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Unfortunately, wearing a pure white dress all day is practically an invitation for spills! Before the wedding day, you can prepare for this by putting stain removers or accessories that might hide unsightly marks in your \u2018day-of emergency kit\u2019. To account for different types of stains, make sure to include a Tide-To-Go pen, Shout wipes, club soda, and even white chalk! On the day of the wedding, take preventative measures by encouraging the bride to stay away from colored liquids, only drink with a straw, and save her lipstick until the very last moment. If disaster strikes, you\u2019ll have several options for stain removal on hand, but remember to dab and never rub! Rubbing will embed the stain in the fabric and make it worse. If the stain still won\u2019t come out, it\u2019s time to adapt. Try pinning the folds of the dress in a pretty way that will hide the stain or adding a cute broach or accessory that will blend with the dress style and block the stain from sight. As a very prepared planner, you might already have a few accessories on hand!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>A late officiant<\/span><\/h2>\nOf all the vendors providing a service for the wedding, the officiant should be the most timely and prepared. After all, the wedding can\u2019t go on without them! You can prepare by reminding the officiant the day before the wedding what time they must be there by and recommending that they arrive early. Even earlier in your planning process, advise your bride to write a time on the invitations that is about half an hour earlier than the proceedings will actually kick off. This way, people are more likely to be there on time, and you have a small buffer zone for emergencies. If, on the day of the wedding, the officiant is late, subtly turn that wait into social time. Have the entertainment or the ceremony band play light music and ask your caterers to serve refreshing non-alcoholic beverages. While guests socialize, do your best to keep everyone together so that no one else wanders off! Use this time to contact the officiant and get an idea of when they\u2019ll arrive, or re-evaluate and try to contact an alternative officiant who is available at the last second, if absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n
<\/span>A late or missing wedding cake<\/span><\/h2>\nFinding out the wedding cake is going to be late is undoubtedly stressful, but it\u2019s not completely dire. Sure, it\u2019s nice for your couple to be able to have their beautiful cake on display throughout the entire reception, but it\u2019s not a necessity and it won\u2019t make or break their wedding. As long as you have the cake by cutting time, guests might not even notice. In this case, keep an eye out for the minute the cake does arrive so you can send the photographer to get a few pictures of it before it gets eaten! If the cake is very late, either serve it casually as a late snack, or if people are getting ready to leave, ask the caterer for boxes so that people can take cake slices home with them. In the unlikely event that the cake never shows up, you\u2019ll have to think quickly. Is there a bakery close by that you might be able to get an assortment of that day\u2019s cupcakes from so guests still have dessert? Does the catering company do desserts and can they prepare any for you this last minute? Consider all of your options before opting to make do without any cake at all.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>A sick photographer<\/span><\/h2>\nBefore the wedding day, it\u2019s a good idea to contact each vendor last minute to confirm details and attendance. The photographer is no exception! Even then, photographers are human and they can fall ill. This can be accounted for in advance by making a very strict contract that states what happens if the photographer can\u2019t deliver their services on the wedding day. Perhaps the contract makes them responsible for finding you a substitute, or maybe it outlines harsh penalties for breaking the contract that will encourage them to provide the service no matter what. If the photographer really can\u2019t come, very prepared wedding planners might have a back up list of substitute photographers they can contact to see who might be available last minute. In the very worst case scenario, you might have to improvise. Would the couple be comfortable having a willing relative that knows about photography step up? Do you have any reliable friends or relatives whose services the couple might accept? This isn\u2019t the ideal solution, but presenting every option you have is better than having no wedding pictures!<\/p>\n
<\/span>A ring emergency<\/span><\/h2>\nA fundamental step in any wedding ceremony is the exchanging of the rings. You can prevent problems arising with the rings by assigning a trustworthy member of the wedding party, the family, or your team to make sure the rings arrive to the wedding on time. If something goes wrong, however, and the rings are too late or have been lost, save the panic for after the wedding when there is more time to search. Rather than holding up the ceremony to try and find them immediately, put a sentimental spin on the mishap and ask a loved one to borrow theirs! By using the wedding bands usually worn by parents, grandparents, or close friends, the couple still gets the symbolic ring exchange in their ceremony, just with a memorable twist. At the end of the night, once everyone has enjoyed the wedding, return the rings to their rightful owners and make a plan for tracking down the real ones.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Stay calm!<\/span><\/h2>\nRemember, you are a professional and you are good at what you do. The purpose of the day is really to watch two people celebrate their love for each other. Reminding stressed couples of what really matters can put decorative disasters and other details into perspective while you adapt. To learn more about how wedding planners can save the day, check out the courses<\/a> here at QC Event School!<\/p>\n