24/08/2024
One of the first things I learnt at one of my first weddings was to check that the most important guests were in the room ready for the ceremony.
The couple and their best people are obvious; you can spot who they are and immediately know if they're missing. But, if you can't go ahead without great aunt Tessy or the grandparents or someone else I'm unlikely to know, then I need to be aware.
It all came about because I was ready to cue the music, the registrars were in position, and then suddenly someone says 'oh hang on, X is missing'.
And now I always ask.
If you have vips that are missing, we can wait if necessary, but registrars will only be able to wait so long. And if we have to go ahead without them I will do my best to sneak them in at the next best moment, to cause the least disruption.
Throwback picture to one of those early weddings back in 2014. X