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Special Ideas To Personalize Your Big Day

Many want a special big day and there is very little new ground to cover when it comes to planning a wedding. Thankfully, this is not an event for which you need to reinvent the wheel. Since countless couples have gotten married before you over the course of human history, it would be foolish to think that you could make your nuptials entirely distinct in every respect. Still, just because an event has happened many times doesn’t mean that you can’t make your own celebration more endearing by focusing on a few personalization details. 

From selecting alternatives to classic wedding ideas like flower girls to adding a unique scent into the mix, you can create an ideal arrangement for your big day with a little thought. Consider these concepts and find the right fit for your vision.

Out With the Young, in With the Old

When looking to incorporate family members into a wedding, couples tend to push certain people into very specific roles. One of the best examples of this is the flower girl. If you’ve got a young girl in your family or group of friends, then your immediate thought is likely to be to ask this child to fill the duty of flower girl. However, there is no hard-and-fast rule stating that you need to ask a young girl to step into the role. 

Whether you don’t have any children in your immediate family or you just don’t want kids at your event, an alternative choice to play around with is the concept of a flower grandma. Since grandmothers play a big part in many people’s lives and there’s no official duty for a grandmother to perform at a wedding, it makes sense to ask this important person in your life to toss around a few petals on your big day. 

A Special Sensory Experience

As they move through the steps of planning their nuptials, many couples will focus on some of the five senses more than others. From selecting the right music to set the mood to choosing décor to add a visual feast for guests, sight and sound tend to dominate a lot of the decisions. However, smell is an incredibly important sense to focus on when it comes to making memories. Scent is the strongest of the senses when it comes to recollection, which is why it is so easy to be transported to a memory when you catch a specific aroma.

One way to capitalize upon your olfactory senses in this regard is by finding the perfect “wedding scent” for your event. This doesn’t mean that you’re going to fill the venue with a noxious cloud of cologne or perfume, of course. Instead, you should put a lot of thought behind which scent you will wear yourself. A little dab behind your ear and on your wrists will be enough to titillate your senses, allowing you the ability to relive your wedding day whenever you wear the scent in the future. 

Remembering Those Lost

Though weddings are usually celebrations, there tends to be a twinge of sadness when it comes to all of the family and friends who cannot be present because they have passed away. Some couples will honor these individuals by listing them in the event program or having them mentioned by the officiant during the ceremony. To go beyond this, consider setting up a table in the reception venue with photos and trinkets related to all of the people you wish could be there to celebrate with you. 

While it can feel like there’s no way to make a wedding your own, this is far from the case. As long as you get creative and think about all of the different ways you can customize the experience, it should be easy for you to create a wonderful and memorable event.

Choosing the Right Wedding Date

Winter wedding dates are becoming increasingly popular.

Due to the popularity of the movie “Frozen”, more and more people are placing their wedding date in the winter.

Every bride dreams of the perfect wedding and one of the first decisions that you have to make is the date. Some couples have a special day and won’t even think about choosing another wedding date, but many people aren’t even sure where to start. Here are some tips to help you narrow the choices and select a date that will work for you.

What’s Your Dream Wedding?

When you see yourself getting married, you have to know what you envision as your ideal. Maybe you want to be married in a lush rose garden, which might mean a late spring or early summer wedding. If you’ve always wanted to get married in a vineyard, you might have to think late September or October. With the popularity of the movie “Frozen,” more couples are thinking of a beautiful white, winter wedding. Choose a season that fits your imagination.

Consider the Weather

Even if your wedding is inside, you should take into account the weather when planning the date. If you imagine the groom wearing a tux or full suit, the middle of summer might not be the best choice. It’s just too hot to be so formal in 100-degree weather. The other factor in considering the weather is your guests’ comfort. If you’re having an outside wedding, you don’t want your guests to bake in the sun or freeze because it’s too cold. Of course, there are always unseasonable temperatures, but you can’t control everything.

Consider Your Budget

There’s a reason June, September and October are popular months to get married in, and it’s because the weather is generally fairly dependable. Vendors know that these are popular months, and the prices go up during the wedding season. If you have a strict budget, you might want to consider an off-season wedding. But you do need think about sacrifices in other areas, because specialty flowers aren’t always as readily available in off-season months. Saving money with the venue, then spending it on flowers doesn’t make the most sense if you’re trying to save money.

Special Occasions to Consider for Your Wedding Date

It might be nice to get married on New Year’s Eve, because the date will always be special in more ways than one. When considering your wedding date, you have to consider the holiday season. On Valentine’s Day, roses tend to be more expensive, which could increase your budget. If you live in a college town, you may also have to think about sports events, such as homecoming. This might make it difficult for your friends and family to find reasonable accommodations. Hotels, flights and car rentals all tend to get more expensive on holiday weekends and when demand is higher.

Another element in looking at special dates is that of those dates special to you and your spouse. Whether it’s the day you met or your grandparent’s anniversary, you may be looking at one particular date. Consider how important the actual date is versus some flexibility in scheduling.

The Venues May Have Limited Availability

Once you choose your ideal date, you have to work it out with your venues. Often, churches won’t hold weddings on Sundays because they are using the facility for their own services. With some places, you may have to work around corporate events or other weddings. Again, some flexibility is always good when planning, especially when you have a short time frame.

Decide what’s most important to you when choosing your wedding date and what you won’t compromise on. Check with family members and your wedding party to make sure you’re not planning your wedding on top of someone’s graduation from college or silver anniversary wedding trip. It will save you a lot of headache in the long run. Although you cannot plan for every contingency, you can really consider some of the most important factors in choosing your wedding date to have the wedding of your dreams.