Want to host a classy affair? Avoid doing these things at all cost!
-Do not allow your bartenders to serve alcohol in bottles or cans. Spring for the glasses.
-Spring for REAL glasses, not paper or styrofoam.
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| The dreaded sea of turquoise |
-Make the brightest colour in your palette your accent colour and avoid using it on bridesmaids dresses, groomsmen's vests, and table cloths; instead, use this colour for the napkins, favours, flowers, etc. If you must feature the brightest colour more, choose either the bridesmaids dresses, the groomsmen's vests, OR the table clothes, not all three; your photographs will look like you got married in a sea of turquoise.
(Neutrals: Brown, white, black, grey, and variations of these colours)
-Do not allow the groom's head and hands to travel up the bride's dress, no matter what he's reaching for. I don't think Grandma would be okay watching this debacle at any other family event, so why is it okay at the wedding?
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| The Phantom finally weds Christine |
-Resist the temptation to rent a dry ice or fog machine. This isn't your grade 9 Much Music Video Dance Party, people. If there are no platforms to dance on, fog isn't warranted.
-Rent a nice podium, or make sure your venue has one. Like chairs (see below), don't allow anyone to wrap it in a white bedsheet.
-Avoid chair covers. Ensure your venue has nice chairs that match your colour and decor, or rent plain white chairs. If you MUST use chair covers, make sure the fabric is not satin, to prevent your chairs from looking like they're wearing nighties.
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| This chair is ready for bed. |
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| This chair is ready for business. |
I had the groomsmen wear my accent colour - both vest and tie. And I had chair covers. I think the last thing anyone would call my wedding is "tacky".
ReplyDeleteI think a wedding should be about marriage. About two people in love, committing their lives to one another in front of people special enough to witness it. However the couple decide to celebrate this monumental commitment - as my poor parents in did in 1976 with buckets of KFC and cheap wine (still going strong 34 years later!) - should be fine with whoever is lucky enough to be invited. End of story.
Sorry, just my two cents.
You're absolutely right. In my opinion, weddings are part of the event-planning industry that have very little to do with marriage itself. A wedding doesn't need to be anything more than the bride and groom together with a few witnesses. However, most people do opt to put some time, effort, and money into planning the most elaborate and expensive party that they will throw in their lifetime; this blog is a collection of opinions about unifying design elements of the event.
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