| There's lots of decisions and stress involved in planning | | | | and then bring the pictures to your hairdresser on your |
| your wedding. Since a wedding is something you hope | | | | wedding day so he/she gets it right! |
| to do only once, you usually don't have a chance to | | | | 2. Throwing away your Flowers and Extra Food ' |
| learn from experience. So, here's a list of what I | | | | Weddings can be a big drain on the environment. |
| consider to be the Top-Five Wedding Planning | | | | Everyone wants to out do the other in decadence and |
| Blunders. They are in ascending order of "blunderness." | | | | extravagance. Well, the least you can do is make a |
| Meaning #1 is the worst, in my opinion, and as you go | | | | positive impact on those less fortunate. Don't |
| down the list the ability to recover declines. | | | | throwaway your flowers! Donate them to a |
| 5. Not Proofing Your Wedding Invitations - This may | | | | convalescent home or a homeless shelter help |
| sound like an obvious one, but you'd be surprised! You | | | | brighten up their day. Don't throw away your extra |
| may have read your wedding invitations 50 times and | | | | food! This too can be donated to a homeless shelter |
| you are sure you got it right. Don't go final yet! Buy a | | | | or soup kitchen in your community. In many places |
| sample wedding invitation and have it reviewed by a | | | | there are organizations that will come pick these items |
| few more people. Common errors include, forgetting to | | | | up for you. It's not only good for those who receive |
| put an RSVP date, having the wrong wedding date, | | | | but it will also make you feel good too! While the |
| forgetting to include information about the reception, | | | | outcome of this blunder won't necessarily ruin your |
| forgetting meal choices, wrong addresses, and a big | | | | wedding but you are missing an opportunity to really |
| one n...the wrong postage on the response envelope! | | | | make someone else's day which I think is pretty |
| 4. Buying your Wedding Dress too small in Hopes of | | | | important! |
| Losing Weight - sure you have high hopes. You are | | | | 1. Having a Wedding Invitation B-list - I consider this to |
| going to work out, watch what you eat and be a | | | | be the ultimate of low in the etiquette department. Let |
| different person by your wedding day. Don't count on | | | | me explain. In an attempt to save money by limiting |
| it! You will be stressed, you will be testing wedding | | | | seats, but trying to fill those seats to maximize gifts, |
| cakes, menu items, having a bunch of get togethers | | | | some couples send out their A-list invitations to those |
| with friends and family. So don't plan on dropping a | | | | they really want coming to their wedding. But, if they |
| few dress sizes for your wedding. It you do, it's easier | | | | get more regrets than expected they will send out the |
| to take the dress in than let it out so, go with you size | | | | B-list invitations to those who they really don't care that |
| at your fitting. Don't have your dress bursting at the | | | | much about but would like to fill the seats and maybe |
| seams on your wedding day! | | | | get more gifts. Okay, do I need to explain what's |
| 3. Not Trying out your Wedding Hairstyle until your | | | | wrong with this picture? This is not only hurtful to those |
| Wedding Day - If your wedding day is the first time | | | | people on the B-list (when they find out, notice I didn't |
| your hair stylist tried to make that special "updo" may | | | | say if) but it can also hurt the bride and grooms |
| lead to problems! Stress levels will be high for both you | | | | reputation with the A-list guests too! |
| and your hairdresser. And, if things don't work out as | | | | For a bunch more wedding planning ideas check out |
| planned on the first try, the stress level will rise. So, | | | | my wedding planning blog at Our Wedding Plus Blog or |
| here's my advice, take your veil and headpieces to | | | | for a great selection of wedding invitations or to |
| your hairdresser ahead of time, while you have time to | | | | automate your planning process get one of our |
| experiment. Once you find the right style, take pictures, | | | | personal wedding websites at Our Wedding Plus. |