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Planning a bride squad weekend, in the order it gets bought

A six-week run-up with the page that answers each week of it, then six things worth settling before the first box arrives.

The six weeks before

WhenWhat it settlesWhere to look
Six weeks outSizes for anything printed to order, before anything else Bride squad shirts
Five weeks outOne band each and two spare, in matching satin Bride squad sashes
Four weeks outThe head count in cheap eyewear, plus two pairs Bride squad sunglasses
Three weeks outOne order for the room rather than for the people Bride squad balloons
The wall behind every indoor photograph Bride squad banners
Two weeks outWhat everybody drinks from, counted per person Bride squad tumblers
The bag on the bed and what goes in it Bride squad party favors
The week beforeOne sheet covers eight people with plenty left Bride squad tattoos

Six checks

What to settle before you order

None of these takes five minutes, and every one of them is a reason people order twice.

  1. 01

    Count the heads first

    Everything else follows from it. Six in a rented house and twelve at a beach are two different orders, and the second one is answered by the pack count rather than by the price.

  2. 02

    Ask for sizes before you ask anything else

    Shirts and tanks are the only pieces here that need an answer from every person, and they are the ones printed to order. The reply that arrives two days before the flight is the one nobody wants.

  3. 03

    Divide before you decide

    A pack of twelve tumblers and two packs of six sit side by side at similar prices, and one of them is cheaper per cup. The card works the division out where the count is printed.

  4. 04

    Separate the room from the people

    Balloons, banners and backdrops are bought once for the wall. Counting those per head is the fastest way to double an order between Tuesday and Wednesday.

  5. 05

    Decide what goes home

    Half of a welcome bag is used up by the Sunday and half of it travels home in a case. Work out that split first, and let colour follow it.

  6. 06

    Think about the suitcase

    A balloon arch packs flat and a stemmed glass does not. If anybody is flying, weight and breakage decide more than the theme does.

Every page

The questions this catalogue answers

Each of these is a phrase people type in full.

The weekend list

Every pack count, size and colour in the Bride Squad selection sits behind this button, with the figures from our last update against each one.

  1. One sash for the bride, one each for the squad
  2. Shirts sized and asked for six weeks out
  3. Drinkware counted per person, plus two
  4. Wall pieces counted once, for the room