Wedding Planning – Tips & Secrets

The wedding professionals will all agree- if you are on time, you will avoid most wedding day hiccups. When you or someone in the wedding party is late, it can start a string of events that will throw everything off schedule for the entire day.

If your wedding starts late, the food may get cold. guests get impatient, and there will inevitably be something that will be hurried or completely eliminated.

Trevor Booth Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel

To save some on food costs and a simpler evening, host a late night wedding with champagne,  dessert carts and a coffee bar.  Marry at an elegant hour like 7 p.m.  and following your nuptials, celebrate with dancing and decadent sweets and wedding cake. The entire evening is still ahead of you,but the food costs are lower and the feel of the evening is very sophisticated.  This is a simple style, but very elegant!

Or hold a morning ceremony with a over-the-top brunch. Your food and alcohol costs will be less and your honoured guests won’t mind the early scheduling.

For an outdoor summer wedding offer punch and other non-alcoholic libations as the guests arrive.  Typically they are thirsty and you can offer a toast post-ceremony with champagne cocktails or sparkling wine.

Taking your photographs first thing in the morning when your make-up and hair are fresh.  You and your attendants should meet with an Image Consultant or a Make-up professional, well before the wedding day. They can make suggestions that will make your photography more flattering and eliminates any late minute surprises.

Not meeting with a consultant is like waiting to try on your beautiful gown the day of the wedding!

 

 

Wedding Planning Something Old Something New

On the day of your wedding, someone is going to ask you if you have remembered :

” Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”

It’s an easy tradition to fulfill,  so why not? Some brides take care of the entire situation by tucking two hankies into their small clutch bags; a blue one borrowed from grandmother or mother and another one borrowed white.

Steve Pomerleau Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel

However, if the tradition interests you, take time to coordinate some  meaningful items on this special day! Look closely at your grandparents’ or your parents’ wedding photographs. Chances are your mother and grandmothers were wearing jewellery  such as a pin, cameo, pendant, earrings, pearls or a vintage veil. These keepsakes may be tucked away in a special place (perhaps even wrapped in that blue lace-trimmed handkerchief); what an honour to have them included in your wedding finery!

Perhaps you’ll be carrying on a family tradition that started generations ago and it will provide a sweet touch to your day.

If carrying family keepsakes is not your style, consider a contemporary solution. Choose something old, perhaps from your childhood, or a memento from your first date. Borrow the jewellery or other sentimental items from your best friend. A blue ribbon can always be part of your garter, if you choose to uphold that tradition.  It’s pretty simple- and you will be creating your own special sentiments.

One bride I recently read about, asked all her special “guests”  to all wear blue to her wedding. At the reception, they all were introduced as valued “old” friends and were easily distinguishable from everyone else!

 

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Tuesday Tips for Healthy Brides: Christi Masi, Wedding Guide Health Blogger!

conveniencefoodsPackaged and boxed convenience foods have often been so processed that they are void of essential nutrients. They are also very high in salt and preservatives. Sacrificing a few extra hours per week to prepare wholesome meals can often pay back dividends in the long run. High-salt meals may lead to future problems like high blood pressure, which is often treated with a life-long prescription of medication. Pay now or pay later?

weightliftingSpeaking of blood pressure…..make sure you do not hold your breath while you are lifting weights.  It can make your blood pressure sky rocket.  Don’t worry too much about your breathing pattern; (if you wish to focus on it think about blowing the weights away from you) rather just remember to breath!