What We Did Right

What We Did Right

November 28th, 2006 @ 4:20 pm by Mrs. Bird of Paradise
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Inspired by Mrs. Bee’s post after her wedding, here’s my little wedding list of our good wedding decisions.

1-Mr. BOP and I took some “us time” after the rehearsal dinner. Everyone wanted us to hang out/go out/enjoy ourselves with all the other wedding guests, but we declined. We are SOOO glad we did. It was probably the BEST decision we made overall. We changed out of our dress clothes, got into our pj’s, chatted and were us for a moment. This was important because we both felt like we were losing the “normal us” in the midst of the chaos the week before the wedding. After taking a moment with each other, we decided to exchange our wedding gifts that night. This leads us right to #2.

2-Mr. BOP and I decided last minute to exchange our wedding gifts the night before the wedding in private together, instead of the next day apart from each other. This was really nice because we got to see each other’s reactions. Plus, we got to explain the significance of our gifts right then and there and in person. It was truly wonderful.

3-We had buffers. My cousin who was/is my main support, and our day of coordinator acted like buffers. It was awesome not to be bothered with all the negative details of the day. The flowers were late, but I didn’t know. We went over our bar tab, but I didn’t know. There are other things that happened that we may never know because of the buffers. I highly recommend a buffer, or several.

4-I made lots of lists. During lunch breaks at work weeks before the wedding, I began making lists. To pack for the honeymoon list, to pack for the wedding day list, things to do the Thursday before the wedding, things to do the Friday before the wedding, etc. I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t listed everything out. We left for our honeymoon Monday, but we didn’t get to pack until Sunday. By Sunday, we were so tired our brains were mush. Ah ha, but I had my list of things to pack! Same thing with packing for the wedding day. Despite how much I planned ahead and how hard I tried to keep things sane, it just gets hectic - period. But, I had my handy list and forgot nothing. It was awesome.

I am sure there were more positive things, which I may post about later.

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8 Responses to “What We Did Right”

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Beta

Thank you, this is helpful! The lists are a great idea.

11/28/06 @ 4:50 pm (reply)

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miss apple

Mrs and Mr BOP are such a romantic couple. =) Loves it. Great tips on the buffers, i might need to delegate some roles soon.

11/28/06 @ 5:44 pm (reply)

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Tea

i will definitely have to pass these tips along to my best friend who’s getting married next year. and remember them for myself when it’s my turn. i can’t wait for your recap and pictures!

11/28/06 @ 5:50 pm (reply)

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fosse

My wedding is a month and a half away and my brain is frazzled already!!

Good idea on those lists though!

I like your tip on spending time together the night before.

11/28/06 @ 6:36 pm (reply)

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Miss Bird of Paradise

lists were great! it was good to have a clear mind when making them cause it all gets cloudy when it gets close to wedding time! of course, we did lots of other great things that helped with the day going smoothly, relieve nerves and create wonderful memories, but these 4 things really stood out. hope they help someone else!

11/28/06 @ 7:15 pm (reply)

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Lulu

Ah, lists! And an added bonus is that you can keep those lists as little mementos of the behind-the-scenes of your wedding planning process.

11/28/06 @ 7:39 pm (reply)

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christine

great advice- esp. about the buffers. ignorance is bliss, right? x)

11/28/06 @ 9:14 pm (reply)

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Miss Bird of Paradise

i dunno. i guess i was worried that i’d get bogged down with the bad, and i didn’t want to remember all the negative things that went wrong or whatever on our day. i only wanted to remember the good i even joked to my cousin that short of something horrific happening, i don’t want to know if something goes wrong. i was done with decisions, so i figured if something went wrong, they could make an educated decision and go from there. worked out beautifully, and i’m very very grateful.