Tips for Planning Your Special Day: Wedding Ideas

Ding-dong, ding-dong. Oh.... Church bells to signal yet another wedding held in a small church in a small town. The sky is blue. Not too hot, not too cold. No rain, no snow. The perfect man walks you down the perfectly decorated aisle so you can be with that other perfect man, that your parents totally approve of, for the rest of your life. WAIT!!! That's not how it really works! You don't want the church and you'll be married in December in Alaska to a man that you're parents just tolerate as a presence in the room. Okay, okay .... Let's just calm down, shall we. It's not the end of the world. The fact is, in today's world, you can have a wedding anywhere, anytime of the year - well depending on location of course - to, well maybe not any man you want, but at least a man who you love and loves you and, most importantly one that gets along with your parents. Just kidding. As long as you're both in love and it's real, that's all that matters.

But, lets get down to the nitty-gritty. First off, when you want to get married is really dependent upon location. One thing to make sure of is that the location is not just fitting for you and your hubby-to-be, but also for your guests. I know you may be thinking that it's not their wedding, so why should you care what they think. Well, let me put it this way: if you have a wedding on the top of a beautiful cliff overlooking the ocean and plan on inviting people with young children who want to have a future in rock climbing ... they're probably not going to show up or they'll show up and 20 minutes later so will the ambulance. So, you really need to have a location that is compatible for you and your day, but also one that is accommodating to your guests. A good example of this is a campsite where you can do pictures outdoors and hold an outdoor wedding, while having a reception inside to keep everyone cool. Especially those in-laws. Ha, ha, ha. But, not really. We'll get to that later.