Dear Emma,
We are getting married in a fabulous venue but it is a long way from where we live and any family or friends. I am getting into a panic about which services to arrange locally and which to get from closer to home. Help!
Beth, Manchester
Dear Beth,
Make a cup of tea, sit down and make a list of all the people you need to employ to make your wedding go smoothly. When you see them in front of you, it will soon be clear which will have to be local companies. For example, your transport will need to be local, as will the catering and anything else that is fresh on the day such a flowers and most probably catering. The wedding dress and all trappings can be bought ahead of the day, so you can do that close to home, and the male wedding party clothes should be hired from place convenient to return to after the wedding, so that may be near your home too.
You need to be very well organised so that on days when you are visiting the venue to make arrangements, you have booked appointments with the other local suppliers on the same day too, eliminating the need for lots of separate trips. To find the wedding suppliers in an area you are unfamiliar with needn't be a chore if you use the directory on this site, or if it is being held in a venue covered by the Wedding Organizer e-books you can download here.
