Dear brides to be, here we are back to our lovely wedding planning as promised!
At this stage things are getting a bit more engaging, so my recommendation to you is to crack on these tasks with the uttermost dedication.
EIGHT MONTHS TO GO
22. Begin your search for the dress (!)
23. By the way you are at it, look for the accessories (!!)
24. Check that your lovely groom will do same, taking care also of his party
25. Time to discuss your music ideas with your officiant or registrar
The search for the dress should be a pleasant thing. shouldn’t it?
Tag along your chief bridesmaid, sister, mom, auntie and book some appointments at the boutiques that you have targeted for years, but don’t even think for a second to go round 100 bridal shops!
It’s nonsense and a waste of time: focus on your favorite designers stockists and reduce the number to a maximum of 4 places.
Also, it is always best to allow at least two hours per appointment, so to be able to try on a few dresses without having to rush into it.
Keep in mind that some boutiques do charge a little fee for this kind of appointments (about £50 to £100); normally they’ ll offer you a little treat (like a bottle of bubbles) and on average if you buy a dress from them the amount will be redeemed against the total of your purchase.
Relax and try on ONLY the dresses that you like, despite others opinion. You will wear it; so you get to try what you like.
Accessories should compliment the dress style, or else the final result will be an awful clash of different ones. Keep it in mind!
When it comes to music choice remember that some officiants can be very strict.
I mean that if you are to get married in a Church you should accept the fact that you won’t be able to have a rock processional tune!
Once again, browse the Internet to find some nice arias outside the ordinary; classic music offers a wide range of choices, all Church compatibles!
SEVENT MONTHS TO GO
26. Mail save-the-date-cards
27. Finalise guests list/seating plan
28. Purchase wedding cake
29. Gift list: register for one
30. Search for wedding insurance (recommended)
31. Arrange out of town guests stay
One month to deal with of all this could be slightly tight.
If these tasks will take out of hand just RELAX and try to sort one thing at a time. You can always get back to them at a later stage, you have plenty of time.
Sending the save-the-date cards will be much easier if you’ll divide the lot in two and share the load with your groom.
It would be good for you to start and finish with guests list and seating plan in one go, so to have it out of the way asap.
Register for a gifts list is another thing to do. Out of many companies that offer this service I liked: My Gift Wish
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Just register, create your list, add contacts and send the link to your guests; once paid for, each gift will be crossed off the list. Magic!
Wedding insurance: Internet can offer you a vast number of company that can help. This should be a no-brainer too.
More complicated could be finding places where to accommodate your guests. My advice is to just look for something decent and near the reception location.
SIX MONTHS TO GO
32. If you have to, attend pre-wedding counseling
33. Purchase of the bride formal wear
34. Day program for the guest
Well, by now you should have chosen the gown… so buy it!
What I refer to as “day program for the guests” is the ceremony order. I personally would rely upon a professional to create it, rather than waste time trying to figure out how to draft down one.
However – if you decide to do it yourself – my advice is to get at least some samples from either the company from which you have purchased the invitations and table plan, your calligrapher (if you hired one) or ultimately the Internet.
Last: review what’s been left behind and complete!
FIVE MONTHS TO GO
35. Mail invitations!
36. Formal wear to be rent by groom
37. Search and book wedding day transports
38. Vows to be written
39. Gifts to parents and each other to be purchased
40. Make-up artist and hair stylist to be booked and final looked to be decided
Finally it’s time for you to mail the invitations. Keep record of the RSVP on the go, it’ll save you time.
The lovely groom will have to decide on his and his party attire and rent it.
Have faith in his taste and allow him to choose what he wants: it’s his wedding day too!
If you have chosen to exchange vows, begin to write them down. You can take inspiration from poems, movies, literature, but writing what comes from your heart will do best.
The basic rules? Exception made for the religious vows, best practice to write them would be to start recalling your first days together, moving onto the sweetest moments you’ve shared and concluding with a loving statement about the reason of your commitment to the other.
I will treat this subject in more detail in my next post.
…to be continued!
missed out Part 1? read it here
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Date: March 23, 2013
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