Wedding couples occasionally call upon family members to provide wedding services, rather than using professional vendors, in order to save money. We don’t recommend it, as it opens the door to family wedding drama.
For example, a woman (a professional hair stylist by trade) wrote to Dear Abby this week explaining that her sister-in-law asked her to do her niece’s hair for her wedding day.
She was happy to oblige.
A couple of months passed in the run up to the wedding. In the meantime, another family (a non-professional), offered to do the bride’s hair, to which the bride quickly said ‘yes.’
The aunt was ticked, telling Abby:
“This hurts my feelings so bad. Please help me understand why I shouldn’t be upset finding out about this.”
In this little story, a number of family wedding dramas emerged:
- The aunt (the professional stylist) feels rejected.
- The bride is using a non-professional who is not ‘field-tested’ at working with the unique considerations of hair and makeup for brides.
- Will the aunt have to come to the rescue on the wedding and salvage a styling fiasco?
Abby said that she should …
“… dry your tears and wait to see the result when an amateur pushes a professional out of the way on the most important day in a young bride’s life. If you have any compassion in your heart, pack your gear in your trunk and have it handy, because the bride may need your help. Desperately.”
Save yourself a whole lot of grief. Avoid family drama by using field-tested wedding professionals on your big day. When it comes to the entertainment, Columbus Pro DJs offers experienced wedding professionals who know how to pack your dance floor all night long. Even more, they are professional MCs who know how to make announcements with flair and keep your celebration flowing on an even keel.
Don’t put your family relationships at risk. Let them enjoy the fun and leave the worries to the professionals.
