Archive for September, 2009
Hi Everyone! I was wondering if someone could give me a cute way to tell my guests that there are hotel rooms blocked at the hotel that is in front of the reception hall with all the hotel info they need. It’s a Cinderella Wedding, and the invitations are done… and I forgot about this part. I would like to just print it on ivory paper, and stick it in the envelope… but I want to word it in a cute, cinderellaish, understanding way. I was only going to give them to out of town guests, but should I put it in all envelopes just in case people want to stay? The rooms have to be booked a month before the wedding in order for the block to stay. After the month before, they are taken back. Thanks!
I think as far as making it Cinderallaish you should focus more on the look of the card (carriage or a glass slipper in the background or something) and less on the wording (as Fizzy so nicely pointed out).
Maybe mention something along the lines as:
If you’d like accommodations after attending the ball a section (don’t like block personally) of rooms has been reserved at So and So hotel……
I do like the idea of mentioning, "if reservations aren’t made by this date the room will turn back into a pumpkin."
Oh, and send them to everyone since you don’t know who might or might not want to stay.
my fiance and I are getting married in two years. Neither of us has been maried before, and I’m trying to make a list of things we need to do over the next two years. I don’t know if it’s a bit early to start planning, but I’ve always thought that it’s never to early to plan something. Especially something as huge as our wedding :). So, even though it isn’t for another two years, what would you suggest? I mean, any ideas of things we could look into, research, ect? ideas and advice would really be great. As I said, I’m trying to compile a list of things, so if would be so kind, write your own list on here for me, so I have an idea what would be good to look into. Thanks. any thoughts of lists you can come up with???
Sign up with www.theknot.com.
It will be your savior, as there is a checklist, and an abundance of advice and ideas.
get invited to the rehearsal dinner? I know she’s coming to the rehearsal, we’re booked for a 90 minute rehearsal. (I don’t think it will take that long)
but does she get invited to the rehearsal dinner?
I could ask her except im scared that she’ll tell me that she’ll have to charge us for this lol
To be honest, I would not ask her. You are paying her (I am assuming…unless this is a friend) for her services. So, I would just say ….."see you tomorrow!"
You can invite the minister (and his wife) or whomever your wedding officiant is if you want. Again, this is optional.
Does anyone have any cost cutting tips, or particular areas that you should save on for weddings. It is going to be June 2010 and want an outdoor ceremony, indoor reception. We are young and paying ourselves. We still need a ceremony and reception place, cake, photography, flowers etc. Around 100 people will attend.
i went to adorable weddings. you can get packages with everything included. it was a BEAUTIFUL ceremony and we were able to cut corners because everything was included
Does anyone know the best wedding planning book out there and maybe a link to it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have no idea where to begin!!
There’s an entire section of Wedding planning books at Barnes & Noble that you can check out– that way you can browse through all of them and see which one suits you best! Plus you don’t have to pay shipping!
I took it from 250 to 222 people but its getting hard for me to do further cuts to get to 200. I’m planning on doing RSVP. On average, how many people said no to your wedding?
Ps. I added a +1 for every guest for a date and added children for those who have children.
On average, 75-80% of your guests will come to your wedding. If it is on a holiday weekend, more like 65-75%.
Second, take another look at all the +1 you’ve added. You don’t need to let everyone bring a date. The people who should are the random friends you are inviting that will know NO ONE else. If you are inviting a group of college friends, adding +1 will actually throw off the dynamic and make a fun group awkward.
Also, you don’t need to invite children, especially if this is an evening wedding. No one will have hurt feelings, in fact, many couples with kids will treat the evening as a free night out. A rule of thumb — you can’t invite some kids and not others. It’s an all or nothing game plan, but one that I highly suggest to all my clients having night time weddings.
Last, if you haven’t talked to a guest in over a year, take them off the list. They don’t need to be come, with or without a date.
(Also, have a B list. Send out 200 invitations. Wait 2 weeks and see how many no’s you get back. Then send out another batch of invites. No guests will ever know.)
im reading a book called THE PRICE OF A CHILD in i cant seem 2 get into it, so i figured i would look it up on the net but i cant find a good web site to get info off.
Check out Amazon.com if all your looking for is a description and reviews.
But if you’re looking for details of the book, and a chapter by chapter summary, and themes, and motifs, and all that jazz, sparknotes.com can’t be beat.
I recently got engaged two weeks ago and we are super excited! However, I began planning a week ago and I’m already stressed out! We’ve decided on May 23, 2009. That gives us 10 months to plan the wedding. I’m confident that I can do it without a planner. A planner in my area costs almost $7,000. We have a wedding budget of 12,000. I love www.theknot.com.
Is there any advice you can give me? Looking back on your wedding what would you do differnt
What a wonderful wedding day! I am also tying the knot that day! We found that in Florida the end of May was very affordable! My best advice to you so far is : #1- Note that is is Memorial Day weekend in 2009 and send out save the dates.( save costs by making them on your computer-it’s really easy and cheap!)
#2- Don’t be afraid to bargain with your vendors- photographers/djs if their packages aren’t giving you what you want- most of the time they will be happy to accomodate you to get your business
#3- DIY, DIY , DIY-recruiting family and friends for hands on tasks like makign favors, centerpieces, program making etc can change from monotonous tasks to fun filled times full of memories leading up to the big day!
Congrats and Best of Luck!
Im doing my wedding gift list and just want to know how you usually give them out… do you put them in with invitations? and is it actually called a wedding list? also, what sort of items to you ask for… anything? I know its only just to give people an idea if what to buy you but it seems cheeky.
It’s not tasteful to put your registry in your invitation. Usually people will ask either you or your mom, sister, etc if you are registered, and if so, where? Don’t worry, either way, most stuff from the registry never gets purchased anyway. It turns out to be a big waste of time.
getting married in spring. I like being organized so I need to do everything myself, setting up tables, decoration, all of that. I need like a checklist kind of tool.
You are going to be WAY too busy to do everything yourself…you need to hire someone.
Theknot.com has checklists.
