Safety & Security at Weddings

A general blurb post today…

Safety/Security at your wedding is something you probably won’t even think about during your planning, but it’s probably just worth raising it as something to be aware of.

I’m always very careful with my equipment. I carry everything I need on my person, and I never leave anything unattended, but I’ve heard some horror stories of problems at weddings.

Some things to think about, especially if you are having your reception at a ‘shared’ location, e.g. a busy city/town Hotel  :-

• Guests at reception – are they actually all invited or do you have gatecrashers? I know it’s the last thing on your mind come reception time and probably very difficult to spot at the time, but I’ve had clients contact me post-wedding once they see their images and let me know some of my ‘guest’ snaps were actually not guests!

• Don’t place your gift table near the entrance door. It’s very easy for them to vanish out of the door. I’ve also amazingly heard of the catering staff making off with gift envelopes at one wedding. Put your gift table inside somewhere prominent where it can be seen by the head table and/or the main parent tables.

• Valet parking…..don’t, especially in big cities, Valets are notorious for emptying cars of anything valuable.

• I’m continually amazed at how guests will quite happily leave their purses/cameras/etc at completely empty guests tables. Again it only takes seconds for unwanted ‘guests’ to enter a reception and make off with valuables. Although not really an issue I think on the Island, I have heard of major wedding hotels being targeted in cities.