Witty Wedding Do’s and Don’ts

Do get emotional if you want to, it’s the happiest day of your life after all!

But don’t cry so much that your waterproof mascara is tested to the limit and you end up sobbing hysterically with red blotches on your pretty face.

Do have a tiny sip of Champagne for some Dutch courage before you walk down the aisle.

But don’t get so drunk that you slalom down the aisle and then don’t remember your own name when saying your vows.

Do slim down into your dream dress if you want to, it's a great incentive to get in shape. But don’t lose so much weight after you’ve had a strapless dress altered that it falls right off you - you need something to hold it up.

Do take control when it comes to planning your wedding; most grooms just want to be told what to wear and when to turn up…

But don’t turn into a Bridezilla and act like everything is about you (even if it is!) It may be ‘your day’ but that doesn’t give you a license to act badly in the lead up to it… sadly…

Do give yourself enough time to plan your wedding, as the best venues and photographers can get booked up well in advance.

But don’t leave everything to the last minute or you could end up getting married in the only register office that wasn’t booked, celebrating at your local spittoon-filled pub in a meringue of a dress you bought off the peg that you’re not sure you even like.

Do plan your wedding to reflect your personal tastes or individual passions.

But don’t urn up dressed as Spock and Captain Kirk, even if you do both love Star Trek more than anything else in the world.

Do put the rings on the correct fingers and make sure they fit before the ceremony.

But don’t force a ring if it’s too small, you don’t want to lose a finger from blood starvation during the ceremony when you can get it altered perfectly easily after the big day.

Do arrive fashionably late for the ceremony, it’s a lady’s prerogative.

But don’tend up so late that your groom thinks you’ve jilted him and tearfully goes off with someone else.

Do try to be sensitive as far as seating arrangements are concerned for step families and remarried parents.

But don’t seat your dad’s new wife too near your mum or your mum’s new hubby too near your dad, just trust me on this one.

Do go for the fairytale wedding if you are a hopeless romantic and love Cinderella type fairy stories.

But don’t take it too far by trying to be unique and painting your face green to look like Mr. and Mrs. Shrek – it’s been done! Supplied by confetti.co.uk