Thursday's Wedding Tip #29

Hooray for Thursday Wedding Tip Day. I have heard from a few of my readers that they got engaged over the Holiday's, so now these tips will be even more helpful.

Wedding Tip #29 is How to Incorporate Children into your wedding. With so many marriages these days beginning with one or both partners already having children, I thought it was important to share some tips.

My parents have both been remarried and I know it was difficult at the time to find ways to bring everyone together.

Here are a few ideas:
-Have your children walk you down the aisle or have them walk down with their new sibling. i.e Your daughter and his son walk together. This shows the unity in the families.

-Have a sand jar and have each child and bride and groom have different color sand to pour into the jar. Incorporate your wedding colors. This "artwork" will look beautiful in your home after the wedding and this signifies your lives mixing together.

-Have the children do a reading during the ceremony that symbolizes the blending of families or a poem that your family enjoys.

-When it is time for the exchanging of the rings, you can also exchange rings or another piece of jewelry with the children. I have seen where one of my friends had a young daughter and her husband did not have any children. The groom presented a ring to the daughter as well and she felt very special.

-If the children are older you can all light unity candles

-During the reception, you can have your children walk in after they introduce the bride and groom

-Have your children help with decorations and seating charts. You would surprised as how important the little things are. If they are a little older, I would also suggest having them each invite one of their friends to the wedding as it should make them feel more comfortable while you are busy with pictures and other guests

-Make sure to have a special song/dance with each child. If you have two daughters, make sure your band knows you are interested in two "father/daughter" dances

-If they can, have the children be the flower girl/ring bearer. They might need some help, so it is best to have a close family member with them at all times, so it does not take away from you. If they are very young, have a family member take them home after the wedding ceremony.

-While taking pictures, make sure to have pictures with all the kids. It is best not to have separate family photos, seeing that you are one big happy family now.

Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #9

Happy Thursday. Here is your wonderful wedding tip for the week:

Tip #9- Make sure you DANCE, DANCE, DANCE. It is your special day and you should be out on the dance floor all night long. Bring a second pair of shoes for the reception so you are more comfortable and can last on your feet. Make sure you check out these cute shoes from the other day. Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #7

Happy Thursday and Wedding Tip Day. This is week #7, if you missed last week, check it out here.

Tip # 7- Make sure you eat the day of your wedding. I know there is A LOT going on, but you won't feel good or be able to enjoy every minute of it if you don't eat. Have either a BIG breakfast and small lunch if you are having a night time wedding. Or just have snacks throughout the day. Make sure you eat some protein which will give you your energy. I personally had a decent size breakfast and then some turkey lunch meat on crackers during the afternoon. I didn't get a chance to eat during the wedding, but the country club packed up our dinners and we ate at 2 in the morning. The food was FABULOUS. Also, make sure you drink water throughout the day too. Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #6

Happy Thursday! For all my wonderful soon to be brides, here is your wedding tip for the day:

Tip #6- Make a nail appointment for your fiance and yourself a day before your wedding. You need to make sure both your hands are groomed nicely for your big day. There will be many pictures of your hands throughout your day. My husband was very happy I thought of him and his cuticles. Just in case you were wondering he got clear and I got Pink and White Acrylics. Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #4

It's Thursday already, I wish it was Friday. One more day...

Wedding Tip #4- Make sure you give your wedding party and family members specific details about what you expect them to wear and where they can buy/rent their wedding attire. We used David's Bridal and Men's Wearhouse. Ladies should have their final fittings at least two weeks before the wedding and the men need to make sure to try on their Tux's when they pick them up three days before the BIG Day. My husband's shirt was not ordered correct- and this gave us enough time for them to re-order the correct shirt. They also do slight alterations for the men if needed- so make sure everyone picks up their Tux's on their own. You should designate one person to return all the Tux's the next day.

Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #3

Hope everyone is having a great week so far. I love sharing my wedding tips with you, but if anyone would like to share, please email me: couponsrgreat1@gmail or leave your tip in the comments as I would love to hear from all of you.

Tip #3- There are ways to save money while planning your wedding, but PLEASE get your hair and makeup professionally done. It is worth every penny and your pictures will really shine.

Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #2

I know everyone is sitting on edge waiting for my wedding tip this week...

Tip# 2- Make sure you do a rehearsal the night before the wedding to make sure your wedding party knows how to walk in and where to stand. I even had a relative coordinate our rehearsal which lifted the weight off of me.

Enjoy!

Thursday's Wedding Tip #1

Well Brides to Be.....I am officially MARRIED now and would love to share all my great tips with you. I think a weekly tip will work best (Thanks to Tina's idea).

Tip #1- Make sure you set an exact time for your vendors to show up. Get it in writing. At my wedding- ALL my vendors showed up ahead of schedule and had their party faces on!!

Enjoy!