Planning: Dealing with family "drama" on your wedding day
By Kristal Johnson (WedNet Specialist Blogger for Wedding Planning): Event Source Northwest: http://www.eventsourcenw.com/kristal.html
Weddings are a very emotional time, not just for the bride & groom, but also for their parents and other family members. It’s an exciting, but sad day for the parents. In some cases this can lead to elevated stress especially if there is divorce or separation in the family or if not everyone gets along. Here are some ways to avoid confrontations between family members on the wedding day and keep the cops from being called.
1. Have assigned seating: This will keep certain guests (you know who they are) away from other guests during the dinner portion of the reception.
2. Be careful who you give a microphone to: It’s not always a good idea (especially if alcohol is involved) to open up the mic during toasts. It works better to have all the speeches pre-planned to avoid a possible disaster.
3. Have buffers: Hire a wedding coordinator or assign someone to keep an eye on the “trouble guests” throughout the night and keep them apart.
4. Prep everyone ahead of time: Make sure that everyone knows who is going to be there so there are no surprises on the day of the wedding.
In most cases, these family members will put their differences aside for that day and be there to celebrate your marriage. But, in the case that they don’t, these tips should help save the day.