One Week To Go....Last Minute Tips!

O.K. - will one week to go until the wedding day,(wow - time flies!!)...I have some suggestions on what you can do in the home stretch.
1. Call or e-mail all of your vendors and make sure everything is accurate and ready to go - have your contracts out to review with them and make sure you're on top of the payments!
2. Practice dancing the first dance with your groom.
3. Practice your vows with your groom!
4. Walk around your home in your wedding shoes...are they comfy? If not, buy the appropriate inserts!
5. Make lists...they make you feel better!!!
6. Get and review your marriage license - ensure all fields are filled out correctly or your marriage isn't legal!!
7. Sleep lots.
8. Practice your speech.
9. Make sure your bmaids are updated on everything and see whether they have any questions.
10. Ensure all people involved in your ceremony and reception have a printed out itinerary of the day.

Have fun!!!!

Pre-Wedding Honeymoon...

In my last post I discussed taking some time to yourselves (groom & bride) to relieve any stress in your wedding-planning lives...well...I recommend something more extreme now. I just got back from five days in Hawaii with my fiancee - a trip I came so close to not attending! (Adam qualified for this trip through his work, otherwise Hawaii wouldn't have been an option). It was so relaxing, hot and far, far away from wedding-planning mayhem! Obviously Hawaii is a stretch due to the incredible expense that flights and accommodations cost there, but if you can find a way to go somewhere sunny and warm for a week a month before your big day, you'll be so thankful that you took my advice. You'll come home relaxed and ready to wed! We practiced our vows there and just talked about all of our thoughts and concerns regarding the big day. It's so easy to lose focus when wedding planning - often times the bride can put too much time and energy in to the details of the day instead of cherishing the reasons why you're getting married in the first place. You have to enjoy the day and in order to do that you need to stay connected to your groom. I found that really getting away was the best thing for us and we're more ready than ever to get married!