Every now and again I check in with former brides to ask for their opinions about all things wedding related. The answers help me tremendously but I think they also help future brides and grooms too! This time around I asked three questions: What would you have done differently – if anything – for your wedding day? Was there anything you could have done without? What one word describes your wedding day?
“I would have worn a different dress LOL – One with straps because I was pulling it up ALL NIGHT! The only thing I could have done without was all the stress prior. It’s all about enjoying YOUR day and I realized nobody knew if something was wrong but me and the one word I’d use to describe my day was PERFECT 😉 ”
“If I could change anything about my wedding day it would be that I wish I’d pushed for an earlier time to get ready so that we could have had more photographs taken AND that we could have found a place just a little bigger for our reception. There wasn’t anything that I could have done without – I was very happy with how everything turned out. Everything was perfect and went as planned. I had the best photographer, a wonderful videographer, pretty good DJ and of course everyone who came held a special place in our hearts. It was truly a MAGICAL day.”
“I would have hired a good wedding planner. It was stressful having to make sure things were done the day of and worrying about what went where and when. I wouldn’t have tried to cut so many corners, you definitely get what you pay for with vendors and it was SPECTACULAR!”
“I don’t think I would have done anything differently. At the end of the day I was marrying my man, my best friend, love of my life whether the wedding was a complete success or a hot mess. The decorations and show was for everyone else, but for us it was the unity of two becoming one in the name of God with his blessings and that’s exactly what we did. The day was AMAZING and there isn’t anything I could have done without!”
“If I would do anything differently it would be to do the bride and her father reveal way before the ceremony instead of right before I walked down the aisle because I cried. I would have done without the extra time between getting ready and the ceremony because of my nerves. I honestly would have rather gotten there and walked straight into the ceremony. I might have even gotten ready some place besides the church so we could pop open Champagne! One word to describe the day? EXCITING!”
“There isn’t really anything I would change about my wedding day nor anything I could have done without – I honestly tried to be budget conscious and really tried to work hard on not going over the top. I would say that we ordered WAY too many wedding programs. I would advise brides to only order about half of the number of guests she is expecting – not all guests took a program. A word to describe our wedding day? Jared says “Fun” and I say “Special” we tried to make it unique to us and surrounded by our family and friends – we really did have so much fun!”
“There isn’t anything Ricky and I would have done differently – maybe remember more often that it was OUR wedding and no-one else’s. There isn’t anything I would have done without and I can’t describe the day in just one word. It was ENTERTAINING, MEMORABLE, PERFECT AND incomplete without you!”
“I would have gone over with my wedding planner how I wanted the reception to go differently. I would have taken more of the types of photos I wanted because I felt rushed as I didn’t want my guests to be waiting too long. One word to describe the day? Quick 🙁 I planned and spent money for 11 months and I felt like it was all over within 5 minutes – that’s why I tell future brides to enjoy every second of it. Just have fun – I was glad I did! Planning and having a wedding was the worst time of my life! Seriously. You have so much going on that you forget about other things that you later wish you would have focused on. I didn’t even have any of my wedding cake!!!! I spent two hours picking out the different flavors of cake and icing. I had 5 layers – all different and I only got to have my anniversary layer to taste. Not to mention it was a $1300 cake! But I LOVED my wedding day :-)”
