Being in the wedding industry it can be tough to narrow down tips when it comes to wedding day advice but I am getting myself back into the mindset of my own wedding day (5 years ago) and just being the bride for this post. The only other thing I can say before I jump into it is enjoy THE day! It’s a rare occasion to have all your favorite people in one place to celebrate your love and commitment. That in itself was so humbling to me! Here are my main recommendations and regrets from my memorable day.
RECOMMENDATION:
Don’t try to incorporate every good idea you see on a blog or Pinterest. Sometimes simple is truly better. I had seen SO many amazing styles and ideas, I had to force myself (with the help of my mom haha) to highlight certain areas of the wedding day so those elements really stood out verses having an overload of details everywhere. It makes it more memorable for guests and also more cost-effective for you. For a quick example, on the back of the guests menus we had a list of all the table names and the significance of each location. It made it fun for guests to know why they were sitting at each table.
REGRET:
Have a photo list! My engagement session went so well with our photographer that I jumped to the conclusion he would get all the photos I wanted on our wedding day. When it came to the wedding day, it started to sprinkle immediately after our ceremony so we had to adjust where we took family photos. The photographer unfortunately chose a pretty terrible location inside and didn’t get all the shots I was hoping of (hence having a “must get” photo list). All our family photos are in a dark, poorly light area and my gut said to change locations that day but I was just being the easy going bride and trusting that he knew the photos to get and the best location. Turns out he didn’t and it’s still a big bummer we didn’t get one good family photo.