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Let Your Wedding Guests Know What Their Money Has Bought You

Cash gifts are increasingly popular at weddings. The bride and groom benefit because they can direct the money towards what they need in starting married life together, and the wedding guests can be happy in knowing that they are giving the bride and groom something that they actually want.

When sending out thank-you cards, it is a nice idea to acknowledge what your guest’s money has contributed to. You could write something like

Thank-you so much for your wedding gift. It bought us a new dinner set. I can’t wait to show it to you when you visit us.

Another approach would be to get out your digital camera and take photos of you and your partner with the gift and send that photo along with your wedding thank-you cards. It can be great fun taking the photos and the recipient will love seeing them.

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Should I Take Wedding Dance Lessons?

At most weddings, the bride and groom will have the first dance. This can be a daunting experience for some grooms (and brides) who are generally not the dancing type. However, a little preparation can help to alleviate the pre-wedding dancing jitters.

Should I Take Wedding Dance Lessons?
I’m undecided on whether wedding couples should take dance lessons. Sometimes, taking professional lessons can add more stress to nervous couples as they will feel the guests will expect them to be great dancers.

However, if you were to take dance lessons in private, meaning that only you and your partner will know about your classes, no one will expect anything from you. You could also buy an instructional wedding dance DVD. That way you and your partner can practice in the privacy of your own home.

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Spending Your Wedding Night at Home

I was talking to a couple the other day who want to spend their wedding night in their own home. They are leaving for their honeymoon two days after their wedding and don’t really feel comfortable spending money on accommodation when they, as they put it ‘have a perfectly good home to come to.’ They way they see it, if they are going to book a hotel room; it has to be a high rated one, as ‘why spend money on a low rating hotel suite in a town where we have a house.’ The bride-to-be is worried about what her family and friends will think, as it is the norm in her large family for newlyweds to spend their wedding night in a 5 star hotel room.

I reassured her that just because it is the norm, doesn’t mean she and her partner needs to follow the same path. Her circumstances are different from her family members. Most of the couples in her family were not living together prior to the wedding. They were living wither with family or roommates and therefore they needed a hotel for privacy. Those couples, who were living together, had children, so yet again they needed a hotel for privacy.

They have now become confident with their decision to spend their wedding night at home. They have saved a couple of hundred dollars and will use that money to extend their honeymoon by two days. Some of their friends will decorate their house and prepare a feast of great foods in the kitchen so that they will still be pampered.

There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to where you should spend your wedding night. Do what works best for you and your partner and forget about everyone else’s opinions.

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A new take on wedding invitations

The design of your wedding invitation doesn’t have to stick to the norm.  Online greeting card and wedding stationery website Moonpig have some interesting takes on the typical invitation.   The magazine layout design is a fun way to visually depict the happy couple.  As a bonus it’s also a good way for people who have never met the wedding couple, such as partners, to familiarise themselves with the bride and groom.

Prices range from 5.95 for a standard invitation or you can buy sets of 4 small cards for $12

Planning the reception

Display a family tree photo montage

How many times have you been to a wedding and wondered who was the bride and groom’s family members were? Sure it’s easy to pick out the parents of the bride and groom, but for other important family members it can get a little confusing.  Wedding guests like to piece together the family members at a wedding, so it can be an interesting idea to... [Read more of this review]

Guest Tracker Record Sheet

With our free wedding guest tracker sheet you can keep all important details about your guests in the one spot. Sheet includes things like a guest’s special meal requirement, RSVP status, contact details, seating arrangement and more  Read More →

Naming the Wedding Tables

Naming wedding tables, rather than just designating numbers to each table is always popular at wedding receptions, and with a little thought, can be a great way to reflect the personalities of the wedding couple. Another bonus in naming tables rather than designating numbers is that your guests won’t wonder why they have been designated to sit on... [Read more of this review]

Have someone keep an eye on the time

If you and your partner need to leave the reception by a certain time to check into a hotel or resort, ask someone in your bridal party to keep tabs on the time for you, so that you don’t have to worry about it and can just enjoy your day. This is especially important if the hotel does not have a 24 hour check in. If the limo driver is your transportation,... [Read more of this review]

Reception after party

Some couples like to have a post-reception after party. It’s really just a wind-down of the events of the day and does not have to include the entire guest list that were at your ceremony and reception. Close family and friends is usually all that is required. You could either hold it at a nearby bar or even back at your own home. Whilst some... [Read more of this review]

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