There are all kinds of weddings for all kinds of people. A wedding can be simple or complicated, quiet or crowded, outside or inside, luxurious or laid back. One thing you don’t want a wedding to be is disorganized, however. The following advice will improve your experience with planning and going through a wedding, thus keeping that special day from being especially frustrating.
If you’re doing your own catering, Costco is a place that can save you a lot on wedding food. You will get more food for a better price if you shop wholesale. Think about asking friends and relations to chip in on the food.
Personalize your wedding with intricate details of the course of your relationship with your spouse to be. Think about your time together and find a theme which matches it.
One of the things that you can do to make sure that everything looks good is to choose a bathroom buddy. This person can sit next to you in the bathroom to give you another set of eyes to analyze your dress, accessories and the makeup that you will wear on your wedding day.
Make sure to include healthy food options for your reception. You might have a vegetarian in attendance or someone who’s just trying to lose weight. Be sure to supply them with options they can enjoy. Vegetables, cooked or raw, and fruit for dessert, will go a long way for anyone who wants to eat something that won’t pack on the pounds.
If you’re having trouble coming up with a gift for your wedding guests, think of something useful. My parents had matchbooks printed with their wedding date, which was great when they got married as no one knew smoking was bad yet. Today I might have a candle with a tag engraved the wedding date instead as it’s far more healthy for them to burn that!
Full length mirrors are great for practicing the “aisle-walk.” If you will be wearing heels, this is even more crucial. If you are worried about a twisted ankle, choose attractive flats instead. No one can see your shoes under your gown anyway, but if you fall on your rear end, they’ll see a lot more than shoes.
As you are planning your wedding and stressing about the cost and details, take some time to talk to some of your recently-married friends, both female and male, to help put things in perspective. Ask what the best and worst aspect of the day was for them, what they wished they had invested more time and money in and what, in retrospect, was a waste of effort. If you can get some feedback from those who have been through it before you, you can save a lot of heartache freaking out about the color of the tissue insert in your invitations and deal with what really matters.
If you are going to have a caterer at your wedding, ask them if you can request which foods they make. This way, you know that the food will be to everyone’s liking. Also, ask them if you can have a sample of their food, so you know you will like it.
When considering how many ushers you’ll need to seat people at your ceremony, know that the common standard is using approximately one usher for every fifty people. In a smaller venue you may only need one usher, especially if the aisle is small and only one group can be seated at a time. Think ahead!
Now you know a little bit more about how to make sure your wedding is as perfect as your romance — or even better! With these tips to guide you, your wedding plans will be well-considered which will make sure your ceremony can go as smoothly as possible, no matter what style you choose for the event.