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Newlyweds and other wedding veterans share advice about how they'd plan their weddings if they knew then what they know now. Is there something you'd do/redo? Submit your own advice.
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I'd RedoWe hosted an informal gathering of out of town family a couple of nights prior to the ceremony at our home. I was way too tense to enjoy it. I wish I had asked someone else to host it at their home or another location. Also, I wish we would have videotaped the ceremony. We opted not to thinking that we aren't the sentimental types who would watch it again. But, no one ever tells you how much of the ceremony the bride misses because she is in the back of the church about to be ushered in. I missed the family and attendants walking down - and a groomsman trying to bribe the ring bearer with a dollar to stop crying!
Posted By: Clover, married May 27, 2001
2001-06-25 11:53 AM
I'd Do
I'm so glad we took the chance and planned an outdoor ceremony. Though rain was predicted the week before and I was fully prepared to continue with Plan B, the weather ended up being perfect AND the ceremony location was just gorgeous! I'm an outdoors girl - what can I say! Also, I assigned a trusted and ORGANIZED friend to make sure everything was as I planned. I delegated plenty of jobs out to relatives, but my friend's job was to make sure those things got done. I trusted her and knew that everything would go according to plan.
Posted By: Clover, married May 27, 2001
2001-06-25 11:53 AM
I'd Redo
The only thing that I would redo is test run our centerpieces. My husband and I made christmas tree centerpieces that were 3 feet tall and had glitter snow on the branches. They were strung with white lights that were battery operated. They looked great with the snow-like tree skirts and all but by the time we got to the reception the batteries were already dead. The lights needed alot of juice and only lasted a little while. It was still beautiful.
Posted By: Amber, married December 30, 2000
2001-06-05 11:32 AM
I'd Do
My husband and I absolutely LOVED our wedding. Everything was perfect. So many people were apprehensive about our winter wedding but it was perferct. It even snowed big flakes during our outdoor pictures. Yes OUTDOOR pictures. They are beautiful. We have had so many compliments on all of the different things we did. Some of the unique things we did were: * Have family and friends help with the decorating of the reception hall..it was so much fun! * We had a dance that involved all married couples. When the dJ called off the years that you have been married you left the floor leaving the ones married the longest..our grandparents. *We showed a video set to music with pictures of us with our friends and family that were in the wedding. Everyone loved it. We got copies made of it for our parents and they were really thankful
Posted By: Amber, married December 30, 2000
2001-06-05 11:32 AM
I'd Redo
I'd have thought twice about having an outdoor wedding in a botanical garden in prime allergy season. The flowers made a gorgeous backdrop as we'd planned, but half our guests were either sneezing like mad or doped up on allergy medicine.
Posted By: Ms. Bee, married May 6, 2001
2001-05-29 8:27 AM
I'd Do
I was so happy that we didn't leave for our honeymoon trip immediately after the wedding. The next morning we were exhausted and just wanted to rest and then be with our families and friends, which we were able to do since we weren't leaving for the honeymoon till the following day. If we'd had to leave to catch a plane right away I know I would have regretted it.
Posted By: Bunny, married March 24, 2001
2001-05-15 9:50 AM
I'd Redo
The one thing I'd change about my wedding plans so far is the timing/ number of the people in the wedding party. We were so excited that we asked people right away--and ended up with a big wedding party...and a year later, we're not as close to some of them (with a year to go till the wedding!) Plus, I've discovered that the fewer people you ask, the fewer people will have their feelings hurt.
Posted By: Michelle, married July 5, 2002
2001-04-17 7:24 PM
I'd Redo
I'd have been more selective in what I registered for. We put a lot of items on our registry, but then a lot of our guests chose to give us money as a gift. That was great, but what we ended up receiving from the registry was kind of random, not the items I'd have listed if I'd known we'd only get a few. So I'd suggest starting with a smaller registry of items you really want. Keep an eye on it, and if those things are getting bought quickly THEN add your second-level items.
Posted By: Nancy, married March 31, 2001
2001-04-16 9:08 AM
I'd Do
We're both from big families on opposite sides of the country, so a traditional wedding would have to be huge and very expensive, with lots of travel time and expense for everyone. So instead, we had a planned elopement where we actually got married with just our parents and a few close friends in attendance. Then each set of parents hosted a big reception/bash for us in our hometowns for all of the local friends and family. It was great and so much easier for everyone. The only downside was that the two sides never really had the chance to mix with each other.
Posted By: Polly W., married January 1, 2000
2001-03-30 7:24 AM
I'd Redo
I'd have made sure I didn't hire anyone without checking out their services personally. We hired a bagpiper to accompany our whole entourage as we walked from the church to the reception area, just a couple of blocks away. Well, the original guy we hired (and whose tape we'd liked) got sick and sent a substitute who was terrible! And of course we didn't find that out till he actually started playing as we walked. It turned out OK because he was so bad it was actually funny - everyone would crack up each time he muffed a note. But I'd rather have had silence than that awful noise. I wish I'd asked each person we hired what they're backup plan was.
Posted By: Natalie H., married February 25, 2001
2001-03-29 11:39 AM
