Weddingbee Blog

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 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 it’s 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…….