December 13, 2006

  • Things I Would Have Done Differently….

    I was thinking about my wedding the other day….who am I kidding.  I think about my wedding every day.    Why?  Because I can’t wait to get my pictures, and when I start thinking about all the beautiful shots, I start playing the wedding over and over in my mind.  Also, I went to Mrs. Snail’s wedding this past Sunday, so I’ve been surrounded by weddings.

    Anyway, I was thinking about my wedding the other day, and tried to think of the things I would do differently if I could do it all over again.  I have definitely learned more about wedding planning and as stressful as it was, I had a lot of fun.  But there are things I would change.

    1.  Favors – as much as I loved the idea of candles and matches, I think the favors could have come out a bit better.  I would have ordered several candles from different companies to see which one I liked best.  Also, I would have spent more time designing the images for each item.  I think I just ordered them way too early in the planning process, because I didn’t have a full vision of what my wedding would look like. 

    2.  Out of Town Bags – I liked how these turned out, but I definitely could have made them more personal.  We didn’t provide any water bottles because in the end, we only had 4 bags to give out (2 of them being my parents who stayed in the hotel for only 1 night). 

    3.  Hot Chocolate Bar - Hot chocolate was supposed to be poured for the guests as they were leaving, but I don’t think anyone saw them.  I kinda regret spending money on this, only because no one took advantage of it.  If I did it again, I would make it more prominent and I would have written about it on the menu.

    4.  Save The Dates – I liked the way mine turned out, but I think I could have done more research.  The magnets were glued on to a piece of cardstock, but it could have been more creative and personal.  Plus, when you accidentally scratched the magnet, the picture scraped off and it left a big white mark. 

    5.  DJ – I definitely should have shelled out more money for a better DJ.  Again, I attribute this to lack of research.  I would be on those message boards day and night for recommendations.  I think its very important to get recommendations of the vendors within your price range.  I personally spent 3 times more on flowers than I did on a DJ, and I’m sorely regretting that now.  I would have cut a few things out of my flowers and spent a few more hundred bucks on a better DJ instead. 

    I think that’s it for now.  Now, what would I change if I had an unlimited budget?  Hmmmmm…….