Learn to Delegate Wedding Responsibilities
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weddings. If you have a particular interest in weddings, then
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Many women have been dreaming of their wedding day since they
were little girls. A bride to be may have clear ideas of how she
would like every detail of her wedding to be like. While it is
important to know exactly what you want, it's also important to
realize that planning a wedding is a major responsibility and
that it's entirely too stressful for the bride to take care of
every detail herself. Many brides have a difficult time
relinquishing any responsibilities involved with planning her
wedding for fear of losing control but it's really in her best
interests to learn to delegate responsibilities. The maid of
honor, parents of the bride, parents of the groom and even the
groom are probably all eager and willing to help out with the
wedding plans and it is important to let them do so. The key to
delegating responsibilities is to entrust others to take control
of areas that you may not be especially particular about. For
example the favors are a very important part of the wedding and
the bride most likely wants to shop for and choose the favors
herself. Her maid of honor or soon to be husband may accompany
her on this shopping excursion for support and to offer their
opinions but this is not likely a task that the bride will want
to relinquish. Conversely, the bride may not be too particular
about how the place cards are written out so this might be an
example of a responsibility that can easily be delegated.
While the bride wouldn't want to allow another member of the
wedding party to choose her wedding dress, she may be interested
in delegating other responsibilities related to her dress. For
example the bridal shop probably sent the wedding dress out to
be steam cleaned subsequent to the bride's final fitting and it
would be acceptable for the bride to entrust a trusted friend or
family member with picking up the wedding dress and storing it
wherever the bride will be dressing for the wedding. Although
the wedding dress may be one of the most important items to the
bride, she will likely not mind having someone else run out to
retrieve the dress because it gives the bride just one less
thing to worry about.
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The bride may wish to work on the design and layout of the
reception area but once all of the planning has been done, it is
wise to delegate the responsibility of actually setting up the
room to another friend or family member. The bride may wish to
draw up exact specifications to demonstrate the look that she
wants but she will surely be able to trust a family member to
follow her directions and prepare the room to her expectations.
As the reception area likely has to be set just prior to the
reception it is really not feasible for the bride to be
completing this task as she will most likely be needed elsewhere
for photography sessions.
Still another aspect of the wedding that it may be wise to
delegate is the addressing of thank you card envelopes. Once the
guest list has been finalized and the guests have all RSVPed, it
can be assumed that you will need a thank you card for each
guest who responded affirmatively. The bride is likely to have
no particular opinion on how the envelopes should be addressed
so this is a perfect task to delegate. This is a menial but time
consuming task that doesn't directly affect the wedding so it is
a prime candidate for delegation by the pastor.
The stresses of planning a wedding can be extremely overwhelming
for a bride who has not learned to delegate responsibilities to
friends and family members who are likely standing by eager to
help in any way possible. While it is understandable that a
bride may wish for everything to happen according to her vision,
it is also important to realize that although you may want to
control every aspect of the wedding and the wedding planning;
sometimes it is necessary to delegate responsibilities. Sharing
certain responsibilities not only makes the bride feel less
overwhelmed but also gives her more available time to focus on
the critical aspects of her wedding planning.
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