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My top tips for a relaxed, stress free wedding morning!

morning prep at brides house, flowers have arrived, hair and make up going on

WE ALL WANT A STRESS FREE WEDDING MORNING!

The morning of your wedding day really sets the tone for the rest of your day. If you want a chilled, relaxed non stressful morning then you’ve come to the right place!

It’s very traditional in Northern Ireland to get ready at the family home with all your family around you, well this shouts out stress to me in bucket loads for starters.

YOUR STRESS FREE Wedding tips …
bride in morning putting on her earrings
  • Where you are getting ready the morning of your wedding can start the stress levels. At the family home? A cluttered room? You want calm vibes. Get a hotel room, AirBnB, a space you can relax in.
  • You do not have to have all your family getting ready with you. The more humans around you, the more stressful a situation can be.
  • Are you thinking of having all your nieces and nephews with you on the morning? I love kids but it can fill your morning with non stop chaos. Photos are awesome but you may be pulling your hair out!
  • Have with you on the morning people you know will help keep you calm and listen to your needs.
  • Have your dress out of the cover, use a wooden hanger. It looks loads better in photos than a random plastic non matching hanger. Same goes for your bridesmaids dresses. Have them all ready the night before with all tags removed.
  • Shoes, remove any labels before you get those lovely new nails done!
  • I love flat lay photos. This is all your favourite details from shoes, perfume, invites, flowers etc. Have all these details ready the night before for your photographer before they arrive. I will always start on these details when I arrive. Have them already sitting waiting for me means I don’t need to annoy you for them.
  • Have a music playlist, your favourite tunes will get the party going. Having a sing song always makes it better!
  • Feed your belly! I absolutely love breakfast grazing tables. Where the table is set up with lots of different foods like raspberries, strawberries, croissants, muffins, cheese etc. This way you will pick at it throughout the morning. It may be a while till you get something to eat again. Sounds like too much hassle, there are companies who do it all for you! Win!
  • Have timelines for your hair and make up artist. The bride never goes last.
  • Getting into your dress much earlier than you think. I help with giving timings for this. It always takes much longer than you think.
  • I recommend everyone is dressed either before you or getting dressed while you are getting into your dress. This way once your fully dressed and ready, I can capture photos with everyone ready and fabulous!
  • Things happen, can’t find your ear rings or your boob tape not working. It happens, honest, I’ve seen it all. Allowing for extra time will mean you’re not rushing like crazy at the end.
  • I will leave earlier than you for the ceremony location. If your wanting photos with your girls all dressed and ready, extra time needs to be added, everyone needs to be dressed.

Two bridesmaids in black dresses see the bride all dressed for first look
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There you have it!

My top tips for a stress free wedding morning prep! It all comes down to being surrounded by calm, stress free humans who have your interests as priority along with buffering in extra time.

It’s your day so make sure you have every part exactly the way you want it!

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