COMMENCE DELEGATION…
We’ve had so many people offer to help with wedding bits and bobs that I’ve finally decided to take my head out of the sand and assemble a “planning team” – better late than never. If anyone feels like volunteering for any of the tasks below, please let me know. Depending on what you volunteer for you may be subjected to fortnightly meetings… possibly with cake. Some of the tasks will require that you need only attend a couple of the meetings. I’ve identified 10 types of people I need now, but the list may grow as we near the wedding.
1. Lovers of all things simple and elegant, and with an eye for the eccentric
Floral arrangements, decoration of the church for ceremony and the decoration of the church for reception. So far on this team I have Auntie Catherine, Ruth Amarquaye and Lola Ajala… any other takers?
2. Interview panel
Interview some Videographers for the day with me. This one is long overdue. It will require approximately 4 hours of your time. I just need one person, but a back up in case of in-casity would be great. Contact me with times you’re available.
3. Party people
I need to get some more music/entertainment for the evening sorted. We’re having a Nigerian band play for part of the evening, and Allan Okello is DJ-ing for part of the evening, but I have some other fun plans in mind. If anyone would like to collaborate with me on this, I would really appreciate it.
4. Neo-Paparazzi
Someone to liase with the photographers for me and feed back to the team during the fortnightly meetings. Preferably someone with a keen eye for photography…
5. Concierge
If you’re good with diary management, how would you like to source somewhere for out of town guests to stay for the weekend? I’ve got family coming from Nigeria and the US, and they’re making their travel arrangements now. If two people could work on this together, that would be great.
6. Good with your hands? Free on Saturdays?
Assembling invites. They’re due to be printed up this week, so will need assembling over the weekend. We only need to put 300 of them together. Any volunteers? There will be other bits of stationery to assemble at a later date, so don’t worry if you cant do this Saturday.
7. Good at avoiding Information Overload
For a highly organised person or two… a couple of names are springing to mind here… how about some help determining what information needs to go on the ‘wedding’ area of this site?
8. Good with Photoshop?
A little help putting together ‘Orders of service’, ‘Menu’ cards, and any other stationery I might not yet have thought of. Basic concept is there, just need it doing.
9. Have car, will drive…
People with cars that are available to do some running around. Just give me some time slots that you’re available for and I’ll work around them. (If you’re free this Thursday morning, you have a car available and you don’t mind doing a bit of window shopping with me, how about coming along to pick up material for the bridesmaid’s dresses?)
10. Crafty thinking
Help preparing little favours for the day. Our original plans for the big favours have gone out the window – we’re keeping them small and simple now. I’ll need as many hands on deck for this one as possible as the planning kicks in now, but the implementation doesn’t really kick in until mid-July.
That’s it for now. Will be back in a few days time with an update. Until then, remain in the peace of our Lord, blessed and highly favoured!
Love
Finké x