Keep the Guests in Mind When Planning Your Wedding

There are two kinds of people in this world - those who dream of their wedding day and have it planned thoroughly, and those who seek advice on the internet and cobble a wedding together. For those folks who are winging it, I have sage advice for you. When you are thinking about writing those wedding vows, the first one to write is, "I vow to not torture my wedding guests with a long boring service, and I vow to serve wedding cake promptly." This article will guide you through the ins and outs of designing a wedding with your wedding guests in mind. I have been to plenty of weddings, and unfortunately I am coming off of a truly mind-boggling boring affair. So, take heed and avoid a wedding that is not to remember.

It might seem selfish to be guiding you to plan the wedding based on your guest's requests. However, if you wanted the wedding to be truly yours alone, you would elope and leave us poor souls out of it. So, if you or your parents want this to be show time, then plan accordingly. Keep in mind that your guests wish you well, but they are coming for the free meal. With that in mind, make the service short and sweet. Whatever religion you are, you might want to consider switching to one that does not require a full mass along with communion. Or, make the service optional and give the time on the invitation for the actual start of the reception - not the fake " reception immediately following the service". There's picture taking and all sorts of rigamarole that factors into the word "immediately". Let's pin down a time folks.

Be considerate on timing your wedding. An evening wedding that does not begin until seven thirty means dinner is not being served until nine thirty at night. That is ridiculous. The poor waiters with hors d'oeuvres trays will be attacked by hordes of hungry wedding guests, especially if there appears to be only three trays circulating for two hundred people. What are you thinking? If you plan to serve dinner, have the wedding at four in the afternoon, appetizers at five, and then start the meal by six o'clock. If you are doing lunch, then have the wedding at eleven, appetizers by noon, and grub on the table by one in the afternoon.