Think of your bridal assistant as your own personal assistant or secretary for every wedding related matter. A bridal assistant will not just plan your wedding for you, she'll also run all the necessary errands required in preparation for the wedding. For example:
1. Help you purchase and deliver your wedding gown and accessories (bags, shoes, bouquet, hair accessories, etc.)
2. Help organise your bridesmaids outfits and accessories and deliver it to them (whether you're purchasing or sewing)
3. Plan and organize your bridal shower and bachelor's eve.
4. Help with the purchase and delivery of wedding invitations.
5. Help in sending out bulk sms invitations.
6. Help your groom and his groomsmen in purchasing their outfits and delivering it to them.
7. Help you purchase your asoebi in bulk and deliver it to your guests. You don't need to spend money hiring an asoebi planner.
8. Help purchase your souvenirs, have them branded and delivered to you. And help hand them out to your guests.
9. Run errands to the printer/publisher for ceremony programs, reception programs and every other printing work that needs to be done.
10. Help your groom to purchase the bride price items and engagement letter and also gift-wrap them. You don't need to hire an "eru iyawo" decorator again. Also, we'll help you purchase the "return" gifts to be offered to the groom's family and also to gift-wrap them.
11. Run errands for you and your parents in many ways.
* for instance if you want to pick up out of town guests and you've got nobody else available to do the job
* if you need someone to purchase food and drink items to entertain guests.
* help secure hotel accomodation for out of town guests.
12. Purchase your traditional wedding outfits and deliver them to you.
13. Purchase your outfits for your pre-wedding photoshoots.
14. Secure all the wedding vendors (food, drinks, desserts, photography, music, decoration, videography, waiters, ushers etc) and have regular discussions with them to ensure that they are up to speed on your tastes and desires before the wedding. Also we'll coordinate them on the wedding day and ensure that the wedding timeline is followed to the letter.
15. On the wedding day, you can trust your bridal assistant to receive your gift money and items from your guests and keep them secure and have them delivered to your home.
16. Oversee all activities to ensure that everything is properly taken care of.
Whatever other errands you can think of as a bride or which your groom and parents need to run, we've got you covered.

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DUTIES OF A BRIDAL CONCIERGE.


A bridal concierge helps a bride perform
many wedding tasks in the months
leading up to the wedding day and even
after.


1. INTRODUCTION/ FAMILY MEET-AND-
GREET
* Arrange for bride’s outfits, makeup,
hair, nails
* Help send out notices to invited guests
* Arrange for the photographer, etc
* Arrange for catering, etc
* Make arrangements for music
* Help purchase and gift-wrap gifts to
groom’s family
* Help with setup, decoration and
cleanup of venue
* Coordination of vendors
* Help pick out and deliver asoebi (if any)
* Wait on the couple and be available to
run errands
* Act as hostess to attend to invited
guests
* Wait on bride’s parents and be
available to run errands


2. PRE WEDDING
* Discuss design, budget, timeline,
logistics
* Arrange/host a bridal shower
* Pick out wedding dress, shoes, etc
* Pick out second/getaway outfit
* Pick out bridesmaid’s dresses, shoes,
etc
* Assist with shopping and other pre-
wedding tasks
* Attend makeover/spa sessions with
bride
* Select and coordinate wedding
vendors
* Intermediary between bride and
groom/parents/parents-in-law
* Intermediary between bride and
vendors/service providers
* Make hotel bookings for bride and
bridal party
* Make hotel bookings for out-of-town-
guests
* Make transport arrangements for out-
of-town-guests
* Make necessary payments on behalf of
the bride
* Arrange transportation for bride and
bridal party to hotel
* Record wedding gifts at showers and
pre-wedding parties
* Secure wedding gifts and gift money
* Coordinate appointments for
bridesmaids dress fittings
* Keep in contact with all the
bridesmaids concerning schedules
and activities
* Attend all pre-wedding activities with
the bride
* Attend bride's fitting appointments
* Shop for souvenirs
* Arrange branding and distribution of
souvenirs
* Procure and distribute asoebi
* Address wedding invitations and
deliver them
* Send out invitation SMSs
* Arrange for and attend all pre-wedding
photo sessions with couple
* Run any other wedding errands the
bride needs to have done


3. TRADITIONAL WEDDING
* Help in picking out couple’s attire,
shoes, beads, accessories etc
* Help in picking out and purchasing
asoebi
* Deliver aso ebi
to guests
* Help the groom's family purchase the items on the bride price list as well as gift-wrap and deliver them to the Trad wedding venue.
* Hand out souvenirs
* Purchase and gift-wrap return gifts
from bride’s family
* Run wedding errands as required
* Act as provisional hostess to attend to
couple’s personal guests
* Have the ABC Emergency Kit on hand
for emergencies


4. WEDDING
* Assist the bride with pre-wedding
errands and activities
* Deliver breakfast to the bride and
bridal party (we’ve actually cooked
dinner and wedding morning
breakfast on a couple of occasions....
true story!)
* Help the bride and bridal party get
ready
* Help with any last minute problems
that may occur on the wedding day to
spare the bride
* Responsible for the bride’s bouquet
and other accessories during the ceremony
* Receive and secure wedding gifts and
gift money
* Help transport gifts after reception
* Help with any changes that may
happen at the reception
* Make sure bride& bridal party get
served meals during the ceremony
* Wait on the bride, groom and wedding
party to ensure that they are properly
taken care of during the ceremony
* Help the bride with addressing
envelopes and recording wedding gifts
* Make sure the bride looks perfect for all
the pictures
* Coordination of vendors
* Act as provisional hostess to attend to
couple’s personal guests
* Help the bride change into getaway
clothes
* Have the ABC Emergency Kit on hand
for emergencies


5. POST WEDDING
* Pack the bride's gown, veil and
accessories and take to the cleaners
or the bride's mother
* Help return any items (rental pieces,
tuxedos etc.)
* Deliver any thank you notes or gifts the
bride and groom require to be
delivered
* Ensure that couple’s apartment is in
order in preparation for their arrival
from honeymoon