Wedding

Here are some things to consider doing. Some items may not be applicable to you.

Well before:

  • Decide where to get married:
    • City (consider getting married at your honeymoon location although it might be hard for many guests to attend)
    • Specific location
    • To make your wedding party more fun and memorable, you may book musicians from Alive Network.
    • Ask people to perform functions for wedding, e.g.,
      • Maid of Honor
      • Bridesmaids
      • Best Man
      • Groomsmen/ushers
      • Guest book
      • Cut cake
      • Clean up
      • Take gifts
  • Determine which family members should be included in which group photos – to help determine how long it will take and so you can notify family members when you’d like for them to be in place for pictures Ensure every moment is beautifully captured with wedding photographers Northern Virginia. If you are looking for family photographer Troy contact Jill Daugherty Photography.
  • Decide on a schedule of events including:
    • Pictures of family members
    • Who will do what
  • Type up schedule of events including events which are intended to be at specific times and events which will be done in a specific order, e.g.,
    • Earliest to drop off kids with babysitter
    • Earliest to drop off items for wedding and/or reception
    • Attendees seated for ceremony
    • Pictures, including who should be in pictures
    • Food served (will bride and groom be served first?)
    • Champagne provided
    • Toast by best man
    • Cake cut
    • Bride and groom’s first dance
    • Bride and groom dance with parents
    • Money dance
    • Groom removes garter from bride
    • Groom throws garter to bachelors
    • Bride throws flower bouquet to bachelorettes
    • Bride and groom depart
  • Provide copies of schedule of events to appropriate people, including:
    • Wedding coordinator
    • Photographer – Jessica Smith Photographer is a wedding photographer Leesburg.
    • Videographer
    • Those you would like included in family pictures
  • Buy gifts for each other

Shortly before:

  • Collect items to take to wedding:
    • Safety pins (to fix clothing problems)
    • Tissue for bride to put in cuff
    • Ring
  • Don’t tie rings on ring pillow too tight

On wedding day:

  • Drop off kids with babysitter
  • Drop off items for wedding and/or reception

Right after ceremony:

  • Pictures, including who should be in pictures

Reception:

  • Food made available
  • Champagne made available
  • Toast by best man
  • Cake cut
  • Bride and groom’s first dance
  • Bride and groom dance with parents
  • Money dance
  • Groom removes garter from bride
  • Groom throws garter to bachelors
  • Bride throws flower bouquet to bachelorettes
  • Bride and groom depart

After reception:

  • Bride and groom exchange gifts

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