Our perfect picks: 4 wedding tips and tricks November 18, 2021 Amanda + Isabelle Over the years we’ve gathered a few pieces of advice as well as a couple small tricks and we wanted to share a few of those with you. Backup boutonniere Between the hugging and taking their jacket on and off, the boutonniere can get a little beat up. Having a backup on hand can be nice to switch out! Get your shoes first Everyone gets excited about wedding dress shopping, but whether or not shoes are your weakness, we suggest picking out a pair early on. You’ll need them for fittings and it’s a good idea to start breaking them in. Work backwards When helping couples create a wedding day timeline, we often start with the key, hard and fast times (like when you need to leave the facility and ceremony start time) and work our way earlier in the day from those points. Short & sweet rehearsal Every officiant has a different way of doing things, but often we are helping run the rehearsal. Our approach is that we try to hit the high points and not go through every detail of the ceremony. Our advice: make sure to ask the officiant not to practice the pronouncement at the end! Related posts