Today, we continue our series on weddings. I've posted a few more wedding ideas on Pinterest.
So you have the date, place for the ceremony, and place for reception booked? Have you drawn up the guest list? Have you hired a wedding consultant? That wasn't so hard!! Now comes the nitty-gritty of planning:
1. Choosing friends and relatives to be in the wedding party. This can range from very small (just the best man and maid/matron of honor) to very large (several bridesmaids and ushers, flower girls, ring bearers, etc.). Once again, this can be a sticky situation, and feelings are bound to get hurt. This task requires a lot of soul searching and thinking things through. However, rule #1 is to always include immediate family members. The best man and maid/maid matron of honor should be responsible people you can trust. Remember, the more attendants you have, the more coordinating you will have to do. Also, if you don't want children at your wedding but parents insist on bringing them, you can set up a room where they will be occupied by a babysitter or two. There are many creative ways to ask someone to be a bridesmaid. Consider this Mad Libs-style card from Drippy Ink on Etsy.
2. Setting up a wedding registry, especially if you are having an engagement party. When I was getting married, wedding registries in my area were mainly at department stores such as Macy's and Fortunoff's (a store which is, sadly, no longer around). There are so many other options now: Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Walmart, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, etc. Everything depends on what your need and where your tastes run.
3. Choosing vendors wisely. Decide what kind of entertainment your want. Do you want a DJ or band? Do you want a piano player at the cocktail hour? What type of food would you like to serve? Check out Weddingmania for some great food ideas! I like the potato bar in the photo below. Eight to twelve months before the wedding is the time to be interviewing vendors and making deposits. It is also recommended that you take out insurance to protect the deposits in case of cancellation or unforseen events. Catering can be expensive, but Moneycrashers offers some budget-saving ideas.
Valentine's Day Party Idea of the Day: How about some Love Potion #9? Look for printables on The Dating Diva.
Super Bowl Fun Fact of the Day: Super Bowl Sunday, of course, is one of the biggest pizza delivery days of the year. Drivers expect to log in over 4 million miles and can expect larger tips than usual.
Today's birthdays: Liam Hemsworth (25), Orlando Bloom (38), Nicole Eggert (43), Shonda Rimes (45), Traci Bingham (47), Patrick Dempsey (49), Penelope Ann Miller (51), Trace Adkins (53), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (54), Kevin Anderson (55), Trevor Rabin (61), Richard Moll (72), Billy Gray (77), and Frances Sternhagen (85).
Holidaze: Yay!! It's National Rubber Ducky Day! Over the last several years, there have been numerous novelty variations of the cute yellow duck, such as holiday-themed ducks, and ducks resembling celebrities. Here's one of the most popular videos from Sesame Street, sung by Ernie. It's called, of course, "Rubber Ducky":
In addition to honoring the duck, it's also National Peach Melba Day and Stephen Foster Memorial Day. Stephen Foster (1826-1864) was a composer who wrote many American folk classics such as "Oh! Susanna,” “Camptown Races,” “Old Folks at Home,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” “Old Black Joe,” and “Beautiful Dreamer.” Here's Ed Norton (Art Carney) playing the first few notes "Old Folks at Home."
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Have a PRINTASTIC Day!
Kathy
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