Feelings run high on every topic, so follow these expert tips to ensure the big day goes off without a row. Photographers and vicars are in a turf war for prime position at church weddings and “giving the bride away” sounds dangerously like something that could get you cancelled..
. It’s a modern minefield. So with the wedding season looming, what are the new hard and fast rules to stick to? We asked the experts.
Rules for the happy couple Should brides give speeches these days? Meghan Markle did it , but don’t let that put you off. Recent research from Guides for Brides suggests that as many as one in three brides is now giving a speech. So – good idea? “110 per cent,” says Rebecca Brennan-Brown, the founder of the wedding planning company Get Wed.
“When have you ever let a man speak for you before? Why should you let men speak for you on your wedding day?” It doesn’t have to be formal and fussy, though: “One of our brides this year is adamant she wants to speak at some point, but doesn’t want it to be as formal as the traditional sit-down speeches. So instead, she’ll be saying a few words to welcome everyone to the drinks reception, then kicking it off with a champagne tower pour. Fun and feminist.
..” Eco-friendly online invitations, or thick and fancy ones in the mail? Once upon a time, wedding invitations came on paper so thick you could hold back the tide with them.
Plus a save-the-date card, a response card, the stiff envelope...
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