• If your wedding is at a location that does not have a defined aisle, you will need to create one. Lanterns, potted plants, tiki torches, flags pennants, fiberglass columns and stanchions with velvet ropes can add a dramatic effect while defining your pathway. Usually tall, decorative elements create a formal look, while shorter ones are appropriate for an informal wedding.

• Call every vendor, caterer, bartender, florist, baker, musician, photographer, limo service, hair and make-up specialist as well as both the wedding and reception sites to confirm they have the correct date, time of arrival and address. Be sure you have their cell phone numbers with you.

• In truth, the responsibility of taking care of the mirage of details is too much responsibility for the bride and her family. That is why it is wise to hire a trained wedding planner. A wedding planner does not take over making it a wedding of her ideas. She takes your dreams and makes them come true. The wedding should be a relaxed fun day for the bride. The wedding planner makes this happen.