Your wedding is one of the most special days of your life, and with the right care and planning, it will be a beautiful occasion for you and your loved ones to treasure. Everything from your flowers to your wedding caterer will play an important role in a successful and memorable wedding and finding the right ones can take research and patience. If you’re planning your big day, use these tips to help make sure everything goes smoothly.

How to Plan for a Successful Wedding 

1. Be Flexible With The Date

Setting a wedding date isn’t as easy as it sounds. You’ll need to first contact your preferred venues and vendors for their availability. Most places book months, or even years, in advance. Once you have your venue scheduled, make sure your wedding caterers, florists, officiates, and wedding party are also available. Be prepared to look for alternates.

2. Choose Experienced Vendors

Experienced wedding vendors will be able to provide smoother service because they’ve worked multiple weddings and understand that last-minute changes can, and do, happen. For example, select a wedding caterer willing and able to alter your chosen menus if unexpected guests with food allergies suddenly arrive. 

3. Always Have a Backup Plan

Weddings can be wrought with surprises, including rain at an outdoor wedding, a freeze that kills the flowers you originally selected, and wedding party members who get seriously ill days before the wedding. Always have alternates selected. For example, if you have an outdoor wedding and reception in summer, pre-plan a backup menu with your caterer to switch to if it gets too hot to safely serve certain foods.

If you’re planning a wedding in the Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky areas, look no further for a wedding caterer than Lother's Catering. For more than 40 years, their catering services have helped make a variety of special events a success. Wedding clients can choose between buffet dinners and à la carte menus. Call (859) 468-0176 to schedule a bridal tasting or visit their website to learn more.