Your wedding day is always going to be one of the most incredible days of your life, no matter what happens. After all, it’s the day you vow to spend the rest of your life with your partner. What could be better than making that promise? Even though it will be one of the best days of your life, there are some things you can do to make it the most incredible experience ever.
You Don’t Have to Stick to Tradition
Do you really want a traditional
wedding, the same as millions of other weddings before yours? This might sound like heaven to you if you’re a traditional couple. If it is your idea of the best day, then by all means, stick to tradition! However, if you and your other half see yourselves as different from the rest, don’t stick to tradition. For example, tradition says that you shouldn’t see each other on the day of the wedding before the ceremony. Having some time alone together before the chaos begins might be really nice for you and your partner. There are lots of other traditions you can break too! After all it's your day and you can make it as personal as you want it to be.
Make Sure Everybody Can Make it
Ideally, you’ll have your wedding on a date and in a location everybody can attend. You want all of your loved ones to be there to celebrate with you at this special time, right? Save The Dates are a great way of letting everyone know your wedding date in advance and most couples usually have a rough idea of location as well. Depending on where you have your wedding, this might not be the case. Get creative. If you have relatives in another country, why not stream the service to them? You can do this with services like
www.idostream.com/wedding/wp/.
Find Ways to Include Special Family and Friends
Find ways to
include your family and friends in the ceremony. Of course you have bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls, etc. But why not have a musical friend perform some songs? Why not have your auntie read a meaningful poem? There are tons of ways they can get involved to make the day more special for you. We involved Rory's dad and sister in the ceremony by allowing them to choose a bible reading to share in church. It is a great feeling knowing that as many of your family and friends can be involved as possible. After all, they are important people in your life and you'll probably want to involve them in your important day.
Plan Your Wedding as a Team
By planning your wedding as a team, you’ll both be far more excited in the run up to the big day. Allowing your other half to have their say when it comes to the wedding will make it really special for them too. Men might not care so much about the colour of the table dressings, but they might love to choose the flowers. Ask them what they’d like to get involved with and you might be surprised. Rory wanted his say in the food and wedding car - typical male interests. Unfortunately, we couldn't afford the car he wanted so we came to a compromise and chose his second favourite.
Make Sure You Can Remember it
One of the only ways you can look back and properly remember your big day, is through photographs. Make sure you take your time when it comes to choosing your photographer. Look at
http://www.weddingsbyjp.co.uk/wedding-photographer-newport to get an idea of what you should be looking for. You can also leave disposable cameras on each table for the guests to play with. Lots of couples have photobooths and video confessionals on their big day too! It's been 18 months since our big day and while I can still remember it now, in years to come, my memory may not be as clear. We have hundreds of photographs from the day and we chose our favourites to include in an album that we can cherish for years to come.
Have Fun With it
Don’t take yourselves too seriously on your wedding day. Have fun with it! Include some unexpected aspects to wow your guests and give you amazing memories for years to come. Linking back to the previous point, we had a photobooth at our wedding reception which included props. Our family and friends loved this and some of the pictures are hilarious. My mum was skeptical but she was probably in it the most!
Above all though, remember it is your special day and the only people you need to ensure are happy is the two of you.
Rachel x
