Finding The Right Wedding Stationery
You are getting married! It looks like congratulations are in order. And, you will probably soon be getting a lot of gifts to help you celebrate this milestone in your life. However, if no one knows about your big day, how will they come to your wedding and/or know to get you a present. For this reason one of the biggest expenses most people incur for their wedding is the wedding invitation.
Wedding invitations are an ordeal. It is not something you will choose in 2 minutes. You need to pick the right stationary, text, and wording. Also, you need to decide whether you are going to have them professionally printed or print them on your own.
As with anything, the more fancy you want your invitation to be, the more expensive it will be. Today, however, a lot of people are making their own wedding invitations from various wedding stationary. It is a great way to save money, however it does require that you invest some time. Also, you do always have the alternative of sending out an e-vite if you are really short on cash. Whatever you decide, make sure people know that your wedding is coming up. They will need advance notice so they can plan on attending.
Arranging Seating: It’s Important For Peace And Harmony
We have all been to a wedding where we sat at a table that we really enjoyed. And, then there was the time when we attended a wedding and were forced to sit by the really annoying guest. It made the entire experience of the wedding miserable. Unfortunately, arranged seating at a wedding can often be as bad as an arranged marriage. However, it does not have to be like this. There are things you can do to make sure you guests have an enjoyable time at your wedding, and that they enjoy who they are sitting next to. Here are some great ideas:
• Keep married couples and couples who are dating together. No one likes to be separated from his or her significant other.
• Instead of having a children’s table, keep children under the age of 10 with their parents. If you prefer, you could have a table for teenagers.
• Do not sit divorced couples or estranged relatives at the same table.
• Take into consideration physical handicaps and elderly people.
• Assign tables, not seats. Then, let them choose whom to sit next to.
• Print out cards with table assignments. Use bold print so the cards are easy to find.
Who’s Handling What? Delegating For Your Special Day
Planning a wedding can be so much fun and so stressful at the same time. For most people, they like to hire a wedding planner to deal with the details of the day, because there is so much to keep track of. You are dealing with so many vendors, two different families, extended families, and the money of course. This can be stressful and difficult to keep track of. However, many of us do not have the luxury of hiring a wedding planner. And, although you may not have the organizational skills best suited for the job, do your best to plan for the day by delegating. Then, remember whom you tasked the project to.
If you try to micromanage your wedding you will go insane by the time the wedding arrives. However, if you let your mother plan it all, you will also be sad that you didn’t have more of a say. So, be involved and delegate out things that other people can do. For example, some of the financial issues can be taken care of by your fiancé. Also, your fiancé and his best man can choose their own attire. Your mother can also be extremely helpful. Involve her in whatever little task comes up that you need help with – things like writing the place cards. And, lastly, have you father help as well, even if it is just on the big day and he is the one in charge of your honeymoon luggage.
The Most Jaw Dropping Expensive Weddings Ever!
When one thinks of extravagant weddings one thinks of celebrities and what all that silly money can buy. In some cases, their weddings could have fed a small African country for a year. Following are some of the most glamorous and expensive weddings ever:
Prince Charles and Lady Di:
I remember my friends and I making this an event we had to make popcorn for when we were in high school. We actually planned our own extravagant event around it.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills:
Now this wasn’t the most expensive by a long shot. Afterall, they spent only 3 million dollars and couldn’t even dish up any meat for their guests. What’s extravagant about it is the divorce. Paul, you should have spent some money on steaks!
Amit Bahtia and Vanisha Mittal:
This might just qualify as the most expensive wedding ever, sixty million dollars. Yes 60. And they gave a whopping 3 million dollars to charity. Can you say ten percent of your income? Toilets at their wedding cost more than their charity. Way to give back to the world when the bride’s grandpa is the 4th richest man in it.
Andrei Melnichenko and Aleksandra Kokotovic:
Who? Who cares. But at least the bride and groom showed an interest in entertaining the guest. They paid Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera $3,6 million each to sing at the wedding. Hey, I do a mean rendition of Tiny Bubbles and I would only charge a million.
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss:
Alright, you can’t mention extravagant weddings and not put in The Donald. And it was worth it for Melania, the last name change alone. Who’d of thought she started off with something as lunky as Knauss.
Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Fortensky:
I put this in because I love Ms. Taylor and she deserved better. After all, does anyone really think Fortensky forked out the two million. Way to go girl, pay for what you want. If even for a second.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes:
Okay, for the celebrity of Cruises income and fame, a two million dollar wedding ain’t that extravagant. What’s extraordinary about this wedding is Brooke Shields attended. Months later, the two were all over each other battling it out over drugs and post partum depression. Perhaps Brooke was at the wedding to babysit Katie.
Elton John and David Furnish:
Because they could. In a world where bigots are wasting their time and money to prevent happy people of the same sex from being married, these two did it loud and proud for the world to see.
Guy Ritchie and Madonna:
When the groom wears a skirt to the wedding you know who wears the pants in the relationship. Ultimately this one fell apart because it’s got to be tough playing second fiddle to Madge on a daily basis. But at least you had Disco at your wedding!
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum and Sheilka Hind Bint Maktoum:
I’m going to list this as the most extravagant wedding ever. 44.5 million dollars almost thirty years ago. It’s estimated that it would cost 100 million dollars in today’s standards. But that’s not what I find extraordinary about it. Sheik Mohammend is the ruler of Dubai and he rode his horse to every village and fed everyone and the whole city celebrated for thirty days. Way to spread the wealth Sheik. Now I doubt the people of Dubai are starving like the people of Dafur. But still, bravo. In addition, the guy gives 10 billion dollars to charity towards education in the Middle East. Now that’s a smart man.