Wedding Tips

 

Stuffing and mailing out invitations

Number your invitation list from the 1st to the last.  When you are stuffing each envelope, take your response card and turn it over and write the corresponding number on the card to the person's invitation that you are stuffing.  That way if the invitation comes back hard to read or blank, you will know exactly who sent that response card back to you!

Traveling on the Wedding Day

One detail you certainly won't want to overlook is how your attendants

will get to the wedding and back. 

A common mistake:  On the return trip, brides only arrange for their own and their groom's transportation, forgetting that the attendants who arrived at the wedding in their limo will need another way to get home.

Toss Bouquet

Ask your florist to provide a "toss bouquet," designed especially for this ritual.  It won't cost much, and you'll be able to keep the flowers you carried down the aisle to press or preserve.  Put a bridesmaid or your wedding planner in charge of knowing where this extra bouquet is stored and retrieving it for you.

Budget Basics

It's likely that you, your groom and both sets of parents will be contributing money toward the wedding expenses.  The most effective (and stress-free) way to manage these funds is to collect the money that each party has promised up front and start a checking account in your and your groom's names that's used only for wedding expenses.  By pooling all the funds, no contributor will demand to take control of, say, the flowers because she's paying for them.  Plus, with only you and your groom paying all the bills, your accounts will stay organized.

Staying Organized

As you receive your response cards from guests, store them, alphabetized, in a recipe-card box.  Record the guest's address on the back of each RSVP card.  When opening your presents, pull each guest's card and write a description on it of the gift he or she gave you.  When you are ready to write thank-you notes, you'll have all the information you need in one place.

Out-of-Town Guests

It's important to include hotel information in your out-of-town guests' invitations.  Provide a map with distances and driving times from the airport to the hotels and ceremony site.  Since many hotels offer group rates, it's a good idea to reserve a block of rooms for your guests.  This enables them to make reservations easily and enjoy a discount to boot.

*Information from Bridal Magazine

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