Yes, it can be done!
Following are a few tips to help your wedding to be stress free...or at least, "less stressed".
1. Prepare, Plan and then Let It GO! Trust the professionals that you have hired to do their job--make it a priority for you and your wedding party and families to ENJOY THE DAY.
2. Budget:
a. Flowers: emphasis on bride, bridesmaids, corsages, boutonnieres
b. Cake: smaller or dummy cake for cutting, sheet cake to serve
c. Decorations: use décor available at site, candles, ferns
2. Budget:
a. Flowers: emphasis on bride, bridesmaids, corsages, boutonnieres
b. Cake: smaller or dummy cake for cutting, sheet cake to serve
c. Decorations: use décor available at site, candles, ferns
3. Schedule at ceremony location:
a. photos before or after ceremony? It's your day-YOUR choice!
b. no receiving line (have bride and groom dismiss guests instead)
c. What to do w/Dads? Have them greet guests
4. Schedule for reception: guests arrive first, have bride and groom “announced” when they arrive at the reception: then cut cake first! That way, all the guests will be focused on you as you cut the cake.
a. “cake & punch reception: after cutting cake, bride and groom can stand by cake table to visit w/guests before they get cake
b. dinner & dance reception: formal introduction of bride and groom, then cut cake, bride & groom eat, then walk around visiting guests at their tables, make arrangements for a "kid’s table of activities", then: toasts, garter & bouquet tosses, dances
(if you don’t like garter/bouquet toss, do an anniversary dance to get everyone involved, or give special bouquet to couple longest married)
5. The Wedding Day: no liquor till reception
a. guys: go golf, relax
b. ladies: massage, manicure, hair, makeup—but get to ceremony location in PLENTY of time…don’t rush!
c. EAT something prior to wedding-have a light snack, such as cheese and crackers, available for the wedding party and bride and groom-don't go to your wedding on an empty stomach!
