You know to get the flowers, hire a DJ and buy the wedding rings. (Who would forget the jewelry?) But wedding planning is stressful, and there are a few things that the average bride forgets - unless she has a handy checklist to make sure every task is completed as necessary.
Make sure your legal name, documents and honeymoon plans all match up. If you're changing your name before you get married, either put all plane tickets in your new name and make sure you've changed your name on your driver's license, passport, social security card, etc., or make it a little easier and wait to change your name until you get back home. If you book your plane ticket in your married name and keep all IDs in your maiden name, then you'll run into a lot of trouble when trying to board the plane for your honeymoon.
Next on our wedding planning checklist: Tips. The wedding vendors have gone out of their way to make your big day special, and they deserve a little something extra at the end. Your mind is likely to be on other things that day, but this isn't something you can space out on. To avoid that, divvy up cash into envelopes a few days before and give them to whomever you've designated your "wedding day assistant." He or she will make sure the vendors are taken care of.
Have a plan for the presents. Many guests will send a gift straight to your home, and many others will hand you envelopes full of money. That's great, but there's likely to still be gifts brought to the wedding that have to be taken care of. Designate someone to bring them to your hotel suite that night (what a way to spend the day after your wedding!) or, if you're going straight on your honeymoon, make sure someone brings them to your home (possibly the person who's watching your house for you while you're gone).
This one seems silly, but is important for the brides out there: Don't forget to use the restroom BEFORE you are laced into your gown. You'll thank me later.
Schedule food to be delivered to you and your fiance while you're getting ready for the ceremony. So many brides and grooms are so nervous the day of their wedding that they forget to eat anything. In order to combat this, either weave a meal into your big day (start off the morning with your bridesmaids at a local diner) or call a local sandwich shop a few days before and schedule a late-morning delivery to wherever you're getting ready. And no matter how nervous you are, you must eat.
Let your soon-to-be spouse know you're thinking of them. Write a short note or two, and have a bridesmaid or groomsman deliver it to their area. You can even play a fun game of pass-the-note like you used to in junior high. The handwritten notes will be a great addition to your wedding scrapbook and will make you even more excited about the impending ceremony.
Make sure your legal name, documents and honeymoon plans all match up. If you're changing your name before you get married, either put all plane tickets in your new name and make sure you've changed your name on your driver's license, passport, social security card, etc., or make it a little easier and wait to change your name until you get back home. If you book your plane ticket in your married name and keep all IDs in your maiden name, then you'll run into a lot of trouble when trying to board the plane for your honeymoon.
Next on our wedding planning checklist: Tips. The wedding vendors have gone out of their way to make your big day special, and they deserve a little something extra at the end. Your mind is likely to be on other things that day, but this isn't something you can space out on. To avoid that, divvy up cash into envelopes a few days before and give them to whomever you've designated your "wedding day assistant." He or she will make sure the vendors are taken care of.
Have a plan for the presents. Many guests will send a gift straight to your home, and many others will hand you envelopes full of money. That's great, but there's likely to still be gifts brought to the wedding that have to be taken care of. Designate someone to bring them to your hotel suite that night (what a way to spend the day after your wedding!) or, if you're going straight on your honeymoon, make sure someone brings them to your home (possibly the person who's watching your house for you while you're gone).
This one seems silly, but is important for the brides out there: Don't forget to use the restroom BEFORE you are laced into your gown. You'll thank me later.
Schedule food to be delivered to you and your fiance while you're getting ready for the ceremony. So many brides and grooms are so nervous the day of their wedding that they forget to eat anything. In order to combat this, either weave a meal into your big day (start off the morning with your bridesmaids at a local diner) or call a local sandwich shop a few days before and schedule a late-morning delivery to wherever you're getting ready. And no matter how nervous you are, you must eat.
Let your soon-to-be spouse know you're thinking of them. Write a short note or two, and have a bridesmaid or groomsman deliver it to their area. You can even play a fun game of pass-the-note like you used to in junior high. The handwritten notes will be a great addition to your wedding scrapbook and will make you even more excited about the impending ceremony.
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