Many people adore the idea of an all-girl slumber party the night before your wedding. You will likely be a little nervous and jittery all night anyway, so why not gather your closest girlfriends for some giggles and games before your big day? To make the most of your last night of girly fun (without compromising your radiant glow the next morning!), try some of these delightful ideas:

• Break out the classic boardgames! If you can find your old versions of Mall Madness or Truth or Dare, you can have a blast reviving your favorite games from the past. Life, Twister and Jenga are always good for a laugh!
• Watch your favorite romantic movies. Curl up on the couch in your “bride” pajamas and watch “The Princess Bride” for the millionth time, but steer clear of tearjerkers! Watch something that will make you smile in anticipation of your nuptials, like “Wedding Crashers” or “When Harry Met Sally.”
• Look through old photo albums or yearbooks. Laugh hysterically at your best friend’s rockin’ 90’s hairstyle in her senior picture, reminisce about your college days and discuss how much your taste in men has improved since the ninth grade!
• Keep up with your beauty routine. The day before your wedding, you are likely to have already had a manicure, pedicure, thorough shower and intense moisturizing session. That night, don’t ruin all your hard work by drinking too much alcohol or chowing down on junk food, or you might end up looking puffy for your ceremony. Drink plenty of water and snack on fruits and veggie crudites instead.

The best man’s wedding toast can either be a highlight of the reception or a horribly awkward lull. To make sure that the best man at your wedding delivers the charming speech you know he is capable of, forward him these links and help direct the course of his delightful musings on the bride and groom:

-Want to make sure he’s prepared? Show him this YouTube video of one of the WORST best man speeches ever caught on tape. This poor guy even made it on the Style Network as an example of a wedding toast gone wrong!

-Ease his pain after the first YouTube video with this great best man speech. We love the super sweet toast he gives at the beginning, and that his jokes are tasteful, funny and at the groom’s expense!

-Now that you’ve given him something to aspire to, send him The Knot’s step-by-step instructions for crafting a great best man speech.

-Speech Help Topics also has some great ideas if he is still looking for inspiration.

-Then, help him ease his nerves with these tips from Best Man Speech UK, and enjoy his witty toast with all your friends and family!

One thing I’ve learned about planning my wedding is that everyone will give you lots of advice about how to do your day. Whether it’s who to invite or what you should wear, people will give you advice even if you don’t ask for it. While the best thing to do is to listen to them and then decide for yourself what you want to do, I have recently been given advice worthy of being retold here.

1) Have a wedding day of coordinator. Whether or not you can afford to drop down 10% or more of your total budget, having a day of coordinator is possible and may be one of your best investments to insure your day is stress-free. Think of a good friend who is organized and loves to plan, and this may be someone you can ask. Or how about asking a relative who would love to get involved? A day of coordinator will be the go to person of the day. So try to ask someone who knows you and your tastes and someone you can depend on to make sure things run smoothly.

2) Delegate, delegate, delegate! Don’t keep all the responsibilities to yourself. When people ask you for help, and they will, try to think of things they enjoy doing so that helping you will feel fun and not like a chore. For example, one of my friends loves doing sign-ins for events, so she was happy to do this for me. At first, it was difficult to ask people for help because I thought it might burden them. But the more I did it, the more it seemed that friends and family were sincerely happy to help.

3) Relax and let go! You know that saying that “anything that can happen will.” Well your wedding is no exception! Sure you want it to be perfect. It’s the day you’ve dreamed about most of your life and you’re investing a lot of time and energy in it. But it’s one day. Try to appreciate the extra moments you have spending with friends and family to plan all these events. And most important try not to lose sight of what makes this day truly magical-your relationship!

That’s it! Just three ways to hopefully help you enjoy your wedding, and all the planning that goes into it, a little more.