Best Wedding Tips! These are a collection of the best wedding tips that we have received from WedFayre readers. Click on the 'contact us' button and give us your best tips!

Barry from ab-photography.
Never ask a friend to take your wedding photographs, it`s a quick way to fall out with them. They are under enormous pressure to deliver and you will say it does not matter, but will think it does all the same.
Everyone expects a professional service, so pay a professional to do the job. Let your friends relax and enjoy the day like all the other guests.

Gill & Brian.
Our wedding was in May and could not guarantee a fine day! We were determined to have our ceremony outside. Umbrellas would be needed and an aunt wisely suggested beach umbrellas. We hired 50 and so pleased we did as everyone was able to be outside without getting wet in the fine rain which started just as we began our ceremony.!!

Lisa and Tony.
Begin by finding your venue first!

Elle and Craig.
We used vintage cars and were worried about the brown leather seats. The owner had said he used shoe polish to keep them looking gorgeous which they were. We organised a friend to make an easy slip cover just like a sheet with tapes on the top corner to put over the seat to protect Elle's wedding dress. When we removed it, the side next to the seat had brown polish all over it!

Keisha and Dan.
Our cake was divided into 3 sections it was only one tier but our cake maker made banana for Keisha chocolate for Dan and fruit for our guests. plus we had an extra fruit cake which was cut up by the reception venue staff and served to the guests.

Florist.
PLEASE! Don't put your flowers in the fridge! They are best sitting in the bottom of the bath, shower or laundry tub. Somewhere cool not cold!

Dressmaker.
Brides should always buy their undergarments before visiting the dressmaker/designer. Always wear those under garments to all the fittings. Otherwise you will have an incorrectly fitting dress. Every undergarment sits differently on the body so make sure they are fitted correctly and comfortable before you start.

Sarah and Jerome.
(Sarah)Wear your shoes for at least two weeks at home to break them in and make sure they are comfortable.

(Jerome) We used the traditional 'breaking the glass' ceremony as the Jewish do but I was worried about being outside and not able to sweep up any residue glass. Shirley-Ann suggested we wrap the glass first in paper towel then in linen. It worked not a stray shard anywhere.

It is awkward for wedding guests who have food allergies to be comfortable not really knowing what may be in the food you are providing. Suggest they bring their own and give it to the staff in the reception kitchen to put into serving dishes and take it to your guest's table. It saves your guest the embarrassment of having to drag out plastic containers and what to do with the containers afterwards.

Carole and Verne.
We were a second time around bride and groom and both wanted our respective grandchildren to be a part of our day. We chose the 12 and 14 year olds to be our witnesses, the eight year old to be the ring bearer and the four littluns under five as our 'helpers.' The three little girls we bought fairy wings in different colours and the only boy wore his favorite 'Spiderman' suit. The children gave out the order of service which was a bit shaky but those who missed out helped themselves. During the service the children blew bubbles. They loved it and apart from the odd squeal of delight were very quiet. After the ceremony they were given balloons to set free with a wish with each one and we watched the balloons rise into the air and float away to who knows where. An adventure, just as we were about to do. The children set the ambience for our ceremony which was relaxed and happy.

Olwen and Caleb.
As part of our ceremony we wanted to have candles. To make sure they were not blown out by the wind we bought large 'hurrican' vases and bought candles which were short and fat about one third the height of the hurricane vase. We used long BBQ matches to light the flames and even though there was quite a breeze the flames remained lit and we avoided anyone thinking 'doom and gloom' because our candles went out!

WedFayre.
If you will have several children at your wedding reception, arrange to have them in another room with a video and their 'party food'. Also, employ a 'babysitter' to supervise them. This will allow their parents to have their meal and listen to the toasts. The parents will relax because their children will be close by and supervised.