Posts Tagged ‘wedding’

You are probably on an emotional high from the proposal and your head is spinning with all the details. Well, get ready for the question you will hear over and over and over again… “Have you set a date?”. Trust me, not even 30 minutes after sharing the news, people were asking me this question. So here are a few suggestions on how to approach your next steps as a newly engaged couple.

• Just breathe and take in the excitement of the moment. Wait a few days before you begin with the actual planning.
• Sit down with your fiancé and iron out what type of wedding you want to have. This will help dictate the location, time and date.
• Take a long, deep look into your finances and think about what you want for your immediate future. If buying a house is at the top of your list, factor that cost into how big or elaborate you want your event. Your wedding will always be the most important day of your life but you do not want to start a marriage under the pressure of insurmountable bills.
• Have THE talk with your parents if you plan on asking them for help paying for the wedding.
• Make sure you are still breathing!
• Subscribe to wedding magazines (if you have not already done so), buy a wedding organizer (hint hint) and get to the fun stuff.

There is nothing like adding drapes to create a special ambiance to your wedding. It is elegant, soft and breathtaking. We have come across Quest Dream Weddings and have fallen in love with their extensive portfolio. Offering fabrics in velour, poly-teq and sheer, it is clear why they are a leading provider in the draping industry.

“As an innovator in the drape rental field, Quest has the imagination and knowledge to create a show solution that is specifically tailored to meet the desire and vision of your production.”

If you are waking up in cold sweats and having anxiety attacks worrying about what will go wrong at your wedding, breathe. You are definitely not alone. We have found some amazing horror stories that may top your worst fear. Sit back, relax and have a giggle or two.

”My aunt was the bartender at my sister’s wedding and got my 14-year-old brother drunk. He started stripping on the dance floor and telling my brother-in-law’s family members how he really felt about them. It was a nightmare!”

“Our day started @ 5 AM, girls arrived on time at the house for hair & makeup, photographer was there, everything was on schedule. After the perfect ceremony, during the pictures, a guest passed out on the floor and had to be rushed to hospital!!! Then when everything calmed down, the reception was going as planned but an uncle of mine (R.B.) got a little “happy” at the bar and picked a fight with my dad!!! My dad ignored him but it had somehow escalated to two bridesmaids getting knocked around by R.B. and their husbands chasing R.B. down the street!!!!! I was mortified.”

“My best friend, Bonny, said she had always wanted to make a wedding cake and would be honored if she could make mine. My wedding was red velvet, and white so she decided to make red roses for all over the cake. She had no idea what it took to make true red but several dye bottles later she was close. Every picture after the cake cutting, all the people had red lips and red teeth for all the wedding album pictures.”

“A good friend of mine recently got married and wanted to include fish in decorative bowls as her center-pieces. The day of the wedding the groom ran all over town trying to locate the gold fish. Everyone was sold out so he bought a different kind of fish. These fish were the kind that require an aquarium to breathe so, by the time the guests arrived at the reception all of the fish were dead. The grooms dad hurried around the room scooping up the dead fish with his hands so he could destroy the “evidence” before the bride arrived.”

“Even though we were married by Justice of the Peace, we included the Jewish tradition of breaking the glass. I left the task of getting a thin wine goblet to my best man. He presented the glass wrapped in a cloth at the appropriate time and I stomped on the glass, it flew 3 feet in the air. After 5 embarrassing tries, I finally got it. It turns out my best man forgot to buy a glass, and creatively acquired a commercial type heavy duty champagne flute from our caterer.”

What better day to go all out and have a professional touch for your makeup than your wedding day? If you spend time searching for the perfect dress, you want your face to reflect that same time and care. A professional cosmetologist will know the best color selections and what will stand up to the endless pictures, hugs and kisses on that day.

First, select your style (Natural, Romantic, Eclectic, Vintage, etc.) then collect pictures from various magazines. Don’t limit yourself to wedding magazines. You may find  inspiration from somewhere you least expect. Clearly communicate with your selected cosmetologist your strict do’s and don’ts but be open to suggestions on the trial day.

Personalizing your walk to wedded bliss is popular trend. Couples are incorporating their initials, logos or symbols with meaning. Using your colors and the same fonts from your invitations can tie your theme together beautifully.  Here are a few well done aisle runners:

Aisle runner not your thing? If your budget permits, consider walking on roses. Lay down a thick bed of rose petals in 2 – 3 of your wedding colors or go monochrome and pick just one.

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