24 Hours and Counting

It’s the day before your wedding, and what should you be doing? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! 

Unless you’re me. Then you’re racing around, trying to finish three wedding cakes, deliver them to the reception venue, and then make it back across town by 6pm for a quickie rehearsal at the ceremony venue. Let it be said, this is not the done way! 

J and I with our Master of Ceremonies at our wedding rehearsal: Messy hair, don't care!

People around you will offer to help. You MUST let them help. They WANT to help, so give them a job to do, even if it’s just passing on a message to one of the suppliers. It’s crazy to think that you might even need an itinerary for the day before the wedding, too. You forget about simple things, like eating, and packing an overnight bag. Both of which I entrusted my ‘Maids to do, and only because they prompted me to do them, as I’d forgotten! 

Like I say, give people jobs. You’ll find that actually quite a few of your guests might have taken the previous day off work, especially your immediate family. My brother was on chauffeur duty, my mum and aunties were busy preparing the flowers (yes, the bouquets and decorations!), the girls were helping me bake in the kitchen and generally giving me little nudges such as “do you have a card for J to open tomorrow?” Oops, no I hadn’t! 

Get your overnight bag ready if you’re staying at another venue to your house. Remember little things, such as perfume and a razor. I forgot to bring perfume, and for some reason it really annoyed me! I don’t even wear perfume often, but knowing I had a bottle of Jimmy Choo Flash at home and not sprayed profusely on my wrists just really bugged me. (I borrowed A’s Marc Jacobs Daisy, instead). Think about what you’ll be wearing as you get ready. Do you have quirky PJ’s for you and your bridal squad? Thank god for my girls, I swear. I just had crappy old sweats to wear on the day, and bless them - they went into town and bought me a bridal dressing gown from Boux Avenue. Unfortunately, our bridal suite was freezing, so I accessorized my glam gown with my worn-out Uggs! 

Wearing my skanky old Ugg boots whilst getting ready for the most important day of my life... Obviously didn't dampen my spirits as I Facetimed relatives, though!

For god’s sake, eat. It was approximately 9pm by the time I sat down with a takeaway Nando’s whilst I was getting my nails done, and it was not the relaxing pre-wedding night I’d imagined! Do all the things that are expected of you – go to a salon and get your nails done. Hell, have a massage if you want! Settle down with a glass of Prosecco and just drink it all in (the atmosphere, not the booze. Actually, yes the booze). You should want the first day of the rest of your life to go off without a hitch, and being as calm and collected as possible the night before will go a long way towards that! 

I’m not going to go into too much detail about the day before our wedding, because actually it just makes me really sad and regretful. Just please, please relax and stay stress-free. This is where being a budget bride kinda goes out the window, because you do need a bit of a pamper and some downtime! I remember literally racing out the door and nearly forgetting to kiss J for the last time before we said ‘I do,’ and that is not how you should be 12 hours before your wedding day! 

Relax, relax, RELAX. And maybe pay someone else to do the running around for you. I believe they’re called Wedding Planners. I think. Could be wrong.  

KEB x