10 Important lessons you learn on your wedding day:

Here are some important tips from brides:

1. You won’t really feel married yet.

2. Put someone else in charge of storing and collecting your belongings.

3. It might seem like a big deal at the time when tiny things go wrong – like your flowers being the wrong shade of pink – but you won’t remember it later, in the larger scheme of things.

4. Accept all offered drinks. You are going to get thirsty.

5. Your face will ache because so many people want photos with you and you’re genuinely happy.

6. Your dress will not remain pristine, no matter how hard you try, but that’s what dry cleaners are for.

7. You’ll realise how special all your nearest and dearest are when you take a moment to look around.

8. The evening will go by incredibly quickly, and in a blur of faces.

9. You will be exhausted and overwhelmed afterwards, and your face will hurt.

10. After all this – you still won’t feel married. But you have the rest of your life for that.

Eat. Drink. Be married!