Bride's Intricate Roles

The bride's role in her own wedding is very crucial, if not, utterly important. It can make or break her wedding celebration and can ruin everything with just one blink if she is not careful with the preparation. It won't take a genius to plan an orderly, stylish and classy wedding, all it takes is a sensible creativity of the bride.

The groom, traditionally never stick fingers on the preparation nor check every detail of the organizing process, men in general cringed the idea of being consulted with everything, they hate walking on details, they are more interested on the destination rather than on the journey, so the roles eventually fall on the shoulder of the bride.

As you don't want to be surprised in your own wedding, avoid assigning the planning entirely to other people, if possible, put a hand on it and handle its delicate process.

So how it would go? Here are some important pointers to consider according to several sources online.

Create a Tracking Sheet

What is a tracking sheet? This is a customized journal of a wedding budget, list of appointments and schedules, bookings and other important notes. The purpose of having a wedding tracking sheet is to make the preparation more orderly and systematic without missing a point. For sample of how to make a wedding tracking sheet, CLICK HERE

Check with the vendors

After accomplishing all the important church documents and licenses, you are now ready to make bookings with the vendors, this includes photography, video, make-up artist, stationary, couture house, hairstylist, florist, etcetera.

Before deciding on one vendor, compare rates and services and your preferences. If one matches go with it. Make sure you stay with your budget. Wedding elements and essentials should be based on your choice, style and preferences and not because it is suggested by your friends and relatives.

Your creativity

The success of your wedding relies on your creativity. Make the celebration memorable and stylish by creating a different ceremony away from tradition and that of your friends. A solemn and dignified wedding celebration is defined as something that follows what is appropriate, proper and decent, not merely on tradition. As long as you are not hurting someone, then your choice of the kind of wedding is what matters most.

Create a theme and choose a different reception venue which you and your guests can relax and relish the moment of fun and excitement. Talk with your future husband if he would like the idea of having a reception at the backyard or at the garden with a beautiful landscape. The site of nature and green environment can help ease the tension and stress you are feeling.

Make everything simple

If you are marrying under a tight purse, keep everything simple, from choosing the attendants, sponsors, motif, invitation down to the manner of the ceremony and the reception. Do not dream a pompous ceremony if your budget cannot afford it. It is always a bad idea to start your married life in debt. 

Coordination

A month before the ceremony, make a script on how the ceremony would run all the way to the reception. Meet all the people concerned, from the attendants to the vendors. Give instruction to each, as if you are directing a stage presentation. Specify the roles of your attendants, ushers, etcetera, on the big day. Book one day to meet them and other people directly involve with the preparation.

Follow the Schedule

Make a schedule and hand it down to the people concerned during your wedding so that the time schedule can be followed. If you hire a host for the ceremony, sit down and talk on how the program will go, do not simply rely on the host to make the program if you don't want to be surprised with so many glitches and bad jokes on your wedding day.

Getting Personal

Personalized everything as much as possible to have a memorable and meaningful wedding celebration. Check the wording on the invitation, wedding cake, program, speeches and liturgy and make sure it goes with what you like, do not simply rely on the expertise of other people. Their style and taste might be different from yours and what you would like to happen on your big day.