As your wedding day approaches, you will be feeling a combination of excitement and nervousness. You are organized, have the dress and have checked off much of your wedding planning to-do list.

Now is the time to fine-tune your plan to ensure the day runs smoothly. Even if you have hired a professional wedding planner, these inside industry tips could be helpful, so read on and take note of anything that might apply to your best day ever.

Let's start with the timeline, which is relevant to every single wedding vendor, your venue and some of the important guests like the bridal party. Having a detailed timeline (also called a run sheet or schedule) is one of the magic keys to an effortlessly stress-free day.

Start your timeline early in the planning process and build on it as you go along. Adding the details and people responsible for duties also acts like a checklist, so nothing is forgotten. Contacts with phone numbers should be added at the bottom. On the day, everyone will know what to do, and when to do it and if something comes up, they can contact the right person instead of bothering you as your hair and make-up are done.

Your wedding timeline might include the backup plan in case of bad weather, if relevant, start and finish times of vendors, names of key songs and the artist and other details referring to color, flavor, style and design. This adds an extra layer of detail that can be spotted by everyone helping on the day if something isn't correct, meaning there could be time to fix or change things. A great timeline is valuable and helps vendors be accountable for their services.

From a photography and videography point of view, here are some requests that would help us work. Please lay out all your bridal items in one place, including your wedding stationery, invitation, flowers, shoes, veil, jewelry, lingerie (if you would like it documented), perfume bottle, cards and gifts and anything to be photographed. Outfits can be hung up with the tags removed. That way, we can arrive and get straight to work after greeting you. The groom can also lay out all items to be photographed.

As your wedding day approaches, you will be feeling a combination of excitement and nervousness. You are organized, have the dress and have checked off much of your wedding planning to-do list.

If you are having a large wedding, please ask your venue to have a ladder available for the group photos after the ceremony. If you can have your MC or a person who knows everyone stand next to us as we gather everyone, it will speed up the process. We shoot groups from largest to smallest as it's the quickest way to get through the list you should send up before the wedding day. The exception is any family groups with young children, which we may do first. We recommend:

Group photo everyone
Group photo of bride's side
Group photo of groom's side
Group photo just friends
After that, your list will be needed to ensure it's all covered.

When it comes to the reception, we usually take a short break to eat at the same time as the guests. Please provide a meal if we are working over six hours so we can get an energy boost to shoot your epic celebration on the dance floor that is coming up. Also, consider other vendors who have worked long hours and make sure they are provided for.

It is lovely when couples invite us to dine with guests but to be honest, we prefer to eat in the shadows nearby so we can see if anything happens. We eat quickly and quietly, which is hard to do when sitting in view of the guests. Most people don't like to be photographed eating and it's not so pretty, so this is the perfect time for our break.

For other vendors, here are some hints for helping them give their best.

1: Hairdressers love a small selection of florals to match your ceremony for guests' hair. Your cake maker may need some too.

2: Give your officiant water and a cool place to wait before the ceremony.

3: Check in with your vendors during the day to see if they need anything (bridal party duty).

4: Provide water for all vendors.

5: Communicate any changes asap on the day.

Last but not least, be kind, grateful and thoughtful to all the vendors, especially venue staff who work such long hours and might finish late and be expected to arrive back for another event a few days later. These people are wedding superheroes, and seeing their effort behind the scenes is humbling.