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General
information
Congratulations and best
wishes on your upcoming wedding. You are probably busy with preparation
for the most important day of the rest of your life. You want it to be a
one-of-a-kind, memorable occasion for you and your guests. The following
are suggested items you should have on your to-do or done list. Obviously
you should adjust and personalize it and add some touches of your own.
Before
the wedding day
Engagement
Send out engagement
announcements.
Commemorate the occasion with engagement gifts to each other and maybe
even with an engagement portrait.
Have you chosen your Wedding rings? Do leave yourself plenty of time to
choose the rings, and shop. Where you you purchase, may make a huge
difference in price for the exact, same ring.
Wedding
Invitations
Once you have set your
wedding date, this is also the time to choose and order your invitations
and enclosures, envelope seals, thank you notes, all wedding stationery
and postage.
Before you choose your wedding stationery you must decide if yours will be
a theme wedding. If so, order wedding stationery that will complement your
theme.
You may choose to order
- pre-printed invitations and
wedding stationery from one of the invitation publishers, (Very
expensive).
- Order invitations to be printed
by a local printer, (More reasonable).
- Print your own invitations on
your home or office printer, (Most economical).
For Instructions for Making Your Own Stationery CLICK
HERE
For wording and wedding verses go to CLICK
HERE
Check the post office for the love, wedding, flowers or other pretty
stamps.
Don't forget to make reservations for your Rehearsal luncheons or
dinners and the hotel accommodations for your out of town guest and
for your wedding night.
The
Added Touch
Surprise your out of town guests
with memorable welcome gifts awaiting them at the hotel. For ideas CLICK
HERE.
Attend to
the attire and bridal accessories
Make sure that the bride's wedding
gown and accessories, the groom's attire and accessories and the
attire and accessories for the mothers, fathers and wedding attendants
are ordered and will be ready on time. At this time you may decide if
your gifts to your wedding attendants' will include jewelry to match
and complement their wedding attire.
Attend to
the ceremony needs
Purchase your wedding accessories
collection. There are many choices of coordinating wedding accessories
collections, also called ensembles or sets. The choice is huge and
very varied allowing you to select yours by theme, color, heritage
etc... Some collection even offer personalized accessories to
commemorate the day. The basic collection usually includes flutes,
cake serving set, Guest book, pen and garter. A more comprehensive
collection will include a unity candle set and a bridal purse.
Coordinating photo albums, cake tops and unity candle holders are
usually sold separately.
Whether you prefer to purchase online, in a brick and mortar store or
have no preference, the Internet avails you of the largest resource of
what is available, where, and price range.
Attend to
the ceremony needs
- Secure the marriage ceremony
site, (Chapel) and officiant(s) and discuss your needs and theirs.
- Obtain your Marriage license.
- Order the flowers (fresh, satin
or silk) for the bride, the groom, the wedding party and the flower
and ring children.
- and do not forget a Lucky
Sixpence for the bride's shoe.
Having purchased your wedding
stationery and bridal accessories, (If you are Jewish, don't forget to
order a Mazal-Tov Glass bag for the glass breaking ceremony), you need
to assign your attendants, kids and adults, the task you expect each
to fulfill as follows:
- Wedding programs should be
handed each guest upon arrival by a person you assign for the task.
- Guest sign-in book and pen
should be placed in a prominent place and have a special person you
appointed direct your guests to sign your book upon arrival at your
wedding site.
- Flower girl basket should
contain either small flowers or rose petals. Have your flower girl
spread petals for the bride to walk on when coming down the aisle.
- Ring Bearer Pillow is a cushion
for the wedding ring to rest on during the ceremony only to be placed
on the bride and groom's fingers at the appropriate moment. If you
have children place their wedding jewelry on the pillow too. Honor
someone dear and special with being your rings bearer.
- Have you prepared to deliver
special wedding vows to each other? family vows? vows to your children
if you have any?
- Unity candles are a set
containing a pillar candle and 2 tapers. Traditionally the tapers are
lighted by the mothers of the bride and groom but if your children are
old enough have them light the tapers. As soon as the bride and groom
become husband and wife, each takes a taper, and together they light
the unite pillar candle.
- Double check to be sure that the
ceremony site's flowers will be placed in plenty of time before the
ceremony begins.
- Make absolutely certain that
each person in your wedding party knows, and is willing and able to
fulfil the task assigned them.
Transportation
Arrange for transportation to the
wedding ceremony, from the ceremony to the reception and for after the
reception.
Attend to
the reception needs
Most of your preparations are
associated with the reception. To have the wedding reception of your
dreams, you'll need to engage various wedding vendors, professionals
and service providers.
For a comprehensive series of articles about how to choose and work
with wedding vendors, professionals and service providers, CLICK
HERE
You need to secure the reception site, caterers, Wedding cake,
florists, decorators, musicians, photographers, and videographers. If
you have friends and family members who can fulfill any of these
tasks, you may wish to ask them first.
Unless you use fresh flowers, order or create your centerpiece for the
reception way ahead so you'll not worry about them just before the
wedding.
Choose memento gifts for the bridal party. Jewelry and Personalized
gifts become treasured keepsakes.
Prepare your favors and assign someone to place the place cards,
favors and centerpieces on the tables prior to the reception.
Think about how to add your own personal touches you wish to add.
Do not forget to prepare a speech to honor your new husband / wife.
After the
Reception Needs
You'll need to secure the
following early enough so as not to have to worry on your wedding day:
- Lingerie, cologne, additional
personal honeymoon preferences
- Hotel reservations
- Honeymoon package
- Lots of enthusiasm
I hope that this information
will assist you and make your planning easier. Don't get panicky.
Enjoy the preparation for your wedding. And keep mementos. When you
have treasured keepsakes, you will look back to this day and you will
smile and enjoy the memories.
Have a one-of-a-kind wedding
day to remember and a happy and rewarding life together.
Nily
A-wedding
Day, your source for wedding information, ideas and discount mall
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