What to Consider When Designing the Wedding dress of Your Dreams

Planning a wedding can be an exciting yet unnerving experience. It is an exciting time because of the ceremony for which you are preparing is special. It is an unnerving experience because there is so much to do and you want everything to be perfect. Of all the elements of your wedding ceremony that you will arrange, your wedding dress is probably the most significant. 

Regardless of the style of wedding, all eyes will be on you. There is a lot of tradition steeped in wedding ceremonies, but there is room for you to wriggle your own special touch to make the moment memorable.

If you haven't considered it, designing your wedding dress can offer you a several benefits. Have you priced wedding dresses? Even the low-end brands cost upwards of $600. A lot goes into the cost of a wedding dress you purchase from a bridal shop. 

You can avoid these additional costs typically passed onto the consumer by designing your own dress. You can probably save even more money if you have a relative or close friend with sewing skills to help you to bring your wedding dress design ideas to fruition. Other reason to design your own wedding dress is to have what no one else owns. A true one of a kind! 

Special wedding for you.

It is traditional for the bride and bride groom to have their first dance as a married couple, so it is best to make sure that your DJ has the track or if you have a band that the band knows how to play the song! After the newly weds get up to dance it then starts in order of the best man and man of honour, parents of the bride and the groom etc. Later on in the evening the father of the bride has a dance with his daughter, if the daughter’s father is not there than she is to dance with her father in law.

Songs are very important, they are like tags in your memory which when you hear the song takes you straight back to that memory and relives it! It is best to choose a song that means something to both you and your partner and will remain in your head for the rest of time.

Wedding Song for you...

"I will always love you" is a very popular favourite when it comes to weddings, but why choose a song like that when everyone else has had it? I personally feel you should choose a song with the greatest meaning to your relationship, the song should reflect how you feel about each other and although "I will always love you" may seem the perfect song, there has got to be something more deeper and intimate than that surely?!

Songs trigger memories of the past and present so choosing a song is extremely important as whenever you hear this song you are going to think of your wedding day, holding your new husband or your new wife close to you, smelling their perfume or aftershave and feeling their skin against yours. That memory is a truly treasured one so you should pick a song to match the intensity of the moment. Many churches will allow you to play a tune, but this has to be checked with your venue and what type of music allowed, and how loud it is allowed to be played etc. After the ceremony the real fun and boogying begins at the wedding reception.

Wedding Song Tips.

A wedding ceremony is a special occasion. The goal for most couples is to make the occasion as special as possible. A couple's wedding song is typically played during the reception when the couple performs their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Of course, you can choose to play your wedding song during the wedding ceremony. Many people choose to hire a professional (often local talent or someone in the family with a pleasant voice) to sing their wedding song during the wedding ceremony before the bride makes her entrance. The following are some tips to help you with your wedding song selection.

In your pursuit of the perfect wedding song, many people will recommend that you choose a classic wedding song. Those that top the list include "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers, "At Last" by Etta James, "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, and "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole. While these songs are treasures in their own right, they have been chosen as a wedding song on so many occasions. Try to come up with a wedding song that everyone hasn't heard a million times.

The wedding reception.

After the wedding ceremony is carried out, every one that needs to has said their I do’s, the confetti has been thrown and the carriage arrives to take the bride and groom away, the bride and groom head of to the wedding reception to meet the guests, of course the guests from the ceremony are all going but some people only attend the reception. The ceremony is more for family than friends. So once you arrive at the reception what happens then? A party!!!

The wedding reception is where the entertainment and the food is, no doubt the newly weds will be starving after the nerves and the shock of getting married has worn of. The reception is a great time for friends and family to get to know each other as well they are all one big circle of family and need to get along, for your sake! The wedding reception then starts of with a speech, a toast, some food and then the entertainment. The food can either be hot plate served or it can be hot and cold buffet style dinner whatever you choose is loved by all guests, no doubt the happily married couple will be starving after the shock of marriage and the release of the nerves.

The best wedding photography.

Men and women dress up their best to attend a wedding, and get married. This is may be one of the days they will experience pure beauty and it should be captured on film. Many couple hire a wedding photographer for their wedding and usually have their wedding filmed; although it is not usually a professional who films the wedding professionals usually edit them. You do not have to have a professional photographer come. If you are on low budget a friend that is good with a camera is in most cases good enough. Buy your own camera and get photos developed at a photo shop.

