Don't forget about your wedding guest

I was recently a guest at an outdoor wedding where I felt like the guest’s perspective wasn't given much consideration. Planning a wedding is not only about the couple, it's also about making your guests feel comfortable so they can enjoy themselves. As you are planning your wedding, try to think about how a guest will feel at your event.

Here are a few tips to get you thinking of your guests:


Have ushers seat guest, observing bride and groom sides. If the ushers aren’t seating guests, you may end up with a pool of guests in the front of the church or ceremony space and guests will feel awkward and unsure of where to seat themselves.

Do create table assignments and provide at the very least an escort card. When there are no escort cards, guests feel lost, and when they figure out it’s free-for-all seating they have to scramble to find enough seats to sit with their families. Who wants that stress?


Ensure that you have a schedule in place, and be sure to communicate it to your vendors, especially your catering or venue manager and the DJ. When there are gaps in an event where nothing is happening, this can makes guests feel like they should be doing something. One way to avoid this is to create a program for your reception. This is especially helpful if you are doing things a bit out of the ordinary.

STARLA & KEVIN

I have been working with this amazing couple for several months now. I will always remember on my initial consultation with Starla, she started crying due to the stress of planning her wedding. I assured her that I would relieve the stress of planning her wedding and allow her to be a guest at her own wedding. I was honored to be chosen as Starla & Kevin's wedding consultant in March 2009.

I will have the absolute pleasure and honor of helping Starla down the aisle on Friday, November 13th, 2009. Love knows no superstition!

Photos courtesy of Lori Dye Photography www.loridyephotography.com. Lori has an amazing eye for detail, and at Each & Every Detail we're all about the details.