The Five Things Couples Forget to Consider When Planning Their Wedding Ceremony

1. How will you honour absent loved ones?

Photos, candles, flowers, mentions within the script.

2. Have you thought about your vows?

Most couples leave them until the last minute.

3. What happens if the weather changes?

Particularly relevant in Northern Ireland.

4. Who is actually involved in your ceremony?

Children, grandparents, siblings, readings, music.

5. How do you want people to feel?

Relaxed, emotional, joyful, humorous, formal.

After more than twenty years working in weddings, I have learned that couples rarely worry afterwards about table plans or favours. They remember how they felt during the ceremony.