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A wedding is a dignified event. Your wedding should NOT be a three-ring circus . . “a free for all” . . a drunken brawl . . a scene from the “Hatfield and McCoys” . . or next month’s feature on the TV show “America’s Wildest Weddings.”
There is NO need to send out a “save the date” or “hold this date” card to everyone on your guest list unless you are having a destination wedding. A “save the date” card has a specific purpose . . it is to inform your friends and family members when and where your wedding will take place so they can make travel arrangements well in advance. A “save the date” card should always say “Invitation to follow” to avoid any confusion.
DON’T spend $75 or $90 on a Unity Candle Set. A Unity Candle Set is basically two taper (long, thin) candles and candleholders plus one large column candle (that you may want to put on a glass plate). If you wish to add some decoration, buy some silk flower candle rings or make a wreath of fresh flowers and/or greens.
Don’t put the validity of your marriage in jeopardy by hiring someone for $40 or asking a friend to conduct your wedding ceremony (“York judge nullifies union by web-ordained minister” – September 2007).
DON’T tell your guests to come dressed “casually” to your wedding and/or reception. A wedding is a dignified event no matter where the event is being held. You, the Bride and Groom, should dress appropriately and so should your guests. When people hear the word “casual” they think it is OK to attend your wedding in cargo pants, flip flops, halter tops, blue jeans, hunting clothes, and bowling shirts, and it is not OK. You have spent a lot of time and effort putting your wedding together, take pride in its presentation! Hip Hip Hooray for the ceremony and reception sites that enforce “a dress code” for weddings.
The word cheap should NOT be used when you are describing your wedding to a potential vendor or service provider during the planning stages. A wedding is a dignified event, it is supposed to be a very special day in your life and when you use the word cheap to describe it you have degraded this very special day to something that is measured in $$$$, and has very little meaning to you.
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