14 Most Commonly FORGOTTEN Wedding Details at Rocklea Farm

With the excitement, nerves and busy schedule of your wedding day, purchase, plan and pack these items to help your wedding day at Rocklea Farm go smoother and stress free.

 

1)  Flats for happy feet during or after reception

We have a gravel carpark which isn’t fun to walk on at the end of the night in bare feet. The couple and bridal party can bring some sandals, slides, slippers or anything comfortable in their bag for getting home at the end of night.

 

2)  Emergency kit

Have someone in charge of your bride and bridal party emergency kit location at all times if quick access is needed, this can be a maid of honor, bridesmaid, mother, sister, or anyone that wouldn’t mind leaving the action for 5mins to grab something from it for the bride or bridal party. Have a small suitcase or weekend bag as an emergency kit prepared for the day with some of these included items:

-Secondary back-up first aid kit. Rocklea Farm has a first aid kit in the bridal suite with a sewing kit, tissues, bobby pins, safety pins, scissors, sunscreen, bug spray, but having a second option with more specific items may be a good idea (bandaids, panadol/paracetamol, hand sanitiser, tweezers for splinters)

-Spray deodorant (not roll on – easier to share with bridal party)

-Hair supplies: ties, combs, dry shampoo, mini hair spray, hair gel (grooms)

-Body/fashion tape (for proper outfit coverage)

-Perfume bottle/roller worn on the day 

-Moisteriser/hand cream

-Q-tips

-Eyelash Glue (Most eyelash glue is water soluble meaning they might pop off after crying)

-Facial cleansing wipes

-Stain remover pen or small spray bottle with vinegar (makeup stains, dirt stains and red wine stains)

-Portable steamer

-Lint roller

-Super glue (broken shoe heel, broken DIY florals/signage)

-Cough drops (for loud singers and in the cooler months)

-Phone battery pack + wall charger (to charge your or your bridal parties phones for battery for the whole day)

-Disinfectant wipes

-Flossers/toothpicks/disposable toothbrushes

-Mouthwash/mints/gum

-Feminine products

-Heel pads

-Blotting papers/ blotting roller (for oily skin types)

 

3)  Overnight Bag 

We offer on-site glamping for 20 guests just a short stroll from our main carpark with a cement and gravel pathway – if you can, pack a carry bag rather than a suitcase on wheels. Pack your overnight bag for your glamping or hotel in your car or place it at your front door the night before so you don’t forget it in the chaos of the wedding morning.

 

4)  ID card & emergency cash

You may need cash You may need your ID for hotel check ins and if you last minute decide to go out to a bar or nightclub in Geelong after the reception commences at 11pm. 

 

5)  Water

Start drinking a little more water than average a couple days before the wedding day to help your skin look a little more clearer and refreshed. Drink plenty of water on the day, no matter how many times you need to go to the bathroom after. You would rather spend an extra 10-15mins in the bathroom throughout the night then risk potentially fainting if the weather is warm to hot or having a crippling headache on the end of night bus or in the car back home. 

 

6)  Reserved Seating signs or items for family

Placed at your ceremony by our on-day-coordinator Dave the morning of, for immediate family members in the first one to two rows. Some guests may be unsure how many immediate family members will be attending and seated.

 

7)  Photo Wranglers

One designated person from the bride side and from the groom side who knows everyone to tell the photographer if someone who should be in the photo is not present and to gather family and bridal party when they need to have their photo taken. You’re photographer, if you have chosen to have one, is usually on a tight schedule and isn’t there to wait around for everyone to get ready for their photos. If one thing gets pushed back in your timeline by too long, everything can get pushed back and slightly shuffled around to accommodate, it works, but it’s not ideal. Have two people selected to politely gather people for group and family photos. 

 

8)  Vendor Meals

Let your caterer know how many vendors need a meal provided and included in the quoted price, on top of the final guest count. Some vendors such as bands/singers/DJ’s, photographers, videographers and content creators are at Rocklea Farm for 6-9+ hours and may require a meal in their contract. The 2-3 Rocklea Farm night staff managing your reception also appreciate a meal to be supplied.

 

9)  Music Selection 

Order your music from the first activity to the last activity in three to four Spotify playlists (ceremony, cocktail/canape hour, reception, end of night/exit). We only play Spotify through our iPad, so please bring your own iPad/tablet to plug in to our aux cord AV system if you would like to play music from other platforms such as Soundcloud or Apple music.

 

10)  Gift Wrangler, transportation vehicle and destination

Who is taking your wishing well at the end of the night (usually one of the couples parents – highly suggested to supply your own even, if you have asked for no gifts, for those wanting to bring a card or gift with them, we also have our own clear acrylic wishing well to use), in what vehicle are they taking it in, and where is the wishing well going to?

 

11)  Custom Personal Items

Custom cake topper, custom cake florals, custom/specific colour cake server and knife (we also include a regular cake server and knife), custom champagne toasting glasses and custom guest gifts.

 

12)  Guest Book Pens & Tape

A few nice pens for guests to write in your guest book – even if you are doing polaroid photos in your guest book, some guests want to leave a written message. Tape for sticking polaroids in the guest book if need be.

 

13) Example photos of mock decor styling 

These are to be placed in you organised tubs of decor to help Dave our on-day-coordinator easily and accurately style your tables and bar barrel tables as you desire.

 

14)  Breathe before you walk down the aisle

Our on-day-coordinator Dave will be there to remind you and your bridal party to breathe deeply and enjoy the moment. Before walking, close your eyes for a a few seconds before you walk down the aisle, remember the sounds and scents around you, feel the sensations in your body, then open your eyes, look at all the guests there, remember how many people are showing their love and support for you, then take it one slow step at a time.