If you are Zambian, then you should already know that a Zambian  wedding be it a Traditional, Christian or Western style wedding  is a huge family affair because  for Zambians, Family is everything. So it can get overwhelming for brides to keep up with everything even when they have a wedding planner. Thus, in order to make sure you have an amazing wedding that is totally about YOU, we have compiled the 10 things that most Zambian brides forget to do so you don’t have to.

Ask Guests for Any Food Allergies

If you don’t want some of your guest cursing out your caterer then you totally must ask them if they have any food allergies that might have so the caterer can make sure that have taken care of this problem before dishing out food on your wedding day. Provide the caterer with a list of where your guests are seated so they can easily share the food accordingly.

Provide Extra Seats

Guest lists  might work great in Western countries but in Africa, and Zambia in particular  it is a different ball game entirely because there will definitely be one long lost aunt or cousin that you forget to invite. So you have to provide extra seats just in case someone suddenly turns up at your wedding or your mom decides to invite some of her many “society” women without giving you heads up.

Check the Weather

It is easy to get carried away with all the feeling of love and excitement that most brides forget that the weather can be a party pooper. So you have to ensure that you check the weather if you want to have a lovely ceremony without getting people drenched. This should also influence your choice of your wedding venue.

Directions and Signage

It is easy to get missing and showing up late for your wedding because a lot of them might just be coming over to that location for the first time so you have to ensure that there are enough directions and signage close to the wedding venue. This way they can easily locate your wedding easily without burning up gas.

A Game Plan for the Kids

Kid, Kids, Kids! They can be adorable and troublesome at the same so they often end up distracting other wedding guests when there is no special plan for them. Other brides take this aspect for granted but you shouldn’t because kids matter too.

Payments

It is easy to forget to cater for all outstanding bills because of the many things that get involved in planning a wedding. However, it can be incredibly distracting when you are trying to enjoy your honeymoon with your husband and the caterer or makeup artist keeps blowing up your phone. So you need to ensure that you take care of this before your big day.

Tech chargers

What’s a wedding without a couple of selfies? We are living in a tech and social media world so it would do you and your guest a lot of good if you fix up special tech chargers on each table. So they can easily power their devices without worrying about safety and missing out on a perfect selfie.

Delegate Someone

A lot of Zambian brides on the ride home start getting worried about the wedding gifts, guest book, left over foods and every other the little things that should have been catered for if they had delegated someone to take care of it. So it is important that you delegate someone that will work with your wedding planner to cater for the things that are left over after your wedding.

Create A Playlist

Want to have your favourite Yvonne Chaka Chaka or Tiwa Savage song played at your wedding reception? Then it is important that you provide the DJ with your own special playlist. So he or she doesn’t just play songs that you cannot even step to or reminds you of that crazy EX (SMILES)

An Online Wedding Picture Folder

This is one thing that a lot of Zambian brides forget to do because they think it is not important but it is, if you want to create lasting memories of your wedding. It is pretty easy to create a simple wedding folder online so your guests can check for their photos and even drop comments on their favourite moment at your wedding.

Conclusion.

Your wedding is your special day so it is always better to take care of the little things so you can have an amazing day to remember for a lifetime.