A useful guide for a Hand Sanitiser station in your wedding

Ranmeet Singh -

So, you have made your decision to host a covid-19 intimate wedding? We know it must be overwhelming as well as challenging for you to manage all in such stringent times. For that, you not only have to manage the events and happenings in the wedding but even ensure the safety of everyone who is going to attend your wedding.

And in order to do that, you need to monitor the safety measures — enforcing the use of masks, social distancing, using sanitisers, and keeping good hygiene everywhere.

We have made a definitive guide for you to create hand sanitiser stations that not only alert for safety but complements your wedding theme & decor.

1. Proper placement of the station

One of the most important factors in the placement of stations are the spots that have high intensity of people entering and leaving. The probable spots at any place would be entrances and exits, near restrooms, doorways, food corners, etc.

And to make everything in tandem, you need to coordinate with wedding planners and venue managers to arrange adequate counts of stations. You would not want your guests to be always on alert for rubbing their hands. And on the other hand, you would also not want a scarcity of more guests.

So, make sure you share the right information with planners and managers for their proper execution.

2. Contact rentals and decorators

Now that you have decided on the proper positions for the stations, have a conversation about requirements with rentals and decorators. They will help you define the number of tables & linens and flowers & frills and other decorative items to add beauty along with visible-to-the-eye requirements.

Also, make sure to mention your theme of the wedding so that decorators can make the station in tandem with colour palettes and styles.

3. No contact dispensers

It is best, in these covid times, if we do not touch a vulnerable thing with our bare hands. And a touchless hand sanitiser is the best option for contactless working with respect to hygiene perspectives.

Though these sanitisers will have a low risk of contact, they are expensive. So, you also need to consider your budget when deploying such arrangements.

4. Perch a visible signage

No matter how much effort you put in the decorations for a hand sanitiser station, it will not be useful until your guests are appealed to it. Therefore, it is necessary that these stations use well-worded polite requests for your guests to use sanitisers more often.

You can add simple or funny or quirky lines to grab the attention of your guests. Some of the quirky lines are -

  • Touch me instead, not the virus
  • I am here to save you
  • A single drop can make difference in many lives
  • Sanitiser station is calling you. Are you listening?
  • Place your hands under

5. Monitor refilling

Sanitiser stations are not just meant to arrange it once and forget it for the rest of the event. But, you need to ensure a person is assigned to fill the stock every now and then to avoid any risks.

To do that, contact your weddings planners, or venue managers to keep refilling bottles repeatedly in regular intervals.

6. Offer a guest their own bottle

If you have planned a destination wedding or booked a resort for your entire wedding then providing each guest with their own hand sanitisers is the best approach. Arrange small bottles of hand sanitisers based on the headcounts and offer them when they enter the venue.

You can even make it more creative by sticking initials or names on these bottles making it more personalised for guests to show care and love to them.

These are some definitive steps you must follow to ensure the safety of your loved ones and not being anxious on your big day when you should enjoy and cherish all these moments.