To have a professional come and do the portraits is a little bit on the expensive side but not so much that it is unaffordable. They arrive at the wedding before the ceremony and take a few pictures of the guests and children and so on, then he will probably get one of you walking down the aisle or one of you and your partner at the alter or minister or registry desk. He will then usually go outside to do the large majority of pictures, the bride and groom, then bridesmaids, man of honour and family pictures.

 

The pictures are very difficult to get done if the weather is bad and it is usually recommended that the pictures be taken inside if the day isn’t nice, No one likes rain on their wedding day! The wedding pictures are then taken away by the photographer and he then makes a portfolio of them for the bride and whoever requests a few pictures. Of course he has to be paid extra to make more pictures than what has been organized.

Wedding Music

Many couple like to enjoy music at their wedding; the music can be played throughout the ceremony as well as the reception so you have to think about that as well. Many couples play the traditional "here comes the bride" on the organs or the piano at the ceremony as the bride is walking down the aisle with the man that is going to give her away which is usually the bride’s father but any important male in her life can be nominated as the person who gives her away! Music can be traditional, jazzy, and funky or indeed anything you want it to be.

During the ceremony wedding music is allowed to be played but only at the start you need silence for the exchange of the vows and making the marriage legal, after the ceremony when you are leaving the church or garden or office, in fact anywhere that you have been married, many newly weds play a lively happy song to guide them out of their venue and on to their wedding reception.

 

Wedding Invitations

Ahh the wedding invitations, nothing is more insane than making sure that everyone you know and like has been welcomed to your special day, and all that aren’t welcome are to be avoided and uninformed about the wedding! You have to make a list and check it over and over again making sure everyone has been included and it makes matters even worse if there is only limited seating! You have to make sure that you have or are able to get addresses for everyone that has been invited and get their prompt replies so you can make sure that you have enough seats and dinner places.

The wedding invitations can be produced in many styles and shapes, they can be tasteful and classy or they can be warm and inviting. They list who is getting married, when they are getting married and what time. It also usually lists the parents of the bride and groom. Wedding invitations are usually mailed out to people or handed out by hand if you often see them. Most wedding invitations require a reply so a dinner place can be set and a seat can be booked. Often couples who are due to be married set a limit of people they invite as each person costs money to attend and the bride and the groom are the people who are forking out the cash!

Invitation Etiquette

Getting Down to the Particulars

Numbers are important when preparing a wedding invitation. Knowing how many invitations to mail and when to mail them are important numbers for your wedding invitation. The general guidelines for sending out invitations to your wedding is six weeks to 12 months before the ceremony. If you are inviting guests from out-of-town you should allow an extended amount of time for the individual to receive the wedding invitation and to make arrangements to attend.

 

Unless everyone who receives a wedding invitation will be invited to the reception, it is standard practice to include a separate card announcing the particulars of the reception with the wedding invitation of those you intend to invite to the reception. No matter how you plan, you will always need an extra wedding invitation. As a rule, it is a good idea to order at least 25 extra invitations.

Considering Style

When your guests receive their wedding invitation, they should receive more than a simple card with information on it. Add as much creative flair to your wedding invitation that you possibly can. Ideas for making a wedding invitation unique include adding color, accessories, and aromas. You can experiment with each of these elements when deciding on the style of wedding invitation to use or view samples from a printer, online catalog, or those within a stationary shop.

Wedding Invitation Etiquette

With all the expenses typically associated with preparing for a wedding, there is the temptation to put less emphasis on certain aspects of the ceremony. Stationary often falls into this category. Invitations, thank you and note cards, and orders of service are examples of stationary that people choose to use for their ceremony. Of these, you don't want to diminish the quality of wedding invitation that you use. Your wedding invitation is what people see first regarding your wedding. It sets the tone of what your guests can expect when they attend the wedding ceremony. A wedding invitation generally includes key features and there are some considerations to help you with your choice of wedding invitation style. You don't have to spend a significant amount of money on a particular wedding invitation style, but there are some guidelines you can follow to make them a success.

Word Choice

What you say and how you say it is an important part of a wedding invitation. At the very least you want to include information that will inform you guests of the what, where, why, and when of the ceremony. The obvious information that should be included in a wedding invitation is the names of the bride and groom, as well as the date, time, and venue of the ceremony. The names of the individuals who are hosting the wedding ceremony (paying for it) should appear on the wedding invitation. There really isn't one standard for how this information should appear on the wedding invitation, so you can use your best judgment or seek advice from a printer.