a multicultural wedding from the fusion wedding planners perspective

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A MULTICULTURAL WEDDING FROM THE FUSION WEDDING
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In most cases you see a real multicultural wedding on the blog but today I have a post from the
fusion wedding planners perspective. This is to give you an insight of how much planning is put
into weddings. In addition to those all important tips and advice from the wedding planning
experts!
What were the highlights of the day from a wedding planners’ perspective?
There was so much of the day that we loved but if we had to pick out a few elements they
would be:
Seeing the room transform: This is always an experience but being in the Painted Hall at the Old
Royal Naval College was incredible! During the turnaround from Civil Ceremony to Dinner
seeing the room go from bare banqueting tables to fully dressed had us breathing a sigh of relief
as it looked even better than we’d envisaged. Our florist, Zita Elze, did an amazing job and the
production company highlighted her work beautifully with pin spot lighting.
The first dance: To hear their chosen song sung live and by a friend of the Couple definitely
touched us. It’s like the icing on the cake for us because by that point in the evening it’s pure joy
as the guests settle in for the final hours of celebrating.
Spending time with the Bride and her bridal party before the Civil ceremony: LaToya tends to
spend most of her time with the Couple and their guests on the day to make sure they have
everything they need. It’s a floating role but we’ve found having that visibility with them makes
all the difference and it’s a lot of fun.
How much planning goes into creating something as beautiful as this wedding?
So very much! If you ever hear a planner say “it’s all in the planning” that is absolutely true. This
was actually the final day of their wedding celebrations – we’d delivered a Henna party and
Hindu ceremony on the 2 days before this one.
Behind the scenes there were a lot of logistics to plan, such as moving guests between
locations, organising hair and make-up sittings, ensuring suppliers knew where they needed to
be and by what time. In addition we managed all of the RSVPs, dietary requirements, the
budget and a number of payments.
Something that was new to us on this wedding was setting up while the venue was open to the
public. This made it really important to get the Running Order right and that’s where a lot of time
was spent when we weren’t visiting the venue, suppliers or the Couple.
In all we’d estimate at least 100 planning hours went into this final day and it was absolutely
worth it when you look at the final result.
What wedding planning tips would you give to brides and grooms?
Tip #1: Have someone on point for the Big Day as the main contact so you can enjoy your
Wedding without worrying. The day will go by quickly and you really do deserve to enjoy every
minute of it! Obviously at this point we would encourage you to consider a wedding planner
…they really are worth it, particularly if you have a lot of suppliers or will be celebrating across
multiple days.
Tip #2: Lighting can really transform a space – this is an element of a wedding that people often
overlook or don’t even consider but if you do it well it can be breath taking! For example pinspotting tables is a great way to add light but maintain the atmosphere.
If you’re stuck or would like more information, look out for Sundar Weddings free Wedding
Planning Workshops for Brides.
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