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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 Do
My fiance and I had a long engagement (14 months). On the one hand I could hardly wait for our wedding day to arrive; but on the other hand it gave me time to get everything done early, so I got what I wanted, at the price I wanted, and it left several months for me to think through the small details of the day.
Posted By: Shanti, married January 8, 2005
2004-07-13 12:29 PM

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I'd Redo
Don't let your mother run things! She may not know everyone's schedule, and can leave out those who are most important. Let your bridesmaids help you decide, but don't be afraid to tell your bridesmaids what you want, even if that means no, hey--its YOUR wedding! At the same time don't use your wedding for revenge! Once you get the ring, get out there and start planning, otherwise waiting around can put you in a crunch and leave you in a tighter financial bind then you would be otherwise. Also, you don't have to get married immediately. Chill out and let things flow! A year + engagement wouldn't hurt anyone!
Posted By: LN, married November 13, 2004
2004-07-09 2:24 AM

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I'd Do
My Fiance and I are getting married in Las Vegas in July and could not be anymore excited, we only have 17 days to go. We only gave ourselves 14 weeks in order to organize the wedding, fortunately I had a pattern for my dress for many years and just needed someone to make it, which I found in the phone book, we plan to hold a reception when we get back home. The only thing I would change is having more guests and my family there with us on our special day.
Posted By: Colleen, married July 20, 2004
2004-07-03 7:57 PM

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I'd Do
My fiance and I just recently got engaged, and we decided to mail out engagement announcements to all of our friends and family instead of trying to call them. By doing this your friends and family call you so you don't have to feel like you are rubbing anything in anyone's face. Also, we saved a lot of money on the announcement card by just going to a bookstore and buying some nice stationary sets and doing them on the computer. Printing out all of the stuff on the computer saved us a lot of money because we didn't have to hire a caligrapher and it was also a lot of fun putting things togeather. We are going to do our envelopes for our wedding invatations on the computer. A couple hundred dollars saved here and there on caligraphy you can use for other things.
Posted By: Jennifer, married December 17, 2005
2004-06-27 7:27 PM

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I'd Do
When we began talking to relatives about our wedding, we realized that many of them did not know how we got together, or even how long we'd known each other. So, I wrote a little story detailing our relationship, made it into a little book tied with gold ribbon, and enclosed it in a separate envelope inside the invitation. I was sure to describe the role our friends (honor attendants) had in us meeting. I figured this would eliminate the need for us to tell the story over and over on the day of the wedding, and it would also pre-introduce our friends to our families. I made the story very light-hearted, hitting just the major details. The invitations were just sent out this week, and already I've heard from several people how cute and original they thought it was, how funny, etc. And our attendants were thrilled to be mentioned in the invitation!
Posted By: AW, married August 16, 2004
2004-06-25 4:40 PM

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I'd Redo
I attended a wedding where the ceremony was at 2 p.m. but the reception was at 5 p.m. It was very hard for out-of-town guests to figure out what to do for those two spare hours in between while the bride & groom had their photos done. Many guests were unhappy about the delay.
Posted By: Susan, married October 10, 2004
2004-06-24 7:04 AM

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I'd Do
I'd spend the extra money for a really good DJ. It makes such a difference to have someone experienced who can coordinate the flow of things and really get the guests up on the floor and enjoying themselves. Another thing is that I only had my sister as my maid of honor at my first wedding; no other attendants - and that was wonderful. I don't think most attendants are happy about having to spend money to buy ugly dresses and sit apart from other family & friends during the reception. Now, this second time around, we are just having our (grown) children as our attendants and I'm very happy with that decision.
Posted By: Susan, married October 10, 2004
2004-06-24 7:03 AM

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I'd Do
Definitely take some pre-marriage counseling classes. You'd be surprised how much you don't know about your fiancé or even about yourself. Things you aren't sure about can really get clarified!
Posted By: Melanie, married October 23, 2004
2004-05-28 6:08 PM

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I'd Redo
I would have chosen my wedding party more carefully. My fiancé has a large family and wanted them all included where as I don't. I wish I would have put my foot down and only had two or three instead of five bridesmaids.
Posted By: Melissa, married October 9, 2004
2004-05-24 1:34 AM

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I'd Do
We are having two receptions. One that is formal that is right after the wedding where we will cut the cake and then we are having a second one later in the evening that is casual. We are letting guests know that it is an "adult" reception so they have the time to have a babysitter and go home to change in to comfy clothes and come party with us. It will also be more intimate because everyone will be comftorable and able to have fun! Im even going to take off my dress after we have the first dance!
Posted By: Melissa, married October 9, 2004
2004-05-24 1:34 AM

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