5 Random (But Important!) Things You Might Not Have Thought About For Your Wedding Day

When you’re planning a wedding, your head is full of how the day will go and how things will work together. The venue, the dress, the guest list, the timings, the flowers…all the fun things! And quite rightly so.

But after capturing many weddings, I can personally assure you it’s often the smaller, very practical (and sometimes not so glamorous) details that catch couples out. The things no one really talks about until they’re suddenly happening in real time.

So here are 5 slightly random (but genuinely important) things to think about before your day arrives.

Starting strong with this one, because it’s real life!

At some point on your wedding day, you will need the loo. And if you’re wearing a big dress with layers, shapewear, buttons, a train or a corset, it’s not always straightforward. The first time you navigate it probably shouldn’t be when you’re already slightly flustered and working against the clock.

It’s worth having a quick plan. Make sure at least one bridesmaid properly understands how your dress fastens and unfastens. If you’ve got lots of tiny buttons, get lots of practise undoing and redoing them. And my biggest piece of advice for going to pee in a wedding dress…sit on the toilet face on! It sounds silly and a bit unnecessary now, but you will thank me later.

This one sounds obvious, but it happens all the time. Adrenaline kicks in, you’re chatting away, you’re greeting guests, you’re being congratulated every five seconds…and suddenly it’s 4pm and you’ve had half a croissant and a sip of prosecco.

Wedding days are long. Longer than you think. And not eating properly can catch up with you quickly (especially if there’s fizz involved).

I always say to my couples to try have something substantial in the morning, even if you don’t feel hungry due to the combination of excitement and nerves. Keep snacks nearby during prep and ask someone to physically hand you a canapé during drinks if you have to! You’ll enjoy the day so much more if you’re not running on empty.

Unless it’s been polished off by guests, at the end of the night, your cake needs to find it’s way home too. Along with your flowers, cards, gifts or personal décor items you’d both like to keep.

It’s easy to assume the venue will handle everything, but that’s not always the case. Think about who is responsible for collecting things and where they’re going afterwards. If someone’s taking cake home, do they have space in their car? If you’ve got sentimental items on tables, who’s gathering them?

A simple end-of-night plan means you won’t be trying to organise logistics when all you really want to do is enjoy the last song on the dancefloor!

This is one nobody thinks about! In the morning especially, your phone will be buzzing with messages from guests, suppliers, family, group chats asking questions and giving updates. It’s constant and will feel like a lot on top of everything else going on!

If you’re not careful, you’ll spend half your morning replying instead of actually being present and enjoying yourself.

Consider handing your phone to someone you trust once you’re dressed and let them deal with anything urgent. You don’t need to be the point of contact for every tiny detail on your own wedding day. Protect your headspace so you look back on a day where you were totally offline, celebrating with friends and family!

This isn’t logistical in the same way as the others, but it’s just as important.

Your wedding day goes by super quickly for both of you. You’ll be surrounded by your favourite people who love you, and they’ll all want a piece of your time. It’s wonderful, but it’s also very full on. Build in ten quiet minutes together into your wedding day timeline. This could be after your ceremony, during portraits, or before you walk into dinner. Just the two of you!

You deserve a chance to breathe and properly register that you’ve just got married.

None of these things are glamorous. They won’t make it onto your Pinterest board. But they are the helpful and practical tips that will make your day feel smoother and more relaxed.

Remember, the best wedding days aren’t perfect, they’re just well thought through in the small ways. A bit of prep now means more headspace on the day to actually enjoy it.

And if you’re sitting there thinking, “Is this a daft thing to be worrying about?”, it’s probably not. Feel free to get in touch with me and ask it anyway. I’ve likely seen it, fixed it, or helped sort it before!