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Chances are you already have a wedding planner
book.
Your date is set. The reception site is confirmed, as is your photographer,
florist and Jules Bakery for your masterpiece wedding cake. Good for you.
Still, planning a wedding is... involved to put it mildly. But oh, what
fun if you get organized. We draw on our many years of experience with special
event planning and chatting with the hundreds of brides who have graced our bakery to
offer you these suggestions.
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Tip
from a Dad: Create a Master List of things that need doing during the
wedding day. Leave it out for others to see and help. They can check off
items that have been completed without having to find "someone
in charge." |
Seven Tips to Creating a
Perfect Wedding
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#1 Create a Vision
Create
a vision in your mind of your wedding day. Forget the detail stuff and focus on
the mood, the emotion, the dream. What do you see? Think in simple terms. Formal
or whimsical, chic or casual, fancy or simple, subtle or rousing. Stay with this
vision as it can help you answer many questions that can feel overwhelming.
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Write
a letter to yourself as if the wedding has already happened and describe
it in detail, sign the letter and then tuck it away. Refer
back to it when faced with choices. |
#2 Schedule
Do use your planner and follow the suggested time
lines. The more details you handle early in the process, the less stressed you
can be on your wedding day.
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#3 Delegate
You don't have to do everything yourself! Get help with
details from people in your life who want to be involved. Don't forget Dads.
They are great at checking the list and making last minute confirmations.
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Your wedding day is just that... one day. Enjoy it to
its fullest. |
#4 Share
You have a
vision of your wedding and even though you need the help of loved ones, you
still need to be the one who makes decisions... unless a particular detail is
not important to you. Helpers often have wonderful ideas to share, which could
make your wedding even more awesome. Sometimes those ideas don't match your
vision. Stick with your vision.
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#5 Choose
Make decisions,
but stay flexible because not everything goes according to plan. The vision is
what is important. If it doesn't fit within your vision, don't do it. |
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If
you don't have everything completed by the day of your wedding, chances
are those particular details were not meant to be. |
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#6 Hire professionals
Hire those people with whom you feel comfortable and
confident that they will follow your vision and dream. This includes the team of
Jules Bakery. Our job is to follow your vision through to your wedding cake
masterpiece. |
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#7 Relax You've
scheduled, delegated, chosen and created your vision. Now it's time to sit back
and relax. You have done everything you possibly can and now is the time to
enjoy your wedding because you only get to do this once. You can work your
stress off on the honeymoon.. Now it's time to experience your vision. |
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Organize
a cell phone party with your closest friends. Buy pastries from Jules
Bakery and serve a nice wine while calling your list of late responders.
Make it a fun night. |
