Make Wedding Planning Easier With These Tips (2)

Make Wedding Planning Easier With These Tips


A wedding can be something that you plan for all of your life, but that doesn"t mean you have to spend a lifetime of savings on one. Smaller weddings can actually be more fun and more enjoyable for guests. This article can help you decide what you really want out of your wedding day.

Do not bring a date to a wedding that you are invited to unless the invitation specifically stated that it was okay to bring a guest. The bride and groom might be on a budget and may not be able to afford having too many guests at their wedding.

When choosing children who will be in your wedding, begin with four and up. Younger children than this may not have the patience, maturity or understanding of their role in your ceremony. Every case is different and you must weigh personality over age, however, age can play an important role in the success of the child in the wedding.

Do you want to do something different? Why not plan a wedding far away from home, perhaps on the location of your honey moon? Make sure all the important guests can afford the trip, or provide them with transportation. Traveling together can be a lot of fun, and your wedding will look more like a vacation than a ceremony.

Consider wearing an heirloom wedding gown from your mother or grandmother. This can give your wedding a very classic feel, and it will have a sentimental meaning too. Also, it saves you from having to purchase an expensive wedding gown of your own. The gown can always be altered if the fit or style are not what you are looking for.

Between your ceremony and your reception there can be a long down-time for your guests. If they can"t be seated at their tables right away, choose a venue that has a bar or lounge available for them to hang out in while they wait for the guests of honor to arrive.

Sometimes a good wedding tip is to keep it simple! The more detailed and extravagant the more expensive. Sure it is the best moment of your life, but perhaps that money could be better spent on a house, or even the most amazing vacation ever which we colloquially call a honeymoon.

Tie little decorative items into all the elements of your wedding decor. Have a ribbon used on your bouquet mirrored on your centerpieces, or in your gown, or even in your hair. It"s the little details which will make your wedding look superior as it shows you"ve put a real effort into make it your perfect day.

As previously pointed out, a wedding doesn"t have to break the bank and leave you to start married life broke or in debt. A wiser choice is a smaller wedding with more personal touches, rather than a huge affair, with custom creations that cost a fortune and last a day. Use the advice in this article to plan a wedding that makes you, and your bank account, very happy.


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Wedding Planner Tips: How A Wedding Planner Can Make Your Life Easier

Wedding Planner Tips: How A Wedding Planner Can Make Your Life Easier


Many people plan their weddings with their family and friends and partner, but some people who can afford to splash their cash hire a wedding planner. If you have seen the film “Wedding Planner” that does not always happen, trust me, you need not be worried about your husband running away with the wedding planner. A wedding planners job is to basically help you take the weight of the wedding of your shoulders and take the brunt of it on theirs, they do most of the organizing you just do the choosing. They are there to help make your day even more special, and make you pay quite a bit more!!

But does a wedding planner really make a difference in a wedding? Do they make it all that more organized? Do they really add that missing touch? The truth is no, yes they help you with the organising but it is like someone else takes over your special day, you don’t have a lot of say in things and things just seem to take heed with you standing back and watching your wedding planner make all the decisions. Sometimes you get a wedding planner that is great and you get on well but other ones are like the devil let loose and rain on your parade!

Wedding planners are usually women or eccentric men who may be have one of the best jobs in the world. They have control and organisational skills and know how to make things work, but it does not always suit the bride and the groom, often a wedding planner’s own tastes come into play and that then takes the special feelings and unique moments out of planning a wedding!

I say the best thing that you can do is stick together with the support of your friends and family and muddle through with the wedding plans, they may not the best organized or the fanciest but they are yours and your partners moments together leading up to your big day, the last chance you will have to spend as an unofficial couple, as in the next few months you will be married, and then there is no going back!




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