Diary of a Greek Bride - The Wedding Planner

We spent a few days exploring and found a wedding planner on the island who will take care of all the arrangements and even visited a few potential venues for the reception. We found out we needed special permission from the mayor’s office so it is worth checking your dates and all the legalities BEFORE you set a date. Documents need to be translated so make sure you have all the necessary information before you make up your mind about having the wedding abroad.

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For some people, hiring a wedding planner would be the ultimate indulgence, the ultimate fairytale stress-free wedding of your dreams. However, what I will say is that if  you are a person who likes to be in control and thrives on organising every last detail then you might find planning a wedding abroad slightly frustrating. Sending emails with pictures of your requirements is one thing but what if something gets lost in translation?  Handing over the organising to someone else may seem like a dream but actually in reality it is totally nerve wracking. You are essentially putting the most important day of your lives in someone else’s hands and you have to hope that your Jo-Lo esque wedding planner delivers the goods!! Now I’m at this stage of praying and hoping because the Save the Dates have gone out, flights from Australia have been booked and we’ve paid 50% deposit for our amazing photo-journalist photographer! Having said that, I have no doubt that Magda, our  wedding planner, will be nothing less than fabulous but you have to keep the communication flowing at all times.

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For us there will be no wine tasting or menu sampling or choosing beautiful bouquets until we arrive on the island the week before as we won’t have the time to go out again before the wedding, so you have to be totally happy and confident with this prospect. For others this would be their dream wedding with no hassle and someone else taking care of all the decisions. Most of the time this is the case for us as we originally set out to have a stress free, low key simple wedding. However we have had our moments of thinking “what if the wine is awful and tastes like jet fuel?” and “what if the mayor doesn’t turn up?” but you have to chill out and relinquish the control and trust that it is all in good hands.

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