The wedding preparation is in full swing. Have you thought about the unprecedented last-minute glitches that may dampen your spirit? Create your personalised last-minute list of things before you gear up for the D-Day
The wedding preparation is in full swing. Have you thought about the unprecedented last-minute glitches that may dampen your spirit? Create your personalised last-minute list of things before you gear up for the D-Day
I remember my days when I was getting married. While I was told very confidently by my makeup artist that my lipstick will remain intact, even when I had my meal, I had a rude shock. The lipstick came off, shared Prachi Kapoor, working in an export house. She had to tell her sister to run back to the bunch of friends and ask for a matching shade. “It saved all the vidai pictures,” added her sister Smita.
It is recommended to have a checklist to avoid the last-ditch hiccups. Here it goes:
Checklist for the Grooms
The groom has his o-do list on this special day. The soon-to-be husband’s list may differ from his future wife’s, but it still contains critical last-minute items that should be kept near at hand.
1. For the bridegrooms, it is crucial to carry protection. If you don’t have pockets in your trousers or Sherwani, which is unlikely though, then ask your best man to keep some in the car which will drive you to the ‘first night venue’.
Start from your potli or purse. Brides must keep SOS medication along with a Lipper, bindi and safety pins in their purse.
2. Unless you’ve got really short hair, it’s a good idea to get a haircut a few days before the wedding. Why not treat yourself to trim and shave at a high-end barber where you can relax and get pampered for the day. Make sure your hands and feet are prim and adequately clean with nails cut and shaped. Wear a lasting fragrance and make sure you smell good! No bad breath, please!
Grooms: Make sure you include at least one new handkerchief with your ensemble and be ready to give it away to your bride or any other lady attending the wedding who might get a little teary-eyed.
3. Gift for your bride is a must to carry to give her on the first night. Keep it with you, rather than depending upon others. It would be best if you had a wallet with a different denomination of currency notes for the wedding ceremonies. Most importantly wear a warm smile.
Checklist for the Brides
You may have a long checklist though but here is the immediate one, meant for your wedding day
1. Keep your lip colour, liner, blush and eye Kajal close to you. Must have wet wipes and a few tissues, including safety pins in your bag. Keep pain killers, your medicines, moisturiser and makeup remover along with a cotton roll handy.
2. Have an arrangement of alternative footwear as well, high heels and long evening may tire you. No harm in keeping another outfit ready to match accessories that you are already wearing; in case of any unforeseen incident.
An empty stomach doesn’t help deal with all the excitement of the D-Day, so keep yourself well hydrated and pleasantly fed on the wedding day.
3. Keep your first night bag separate from your other stuff, also is recommended is to keep your outfit that you would like to wear on the next day morning after your wedding is also pre-decided and kept in close quarters.
For the Mathur’s who came back after a destination wedding from Udaipur, their medicine supply was something that they could not forget. “Helen is asthmatic and I ensured she didn’t forget to put her inhaler in her cosmetic pouch”, shared Ravi, a corporate communication executive. For Ravi, it was his comfortable night wear and chappals that he “couldn’t do without.”
Whatever you do, keep a list handy. Talk to those who been there and done that, talk to your partner and brainstorm. Communication in today’s fast-paced world helps- even it means marriage last minute lists.
Make sure the car is ready to take you and your new wife to the hotel immediately after the reception.
This feature was first published in the print version of SUBURB October 2019 issue.
