Don’t stress out.
WEL-COME – “Wedding Essentials List: Communicate/Compromise, Organize, Manage and Exercise.” During the engagement period, work on these everyday. You’ll reduce your stress during the hectic and emotional months ahead.
Check your dress.
Consider dry cleaning/alteration costs when buying off-the-rack gowns. Look the gown over with a fine toothed eye for detail, and when trying it on, sit-down and move around a lot to make sure there are no rips or buttons missing.
Fashion isn’t everything.
If you already have all of the attire for the wedding picked out, you might want to skip the bridal show fashion presentation and visit vendor’s booths at that time. You’ll battle fewer crowds and you won’t start re-thinking anything.
Avoid procrastination
Consider dedicating a small location in your home or apartment as a pre-stocked area that you can easily and quickly write your thank you cards. This could even be a portable plastic storage container as long as it is easily accessible and stocked with all the necessities such as the cards themselves, pens, stamps, address list, and your gift list.
A reflection of you.
Photo by the Artist Group
What’s your wedding style? After you’re engaged and before you’re knee-deep in wedding planning, take some time with your sweetie and discuss your unique wedding vision. Maybe it isn’t the large, formal, Saturday evening affair. Or, maybe it is. Either way, it should ultimately reflect the two of you.
Be professional.
You’ll need one bartender for every 100 guests. Hire experienced professionals who are able to tactfully refuse service to over-indulged or under-aged guests.
Flowers by the season.
Florists are able to order a wide-variety of flowers no matter what the season; however, be prepared to pay for this service if the flowers you have your heart set on are only grown in Holland at certain times of the year.
Get licensed!
The most critical part of the wedding: the marriage license. Without it, you can’t get married. Call the office in your county that handles marriage licenses, and get all of the important details, such as when you need to apply, how much it costs, and what types of payment are accepted. Do this far in advance of the wedding!
Wrap them in luxury.
A really plush gift idea for your bridal party – have monogrammed robes made.
Sensitivity.
Ask people in the bridal party f they have any allergies to certain flowers before placing the order.