Get it done…
When working on your wedding schedule, get it done before hand. Don’t leave things unfinished just hours or days before the wedding.
Give yourself a little relaxing downtime, if you have to… delegate to your family and friends and planner…Thats what we are there for!
Ceremony Traditions
Plant a Tree
What a cool way to watch your Marriage grow…Literally! Getting married at your parent’s house or your own, at County or City Park? Of course you will have to contact the County or City first, but a lot of times they welcome the idea. Have your Best man do 95 % work before hand by digging the hole and planting the tree, (not wearing tux or suit of course) all you need to do is both take shovel of soil and put it on top to represent! How about sending everyone one home with a little cute starter tree as a gift?
Unity Candle
A Unity candle is a very common ritual these days where the Mr. and Mrs. to be, use a candle to light more or one large candle that represents their union and coming together. Involve your guests by having them light a candle as they walk into the Church or wedding location, that way the whole wedding area will have a wonderful romantic glow about it. Hold on now…you can reuse the candles at the reception or have them taken home as gifts.
Blending of the Sands or Water
A lot like the Unity candle but here you can use colored sand or water from small vial or containers poured into a larger one to make a design or specific color. What if he proposed at the beach…how romantic it would be to use some sand from that location? Ideas for this are endless; in the end you have a nice reminder from your Wedding Day!
Circle of Love
I’ve been enjoying this one a lot, always makes me Joyous for the Bride and Groom. This can be done with everyone at a small wedding or for larger weddings can be done with Parents, Family members or the bridal party. People stand around the bride and groom and share something good, loving, or give advice or good wishes to them. I found out this is said to be an old Quaker Tradition but as my research dug deeper I found out certain African Tribes do something similar, either way what a great way to share the love.
Handfasting
“Joining of One’s Hands” or “Tying the Knot” as some may call it is non religion specific I found out in researching. It goes back to Romans and Greeks where they would use a garland of flowers around the hands and wrists. It was commonly used by Celts in Ireland and Scotland where they would use Ribbon or Tartan (Clans colors) to bind one hands to become “one.” Once again it has become a popular new tradition for today’s Brides and Grooms.
Door County = Destination Wedding
I would say that at least 75% of my calls I get are people coming to Door County to get married. Great memories of family vacations from their childhood,or their Grand Parents or an Aunt have a cottage or home here, are just some of the reasons people want to get married here. We have been called the Nantucket of the Midwest, Island of B&B’s with some Great Resorts, beautiful beaches and the view to go with it all.
Some good advice if you would like to get married here-
Plan ahead and start early, we are pretty booked up a year in advance.
Be open minded, we have so many cool a different places to have ceremonies and receptions.
Remember your guests will be traveling here also, make it fun plan it out as a long extended weekend for all family and friends.
Yes and of course, I’m going to say Hire a Planner, I’m here…Your not, I have a list of vendors and excellent people I work with daily… that you will love!
10 Secrets he’ll never tell you!
I was thumbing my way through some Wedding Magazines today, I came across this and got a chuckle..I wanted to share!!
1) He wants to register for one item on his own, even if he never uses it.
2) He cares about the music so much, he’ll pay the DJ a bonus not to play “Celebration.”
3) He has inexplicably developed a sixth sense; When the phone rings, he knows it’s your mother. He’ll start answering the phone again after the wedding.
4) He worries he won’t look half as good in his Tux as the little man on the cake does.
5) He liked taking dance lessons but wishes they’d included the funky chicken.
6) He may be nervous about his hair and may reach for the mousse . Don’t let Him!
7) He wants you to take his name, no matter what he says. Unless your name is Springsteen, in which case he’ll take yours.
8 ) He never really wants to know which friend gave you which gift at your lingerie shower.
9) He doesn’t want to write his own vows, because he really likes the ones in the book.
10) He is as excited about the wedding as you are, Seriously!
Writing credit goes to Mark Bazar- Hilarious
Kids and Weddings
The Good…The Bad…The Funny!
One question I get asked a lot is should we or shouldn’t we have kids at or in our Ceremony? It’s one of the hardest questions to answer, because lots of people have kids. It’s a personal decision…either way! My best advice is to accommodate, Yep, accommodate best advice ever! If you are having kids and your family and friends are bringing them to the ceremony, make sure you let them know if thier youngster gets a bee in there bonnet and can’t sit quietly during the ceremony you have someone (usually a teenager of the family) who would rather be playing with them outside or in the church basement. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people will try and sit through a ceremony with their child whimpering or crying or just making a fuss. Which “Yes” I am going to say it..Really ruins the ceremony for everyone.
Next…if you have kids in your wedding like Flower Girls or Ring Bearers. Please realize you can practice walking down that isle a hundred times and when the big day comes and lots of people are looking at you, it’s not that easy anymore. Whatever you do don’t force them, and please do not make them stand in front of everyone during the whole ceremony…or your asking for trouble! Kids are kids…and whatever funny, silly things they do going down the isle..like a 3 year old insisting she hands a flower petal to everyone lining the isle, really only makes your wedding more special.
