WEDDING PLANNING IDEAS bella tips for the most memorable wedding!
MAKING IT PERSONAL- adding personal style to your wedding day
You're planning your wedding and it's going to be the most perfect, talked about occasion of the year. You've got the dress, picked out the church, lined up the photographer, and even chosen your caterer. But the only question left is how to give your wedding that special something that will keep your friends and family reminiscing about it for years to come.
So, incorporating your own personal touch into your wedding shouldn't be difficult, right? If you're shaking your head and feeling a panic attack coming on at the mere thought of adding creativity to your wedding "to do" list, please take a deep breath and relax. Your wedding is an opportunity to meld the interests, hobbies, cultures and personalities of you and your fiancé to create a special, once-in-a-lifetime experience that will mark the beginning of a new chapter your lives.
Listed below are some carefully crafted suggestions that will help you make your wedding as memorable for everyone else as it's guaranteed to be for you.
The Beauty is in the Details
Incorporating carefully thought out, meaningful details will make your wedding experience infinitely more special for you and your guests. For example, having your florist pick your groom's boutonnière from his grandmother's garden lends meaning and sentimentality to what is normally just another bunch of flowers. Thoughtfully chosen ring bearer pillows, beautifully stitched and designed to meld with your wedding theme, have solid heirloom potential. Your guest book will be saved in a future box of memories somewhere: pick it with care and know that you'll always treasure it. Even your placecard holders, each little cabbage rose place holder or tiny silver sailboat, will reflect your attention to the smallest detail to your wedding guests.
Baby, Take a Vow
Wedding vows have evolved a lot over the years. While many couples choose to recite the time-tested words that couples have used to pledge their love for centuries, others are doing things a bit differently. Many have decided to write their own vows, and even provide copies for their guests in picture frames, as a memento of the occasion. Others choose to have their children stand beside them while they recite the binding words, to symbolize the cementing together of their new family right from the beginning.
Culture Couture
Mixed-culture marriages offer a great opportunity for creating a unique, personalized ceremony. For example, if you're of Polish descent and your fiancé is Hispanic: have a traditional Polish unveiling and capping ceremony (after which you toss your veil instead of your bouquet) and decorate your reception tables with traditional handmade Mexican wedding favors, such as paper doves with your names on them. You can even apply the cultural fusion theme to your wedding favors: for example, give your guests a delicious symbol of your two cultures with a gift of biscotti nestled inside a Chinese takeout pail for an Italian/Asian union.
Bucking Convention (Just a Little)
Tradition dictates that the bride toss her bouquet over her shoulder, magically giving one of her single friends the go-ahead to find her Mr. Right. Create your own tradition and have a mini bouquet ceremony where you present your bridal bouquet to your mom, grandma, or best friend. You could even have an extra bouquet on hand for your new husband to give to his specially chosen recipient. You could also try changing other traditions: just because your mom and your two aunts did the "Chicken Dance" at their wedding, doesn't mean that you have to.
Or Don't Buck Convention - Make the Most of Treasured Traditions
Incorporating an heirloom into your wedding is a time-honored tradition: "Something old, something new"? You could try this in a new and different variation. For example, if your mother has saved her first communion veil for the last twenty-five years, incorporate it into your classic bridal veil. Lace that has begun to mellow just a bit with age can make a perfect compliment to a cream-colored wedding dress. You could also use your grandmother's wedding dress, wear a piece of jewelry passed down in your family or your fiancé’s, or even a pair of vintage gloves. Traditions like this celebrate your own family's history while beginning your own new chapter.
Let Them Eat Cake
So often, brides think that the traditional white cake is a requirement to a good wedding. While the sight of six tiers rising from the table, crowned with flowers and tiny bride and groom figurines is a beautiful spectacle, why not try something different? Custom cake toppers (or cake jewelry) have become the latest trend in contemporary wedding cake design. From whimsical clay figures modeled after the happy couple, to laser engraved monograms encrusted with brilliant Swarovski crystals, the wedding cake is the perfect place to let your personal style shine through.
When you're planning your wedding, a little extra thought and effort go a long way toward making your whole experience even more memorable, and allow your family and friends to feel like an included and welcome part of your ceremony not just spectators. Making the most of your creativity and individuality, you can create a unique wedding experience that will be remembered for years to come.
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