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This is it – one of the most important days of your life, your wedding day! You've dreamed about it, planned it, shopped for it, fantasized about it and worried about it.

There is one challenge that even the most detail-oriented bride or groom gets done in – almost every time – bridal party introductions.

Many precious and expensive minutes of a beautiful wedding reception have been wasted because someone – frequently you, to track down a groomsman (at the bar), parent (in the washroom) or the flower girl (went home to bed and no one told you).

If you decide to have the bridal party introduced, here is want you need to do: Appoint a gatherer (best man or maid of honor, venue contact, or the wedding planner) to tell the bridal party members where they will be announced from in the venue, when the announcement will take place, and what to do when they are announced (does the photographer want them to walk directly to their seats or pose for a picture on the dance floor). Give them the information at the rehearsal dinner, remind them before the wedding ceremony and repeat once again at the pictures after the ceremony. Ask the emcee to inform you 10 minutes before the intro so you can go to the rest room. People can forget -excitement, beer and wine have a tendency to erase all instructions.

A few weeks before your wedding reception, check with your parents to see their preference of being introduced. Some parents are shy and do not want to walk through the crowd while people are clapping, they may just want to be acknowledged at their table – others will love the attention. If excluded, make sure you give the emcee specific introductions and the exact names of who is escorting who. Check with the senior members of the bridal party (grandparents) to see if they are physically capable of walking through the crowd, who will be escorting them, or do they want to be introduced at their table.

Flower girls and ring bearers can be problematic. Many young children find it very daunting to walk alone in front of a clapping crowd. If their parents are in the bridal party, it is best that they are introduced with a safe parent by their side so they are not too fried. Frequently the little ones are on their way home after an hour of the party.

Again, make sure there is someone dependable who will be responsible for gathering the bridal party for introductions. Even with all the precautions – the majority of time someone will forget and have to be asked on the mic in the reception room. Preparation does make a difference – but it's not foolproof!

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Source by Cherryl Fonfara