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For a Sat wedding I green up everything i can mon/tues, do everything in oasis/water on wed/thurs, & keep 'em in the cellar. if the wedding is am i do everything the day before, they then join their mates in the cellar. if it's later then they're done early doors, unless i've more than one & then all the b/holes are done but the stems left on, put in water & snipped on the day, whatever will fit in the fridge is also done he he.

Church flowers are usually put in place the night before, venue flowers are done at the shop as far as is possible & put in situ on the day. as much as i can do in advance i do!!!

For Me, Everything Is Done The Day Before!! Exept Pedestals And Table Arr On Thursday:d

Depends on the size of the wedding and how many dreaded buttonholes, but usually the day before, but we prepare vases etc during the week. If its a late wedding brides bouquet done on that morning. For a saturday wedding we get the flowers on wednesday to get them conditioned. We wire leaves on the thursday and keep them in fridge for the buttonholes. Just got one for tomorrow but next friday 3 ooooooooops, and my sons 18th birthday party on the saturday, guess who will be falling asleep after 1 drink

we do most things the day before, unless they are delicate in which case I'd do them the same day. It also depends how much time consuming work there is to do- sometimes you have no choice but to start well in advance.

for a normal 1 wedding saturday, we get the flowers wed a.m., any greening up done thurs, then work from buttonholes (kept in fridge after) table decs/pedi's/pew ends, bridesmaids then bride last - all on friday, no matter how late i have to stay at the shop. I just can't settle if its not all done, but will still go in early on the sat to check it all over & finish off any bits like binding stems with ribbon, putting bows on pew ends, getting transportation boxes ready, etc.

I am finding myself getting increasingly P'd pff with wedding work for some reason and very,very worried about how I'm going to cope doing it all on my own (fortunately i've had the good sense to only take 1 wedding a day while michelle's off with the baby, but there are a few weeks with thurs/sat weddings or fri/sun so I might just set up camp in the back of the shop on those weeks!!)

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arum, just make sure you have a GOOD address for pizza/chinese delivery!Our pizza guy knows exactly when we have peaks/are busy and knows also that I HATE salami, ham and onions on my pizza!!
Seriously tho, don't you have someone to help out a bit? Even if its just for 'other stuff' like conditioning...hehe, someone 'free' of course

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I have my future mother-in-law who is my 'free' helping hand, but am unsure yet wether she will help out any more than she does now (or if i'd want her to ) as she isn't really 'getting' anything i'm trying to teach her. Also as soon as something better comes along, she's there (understandable, as i'm not paying her anything) so she's quite unreliable - roots/eyebrows/botox come first!!!

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i do everything the day before if it is a really big wedding and have lots to do i sometimes do stuff in wet foam couple of days before...

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Karen x

hehe, so getting her hands down and dirty isn't her idea of fun?

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Day before for me and I always makesure that we have someone in with me early on the day...just in case something needs extra work!