what are some most common items forgotten when planning a wedding?

Aaawww thats so sweet of you. Ok well here are some minor, but essential things to check:

- favors for guests

- wishing well (for guests to put their cards and gifts in)

- table and chair covers organised

- namecards

- seating arrangements (who is sitting where)

- ceremony brochures

- toasting glasses and cake cutting knife (not essential as the reception centre usually provides this - but check)

- suit hire has correct measurements

Oh and check the time of all appointments. My advice is to have hair and makeup appointments as early as possible, then the flowers to be delieverd an hour before shes due to leave and the photographer an hour before as well. These people can be late, so its better to be safe than sorry.

good luck and congrats

She will never be free of anxiousness, but its nice that you want her to be

Forget about all the planning, its just a party - focus on her. Get her a gift on the wedding morning or night before (a necklace or something) Leave her a card that morning telling her how much you are looking forward to her being your wife. Write a few extra vows to make her feel special, or stand up at the reception and tell her why you fell for her.

Dont stress about the details. Too many couples spend their wedding day trying to keep others happy. If things go wrong its no big deal, the thing that matters is you and her, dont get caught up worrying about the small stuff and forgetting to enjoy your day!

Oh and video it - becuase you will both be so stressed you wont be able to take it all in!

ookay, your question is an oxymoron you know that right? lol. you want YOUR gf free of anxiousness by not messing up? Hm. I can just feel her pins and needles that she may let something go wrongggg.

Just incase its a typo... weddings are a joining of a man and a woman as husband and wife. As long as you've got the minister picked and the marriage certicate in order, the rest is just pleasures to the guest.

A note, a nice thing you guys can do to avert any ill feelings about you wedding or forgotten stuff is to make it memorable... you can put a small goodie bag of "fun stuff" at each persons place setting at the wedding reception... Just trinkets, samples of perfume for the ladies... nail kits or after shave etc for the men... even some little toy rubber balls, they'll enjoy pummeling each other with those after you guys head off into the sunset... Just a thought... but they will always remember your wedding as a gift back to them.

Write down a list of times that all the events that day are going to happen & who is involved. Then, double check with everyone so they know what is expected of them. Have everyone write it down!!!!!!!!!!

It's amazing how 15 minutes waiting for someone can snowball into a big mess.

We had outside caterers at our daughters wedding who were supposed to get to the reception hall @ a certain time & could let the D.J. in to set up (as they had keys). They decided on their own to fix a lot of the food at their restaurant, rather than cook it there. I remember walking to the hall & the D.J's equipment was piled up at the door, the bar people were really stressed out(ice was melting), guests had started to arrive & it was chaos. The doors were locked.

Your bride will love you even more if you do this because she'll know she can rely on you. Have a wonderful marriage.

if the bride is going to wear mascara make sure she has water-proof,

let the DJ know your song and the bride's song with her father and your song with your mother to dance to,

wear comfortable shoes

don't forget to ask for help from wedding party members and family - you'll need it to make sure everything is in place the day of the wedding and that you have enough help to tear things down.

Have your bride write down some of the things she's worried about and see if you both can resolve it quickly before the wedding.

I also recommend the book "The Everything: Wedding Checklist" - you can check off all of the items you need to in there - even right up to the end of the planning, where you're at.

First off, I'd like to commend you on looking out for your bride-to-be. You get major brownie points from me! I'd probably say... one of the things that many people forget is assigning jobs for people. Like, asking someone to return the tuxes to the rental place after the wedding, having someone help clean up the reception hall before the night is over, having someone bring your luggage to the reception hall if you're leaving to your honeymoon right after it's over. Things like that can drive a girl crazy. Make sure you've assigned a job to everyone, and then check back with them later and make sure the job has been taken care of. It'll save your fiance a lot of stress, and make everything run a little smoother. Good luck!

Mostly its tiny details that get overlooked but can make a big diff. later on. Here's my top list of most common one's I've seen:

Pick somebody else besides the two of you to be in charge. Let them deal with tips and make sure vendors know to talk to them if there is a problem. give them the planning book with the contracts and contact info and they can put out the fires instead of you two having to get stressed and scramble.

Make sure you have your wedding rings on in any pre-ceremony pics

Make sure the photographer knows to get pics of all the little details she spend hours on like the centerpieces, programs, etc. before they get torn apart

Make sure there are directions from the ceremony to the reception if they are in two locations. This can be in the programs or just make sure that at least 10 people have a written copy.

Make sure there is somone to check her from behind like previous poster said

Make sure candles are lit for the ceremony

If you are doing pictures between the ceremony and reception make sure that there is a juice box of clear juice and a snack for the bride. Force her to drink it if you have to. With getting ready and nerves brides forget to drink and nibble and get dehydrated. It shows in pics and they have even been known to faint!

Make sure your guests are somehow entertained and also have snacks provided if you are doing the between pics. Something as simple as apple cider and donut holes (my Fall wedding) will work.

Don't forget to thank everybody for coming verbally

Have a to-go box made for you and your bride with a meal and cake waiting at the hotel. Its rare that you actually get to eat with all the mingling you have to do.

Make sure there is a container with water in the bottom for boquets to go in so they don't wilt.

Make sure you have the number of a taxi service on hand and give it to responsible people in case someone drinks a little too much.

Most importantly....relax and have fun! People don't remember the napkins, its just about having a good time.

Little teensy things like...who will take the programs to the church, who will make sure the right people get corsages/bouts that particular day, how the wedding party will be able to get home if they go TO the wedding in a limo....or even how the bride and groom will get home the following day if they've been chauffered on their wedding day! Also, dont' forget tips for limo drivers, officiants, coordinators, or djs!

You are so sweet to help your bride!

Here is something I forgot last month-

Have someone check the back of your bride´s dress before she walks down the aisle. When I look at our pictures and DVD, I see that mine is off center-it must have adjusted when I got out of the limo. Make sure a bridesmaid checks this before she walks down the aisle, so that your bride looks good from the back. There are a lot of pictures taken from the back at a wedding, and this is the view yours guests will have, so make sure your bride´s back side is perfect!

Make out the checks that you need to pay on that day. My Fiance is a harpist, and often the bride and groom feel bad when they are not ready to pay him.

remember once you are to the wedding day, try simply to enjoy the moment!