You’ll have enough to think about on your wedding day without sweating over logistical details. In the days before your wedding, assign day-of tasks to your honor attendants and parents and take care of any last-minute to-dos (like labeling escort cards, getting cash for vendor tips and packing for the honeymoon). That way, when the time comes you’ll be stress free and totally present from start to finish. Here are seven things you’re not responsible for on your wedding day.
1. Carrying Personal Items
Someone in your wedding party can man a bag or clutch of your personal belongings, including phone, portable charger, emergency kit and other essentials you’d like on hand throughout the day (preceremony snack, anyone?).
2. Keeping Track of Your Rings, Marriage License and Vows
Divide these crucial ceremony details between your trusted honor attendants and/or officiant before the ceremony to avoid a dreaded “oops, I left my vows in my other pocket” moment. Do this first thing the morning of or the night before your day.
3. Telling People Where to Be and When
To lighten your day-of load, let go of the urge to boss people around on your day. You’re not responsible for corralling your family and wedding party for photos, calling the transportation company or telling guests where to sit and place gifts. Your honor attendant, wedding planner and parents should be running the show. All you should think about is where you need and want to be. (Psst—we made it easy for you with our day-of timeline. As you knock things off your checklist, we’ll automatically populate it for you—then you can share it with your friends and fam.)
4. Running Last-Minute Errands
Did someone forget their phone charger or wedding attire at the hotel? Do the boutonnieres need to be picked up at the florist? Is your makeup artist craving a sandwich? You’re the last person who should be running around town doing last-minute tasks.
5. Holding Onto Cash or Tipping Vendors
This doesn’t mean you don’t have to tip your vendors. It just means you don’t need to personally sweat over withdrawing enough bills, sealing and labeling envelopes or handing out tips at the end of the night. Give this job to your best man, maid of honor, a parent or other trusted VIP.
6. Babysitting Kids
Whether you hire a professional babysitter, enlist a willing wedding party member or make extra sure parents have their kids under control, you’ll want a plan for keeping track of little ones—that doesn’t involve you personally chasing after them and wiping frosting off their faces.
7. Updating Social Media
No matter how plugged in you like to be, try to delegate the task of posting photos, status updates or sneak peeks of your day on social media. Trust us, when you look back, you’ll love being able to remember real moments, instead of how quickly you posted your first kiss photo. Even better? Have guests download Veri. It’s the easiest way to agreggate everyone’s snaps and videos immediately and in one place.
See how The Knot Day-Of Timeline makes organizing your day and sharing essential details with friends, family and vendors a breeze.
