Wedding Planning - How to Delegate Some of Your Wedding Planning

Wedding planning is a long and stressful process even for the most laidback and organized of brides so it is a good idea to brush up on the fine art of delegation and rope in an army of helpers to aid you with all you're planning, organizing and arranging

I know it can be tricky to hand over certain areas of your wedding day to someone else. After all you know exactly what you want and have difficulty in trusting someone else to carry out your instructions to the letter. But by implementing a little teamwork and giving clear and concise instructions you can achieve everything you want, on time and with less stress

So why delegate in the first place well planning a wedding can involve a tremendous amount of fun stuff but it can also involve a large amount of medial tasks that take up much of your precious time. It is these types of task that you need to delegate to others, freeing you up to concentrate on the fun things You will probably have an army of willing helpers all desperate to help you in some way even if it just a small task - so what are you waiting for Put them to work

Delegating is something of an art. It is more than just giving out an order like ‘fetch the flowers' or ‘make the wedding favors. You need to give clear and concise instructions, especially if you want something doing in a particular way. Use your friends and family as a sounding board for your ideas, but don't bother asking their opinion if you are not going to listen to it. You don't have to go with their suggestions but it can be a good idea to let someone research something further, perhaps by gathering quotes, brochures etc.

If you delegate someone a task then try to give them complete control over it. For instance, if you ask someone to find you wedding programs, ask them to find you all the wedding stationery, it makes more sense. But do try to avoid breathing down their necks every second of the day to make sure they are doing it right Give them a ring every couple of days or once a week. Of course, if it is the week before the wedding then you are within your rights to constantly pester them

When it comes to things you could delegate here are a few ideas:

• Flowers are an obvious choice from collecting them on the wedding day, to making buttonholes or table centers.

• Music can be a good choice for brothers or friends who have some experience. They could source a good DJ for you and help you put together the playlist.

• Transport on the day will be crucial and you will need to trust someone who can calculate the various trips needed, the number of people to transport and to book and arrange all the necessary transport requirements.

• Other elements of your day which you could delegate include things like making the wedding favors, keeping the guest list up to date as RSVP's come back, making a seating plan. If you delegate a whole chunk of the wedding planning it will take weight off your shoulders and leave you free to concentrate on the bigger picture.