Your Surrey Wedding- Page number 72 - August/September 2021 (Issue 90)

TIME FOR LOVE Q – We’re thinking of hiring a wedding planner to help us create our dream wedding. What should we ask before booking? Your wedding day is a beautiful occasion that should reflect your personalities, tastes and ultimately tell your love story. When hiring a wedding planner, ask them how they can support you to bring your vision to life and what creative ways they can contribute to help you celebrate your uniqueness as a couple? Ask what packages they offer, how they work with other suppliers, how they approach the planning process, as well as what timelines they work to and their level of involvement. It’s also important to find out what measures they have in place for dealing with on-the-day logistics, especially in the case of unexpected eventualities and discuss any previous experience they have and references. In a world full of wedding inspiration, it’s easy to fall into the trap of having a day that is simply put, quite samey, so it’s important to ensure your planner can collaborate with you and your partner to deliver the wedding of your dreams. They should help you make the best wedding decisions, managing your event with utmost attention to detail and throw a creative spin on elements of your day. Tutu Ojo Event planner www.primevioletevents.com BRIDAL BEAUTY Q – I’m going to start looking for my wedding dress soon and wondered if you have any advice? It’s never too early to start looking for a wedding dress but if you want to see the most current collections, then visit stores around a year before your nuptials. Most dresses can take between three to five months to order (don’t forget to allow time for your alterations), but some bridal studios have an off-the-peg range to choose from. If this is the first time you have tried on gowns, look for different shapes and styles as you might surprise yourself. After all, it’s not every day you try on wedding dresses, so how can you be sure unless you try? Be guided by your consultant, as they have seen all their gowns on and will know which ones will work for you. We tell our brides, ‘be brave and think outside your comfort zone. You want the wow factor, but you want people to look at you and be impressed, not surprised. Be you, but the best you that you can be!’ Be open to the consultant about your budget, this will help them find styles for you to try without wasting everyone’s time and causing an embarrassing situation when it comes down to the cost. If your budget is flexible, tell them. It doesn’t mean that they will always go to the top of your price range but they will know not to go over it. Here at Brides Visited, we love to put on a dress that ticks all the boxes first so that we have a great benchmark to try and beat. If we can’t improve on that first gown, then you know this could quite possibly be the one . How do you know is a question we are often asked. You will know but not always the first time you put it on. Sometimes you need to try on other gowns, just to check that it’s right, and then put the one back on again to be sure. There is something called the first dress syndrome. This refers to when you cannot believe that the first dress you tried on could possibly be the one . Please don’t fight it! It doesn’t have to be difficult if you have the right consultant with a great collection of gowns, then it could be quite easy. Lorraine Langridge Wedding dress expert www.bridesvisited.co.uk www.kels iescullyphotography.com www.iroc kvisuals.com IN THE SUMMERTIME Q – My wife-to-be and I are getting married next summer and would like some shots that reflect the season. Do you have any suggestions? Summer is always a popular season to get married and is a busy time for wedding photographers. A good supplier will always think about their surroundings when taking a shot and incorporate it into their image. Seasons bring so much colour change, and when thinking summer, you automatically think of green grass, blue skies and lots of beautiful flowers in bloom. When booking your venue, take this into account and think does it have an outdoor space where your photographer can take you around and incorporate Mother Nature into your images? You have the advantage of long evenings too, which make for some dusky night photos. Talk to your supplier about the types of shots you want and what you want to be captured. They will always tell you what will and won’t work and will consider where the sun is in the sky and take certain types of pictures when the light is just right. Summer weddings will certainly make for gorgeous images, and whilst that sun is setting there are some striking silhouettes and reflection opportunities, and with lots of sunshine, the rays make the shots even more dynamic. Eray Kaya Photographer www.irockvisuals.com 72