem to get it right.
- Bus glassware from cocktail tables and ledges when the staff isn’t keeping up.
- Bring extra or spare of thing you said you would bring- just in case you forget.
- Clean up your reception in the dark, including hauling trash cans and trash bags
- Clean up broken glass on the dance floor when everyone is still dancing oblivious to it.
- Gather groomsmen and bridesmaid gum on their hand seconds before sending them down the aisle.
- Fighting with a wedding venue 2 hours before a wedding to convince them to let a DJ play since they just decided that they no longer want to allow any amplified music at their venue.
Destination Wedding Planner in Koh Tao, Thailand | Est. 2009 