See you on the other side…

Oh my loveliness!  If your heart beats faster thinking about a magical wedding day across the pond (hands raised!), we have the perfect match for you!  Wish Wonder Dream now offers wedding planning services in the stunning city of London and the surrounding English Countryside, making it possible to bring your classic English country affair or fairytale castle soiree to life.  Britain offers picturesque and historic options for travel-loving couples, and Wish Wonder Dream makes the logistics of planning a wedding abroad as simple and enjoyable as possible!

They were only 2 weeks late with 2 months to go until the wedding but this weekend we finally finished and sent the invitations.

{Images 1, 3, 4 & 5 by Iced-Online; 2 and 6 by The Lavender Bakery}

{Image Credits: Left column & Top Centre by Botelet; All other images from Author’s Personal Collection}

Ed note: We have some really fun news for you guys!  Rachel G is moving her weekly column to Thursdays to make way for her husband-to-be, M, who will be joining us each Friday.  We are so excited to follow the ins and outs of wedding planning from the both the bride’s AND the groom’s perspective!  Visit tomorrow for M’s first column!

I wrote about the theme of the wedding here (well, I told you about my shoes and how they had influenced my choice of peacock feathers being the link holding things together) but I haven’t written much about inspiration and boards.

Hello, sorry about the gap in posting last week. I was away skiing in France. It was great to be on my hols and have a break but it did mean I couldn’t post as there was no internet and I ran out of time during the week before we left…

In order to get married in our chosen venue, the chapel of our Alma mater, we had to achieve 2 things. The first was to obtain a special licence for the wedding, which although a mere formality as we are both alumni, was still an interesting experience. The second was to attend a marriage course together.

First of all, hope everyone had a great holiday break and Happy 2009. I am very excited to be in 2009 and there is now only 5 months to go until our wedding day.

So, last week I told you about the ceremony location and the date of our wedding. This week, the reception venue. As we are having the ceremony in a chapel, the reception by definition had to be elsewhere. Before starting to choose the venue, you have to give thought to the least pleasant aspect of wedding planning: the budget. No good finding the perfect venue for it to be outside even the most stretched budget. So we had to have that talk with my parents. In England it is traditional for the bride’s parents to host and pay for the wedding but in our case, my parents are hosting in a ‘dignitary’ fashion as we are marrying away from my home town. So, after some honest discussions between us, we decided that my parents would put in some money and M and I would pay the rest, partly from our own savings and partly from money his parents had given us as a wedding present.

I suppose the first thing to be decided when planning a wedding is the location and the date. I know that some people have a firm idea where they wish to get married and the date is chosen purely on availability. However, in our case, we had no idea about a venue so we had to start with a rough date and work from there.

Great food. A killer band. A venue with jaw-dropping scenery. Every couple has a unique set of priorities for their wedding day. But as the planning journey unfolds, it’s easy for those priorities to get lost in the mess of smaller details required to bring your big day together.

Weddings are naturally emotional events, even before factoring in complicated family dynamics. With so much on the line, an overbearing parent or feuding relatives can turn an already high-pressure day into a nightmare. 

Your wedding venue should complement you, your partner, and the big day you’ve dreamed of for so long. Selecting the right location is not an easy decision. But this list of top notch venues and entertainment companies from around the country is sure to help.

Creating your wedding guest list isn’t the most exciting task on the way to the aisle, but it’s one that will define the energy and atmosphere of your big day. After all, weddings are meant to celebrate with friends and family — a few strangers (or worse, drama-causers) can spoil the experience for you and your loved ones.

So you’re planning a wedding- how exciting! But, as the initial buzz starts to calm, you might be wondering what to do next. One of the first decisions an engaged couple must make is the length of their engagement. While short and long engagements each have their pros and cons, it’s a choice that will influence your wedding date, planning timeline, and vendor availability.

Like other couples in the midst of wedding planning right now, you’re likely running to the altar after a long year (or more!) of waiting. The downside is that many of the long-awaited trends for 2020 never quite had their time to shine, and some of the tried-and-true traditions that were in the works are now on the way out. 

The wedding industry is chockfull of trends and fads. Just take a scroll through Pinterest and you’ll see all manners of color palettes, floral arrangements, décor elements, and other design themes that are oh-so-lovely, but not quite so timeless. 

You said yes — congrats! Now that you’re rocking that sparkly stunner on your finger, you might be wondering: what next? Planning a wedding is a multifaceted process that takes time and energy to pull off. Don’t worry, though! You’ll be backed up by a team full of professionals ready to turn your dreams into a reality. 

I will never forget the day—it must have been about 8 months into our marriage—that my husband thought he lost his wedding band. We ran around in a panic for hours until we found it… under the bath mat. It’s such a terrible sinking feeling to believe that you have lost something so dear to your heart. His ring was just a simple gold band, it would have cost nothing to replace, but what if it had been my ring? And what if it was truly lost? Accidents do happen, and that’s where Perfect Circle® Jewelry Insurance comes in.