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IT
IS NOT FASHIONABLE TODAY FOR THE BRIDE TO BE LATE.
Late
arrival of the Bride can cause numerous problems in the form of undue
stress for the groom and his attendants, the celebrant, your guests,
especially the elderly and young children.
These people have already been ‘standing around’ for some time,
and tend to become tired and unsettled.
Some decide to leave for the ‘bar’, while others who become
weary will return to sit in their cars.
Also, the site may be booked for another wedding.
Your Celebrant will most likely have another engagement, and does
not wish to arrive late for that ceremony.
If this looks likely, he has the right to leave and return to your
wedding at a later time. Please
refer to the Confirmation of the Ceremony Booking that you have both
signed. So in the interests of all concerned, please -be
considerate, and be on time.
EQUALLY,
OF COURSE THIS APPLIES TO THE GROOM Both
the Groom and his attendants should be on site at least a half hour
before hand to be able to greet the guests, and to be ready for the
Photographer.
HAIRDRESSER
AND MAKEUP When
arranging your appointments with Hairdressers and Makeup, please ensure
that you as the Bride gets done FIRST.
This will enable you to be dressed and ready for any home
photographs when the Photographer and video operator arrive.
THE
PHOTOGRAPHER DOES NOT RUN TO HIS TIMETABLE, BUT TO YOURS With regret, the majority of photographers have no concept of
time. It just does not exist
in their language. So, in the
interests of keeping your sanity and calm, that of your family, the
wedding party, and of the celebrant, would you please ensure that your
photographer understands fully that the wedding commences on time.
This may mean that you and all the bridal party have to be ready
earlier, and the photographer fits in with your schedule, not his
or hers. This equally applies
to video operators.
TRANSPORT
TO THE WEDDING VENUE
Let me take this in two parts:
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USING LIMOUSINES OR HIRE VEHICLES
At least one week beforehand, contact the company involved and go
over all transport requirements. Two
days before, do it again, particularly timings of arrival at the Bride’s
Home, departure from the same and arrival time at the wedding venue,
allowing for the Photographer who may take up at least 15 minutes.
Ensure that the driver will know the location and directions to the
wedding venue.
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PRIVATE VEHICLE
Please do not use immediate family to drive the Bride to the Wedding.
At lease one week before, at approximately the same time and
day as the wedding, do a practice run from where you are getting dressed
to the venue. This will cater
for about the same type of traffic. Use
the same driver as on the day, and get him or her to obey all traffic
lights, directions, speed limits etc.
I don’t want them booked. Note
the time, then add 15 minutes to it, then working back calculate the time
the bride should be in the car and on her way.
This extra time ensures that she will be able to be taken around
any traffic diversions, holdups, accidents, RBT’s etc. and
arrive cool and calm and collected
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IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACCIDENT, FLAT TYRE, VEHICLE
BREAKDOWN which
can happen, I recommend that the bride has at least $30 on her person, so
that when a Cab is called, she has the fare to pay for it. Do not wait for help. Yellow Cab No is 131924
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