Bridal Party Jobs

This is something very often overlooked.

This is something very essential.

Part of your Bridal Party's role is to help you with certain tasks.  But no not the tasks you think!  Of course addressing your invitations and tying bows around your favors are very important tasks.  Of course.  But what I'm referring to are the day of tasks that you should delegate away so you do not have to worry about them!

Read more about having a stress free wedding here!

My advice would be to assign one job to each member of your bridal party.  Let them know ahead of time in a one on one conversation.  As in not while 4 shots in at your bachelorette party, where the job could be forgotten or not taken seriously. 

Holiday Weddings?

In honor of 4th of July, let's discuss holiday weddings.

First, this can be a controversial subject, I would love to know your opinions on the topic!!

Ok, so should you have your wedding on a holiday weekend?

Pros

• Save Money!!  Can have your date on a Sunday.  Cheaper costs and everyone still has the next day off!  Watch out though, some venues are wise to this and will charge you the same rate as Saturday night! Booo
• People are in an festive, celebratory mood already!
• Family and Friends usually plan on getting together anyways!
• Can tie in a fun theme!
• May be easier to get time off, since most people already have a 3 days weekend, guests may only need to take one more day off, if any!

To Do List

I'm a list girl.  I like lists for everything.  I have a great memory, but for some reason a list makes me feel more calm and organized, like I don't have to store everything in my brain!  It releases my brain from the stress of it!  ha ha

So today I'm starting a new series!  It's called the to do list.  Brides very often get overwhelmed by the mass amount of things to do in order to pull a wedding together.  I often think more of they're more overwhelmed by the feeling of not knowing what to do, or worrying they're going to miss something that the actual list and tasks themselves.  So here's what we're going to do about it.

I'm writing you an easy to do list, click here for more....

The simplest trick to not be stressed on your wedding day!

CHOOSE!!!

Huh??  What do you mean, you say?  I'll say it again.  Choose.  Make a conscious choice not to be stressed.

Listen, the day is planned, you've work hard, created a timeline, tied favor bows, done everything that needs to be done.  Now you need to trust yourself that you did indeed do everything you could have done, and make the choice to enjoy yourself no matter what.  You get one wedding day.  One.  Do not let annoying in-laws, drunk groomsmen or unexpected guest's dates ruin your day.

This does take a little pre-planning however.  Here's a few tips to really have a stress-free day!

Why you MUST do engagement photos!!

In my view engagement photos are a must do.  Why you ask??

You have a ring... now what?!?!

The first few weeks after getting engaged can be a very overwhelming process.  The trick is to not get too overwhelmed by the thought of all you have to do!  First things first, you want to dream a little.  


Don't think about logistics, guest count, budget (seriously!) just yet!  This is the time to remember all of those visions you had when you were a little girl.  Or if you weren't the veil wearing, bouquet carrying 4 year old like so many, don't worry, you're definitely not alone!!  Many women haven't even thought about their wedding until a guy they love got down on one knee!  So this time for you is especially important to formulate how you envision this day going!!

Think about the feeling and the mood, do you want a candle-lit romantic evening, or a loud, party until the wee hours dance fest?  Do you picture an outdoor event or a traditional ballroom type feel?  Are you more low-key and relaxed or uber-chic and glamtastic?