School is now in session.
• Even though I absolutely detest the Cha-Cha slide, Electric Slide, and anything remotely similar to a line dance, most people will jump outta their seats within 2 seconds of hearing the song. It’s more important that my guests are happy and enjoying themselves opposed to my personal issues.
• It’s hard to be a good hostess and eat dinner. I should have forced myself to eat a little of the filet mignon that I paid for. Or at least I should have asked for a doggy bag.
• Just because I ‘know’ somebody – doesn’t automatically qualify them to attend my wedding. It hurts to think about the amount of money that I could have saved by cutting down on my guest list.
• Large bridal parties = large headaches.
• If you invite a drunk to your wedding, be prepared for the consequences if you decide to have an open bar.
• No matter HOW MUCH you prepare for your wedding day, something is going to go wrong.
• Tylenol is as necessary as the bridal gown.
• If someone offers to help with the planning, let them.
• Research, Research, Research and RESEARCH your photographer. Did I mention research?
• Try not to forget some Dentyne, Doublemint or Tic-Tacs. There’s nothing worse than looking beautiful from head to toe…then having STANK breath. Excess talking in combination with feelings of nervousness & excitement could be lethal.
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Okay, the drunk relatives with the open bar just opned a wound for me. LOL. And I had the "we've known them for years" fight with my parents.
Great list! I can sooo relate! Here are a few additional lessons that I learned through my wedding:
1. Some of those "little details" that seemed so important then don't matter in the grand scheme of things (Hello 2 pairs of expensive *bleep* pantyhose that I put runs in so my aunt had to run to the drug store and get me some Leggs)
2. Get someone to manage the details at the reception. You want to enjoy the day, not direct vendors.
3. Single men ain't trying to catch the garter. Give it up.
4. The details of the wedding are not nearly as important as the man you are about to marry!
Here's some more advice do whatever YOU want to do!!! It's YOUR wedding and if they like something different, they can do for their wedding.
And I totally agree with the larger bridal party. It's almost a guarantee that you will have a headache, someone will definitely come out the frame for no reason.
If people don't respond to the RSVP do not still include them in the count.
And don't add them at the reception if they decide to just show up. I was just a reception cordinator and the bride did this and had to go deep in her pockets.
Also even though you are having a cordinator, stay involoved in the process so you know what is going on.
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