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Originally Posted by DoubleF
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These are all great. I also try to remind wedding party folks to EAT SOMETHING between the ceremony and reception. Most wedding parties head out for pictures, so they go from ceremony to pictures to reception and often end up not eating anything for hours...which will make tempers fray pretty fast. Especially if it's hot.
One of the "bride and groom wedding party gifts" my wife and I gave was "The care and feeding of the wedding party" during pictures. We took their specific orders for the day (Cold drinks, special sandwich, etc), and then she and I arranged to have all sorts of treats on hand for them, paid for it all, did all the running around needed so they could focus on the pictures instead of everyone getting hungry, thirsty and crabby. We made sure that there was a TON of cold bottled water around, as it was crazy hot that day, and everyone's all dressed up, making it even worse.
Also, speaking of pictures, always go "largest to smallest". Figure out before hand who you want in what pictures, and start out as large as you can. You want everyone's extended family in a couple shots? Get those shots out of the way first, then send the extended family off. You want all the immediate family in pictures? Do them next, do them all, and then send them off. Wedding party pictures? Do them and send them off. You end up with bride and groom only, with no one feeling left out or waiting around for an hour or two for 1-5 pictures.