While you’ve got the rest of your lives to spend together.. why not spend some intentional and wholesome time with one another on the wedding day to soak in all the love!
What are some things you did or plan to do on your wedding day?
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Having a live violinist playing at your ceremony, cocktail hour, or even during the dinner, elevates the entire day so much. If you’re looking for someone, contact @itsamoney like yesterday! He’s very easy to work with and so talented. I cannot tell you how many people were standing around, just admiring the music, or even mentioning how classy it feels. Connie + Tuan really knocked this wedding out the park!
That little dancy-dance you do when @eseazenabor designs your custom wedding dress and your guests lay eyes on you for the first time…👏 Y’all Ashley’s gown was so beautiful and had the most dramatic detachable skirt. Not a bread crumb in sight! 🤤
If you want be best prepared for your wedding day and all the small moving parts, I encourage you to read though this.. A lot of weddings take place many miles away from department/box stores, let alone a gas station. At various moments through the getting ready process or perhaps the set up process, you’ll likely run into a few hiccups. Nothing major (usually) but something small and you’ll tell yourself “Grrr, I almost brought that but talked myself out of packing my whole house”. 😂
When booking with NBL - we bring a lot with us.. a ton more that isn’t even listed here but these are the most common items I see people using or asking for.
The cool thing about bringing a lot of these smaller health and beauty items, you can set them up in a cute acrylic or wicker basket it in the restrooms for your guests to use too. Purchasing the smaller travel sized or even individually wrapped items are the best.
1. Steamer
2. Sewing Kit
3. Bobby Pins
4. Safety Pins
5. Scissors
6. Medicine(Tums, Advil, Allergy etc)
7. Mint or Gum
8. Bandaids
9. Lint Roller
10. Crochet Hook
11. Blotting Tissue
12. Kleenex Tissue
13. Hair Spray
14. Tape for the “girls” or roll on tape
15. Tape/Museum Gel/Zip Ties
16. Pens/Markers
17. Lighter/Mini Torch
18. Batteries
19. Nail Clippers
20. Tooth Brush/Paste/Picks
21. Deoderant
22. Clear Nail Polish
23. Earring Backs
24. Nail File
What are some other random items that you brought with you on the wedding day that you ended up using? Or maybe something that you didn’t bring that you wished you did!
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When Stephanie told me her parents and their friends would come up before dinner and say their prayer over her and Al, I thought to myself HOW UNIQUE! What better way to make your wedding day special and different than others.. it was such a wholesome and blissful moment to witness.
What unique elements are you incorporating into your wedding?
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Having answers for all of these will keep your planner + family in sync, and keep the questions to a minimum. Remember EVERYONES wedding day looks a little bit different so more or less of these may apply to you.
1. If you’re getting ready offsite or even having your ceremony and reception at two different locations, will your personal flowers (bouquets/boutonnieres/corsages) be delivered to you? This allows you to get some photos done before you get to the church/venue!
2. Plan to bring (or order) yourself and wedding party breakfast and lunch! You’ll certainly need to eat before you put on your dress.
3. Who will take home your marriage license? You? Parents? Officiant?
4. If you do a petal drop or toss, who will clean that up? (And/or does your venue require real or faux floral?)
5. Include your vendors into your meal count! (Often required and overlooked.. vendors need to eat and take a break to perform their best!)
6. Have extra cash on hand for variables! (Additional tips, someone needs to make a run to the store, paying your security officer!)
7. Who is responsible for clean up/tear down and taking home your decor/personals? (Or final venue walkthrough?)
Tag your engaged besties to set them up for success! ✨💅Save this Reel to stay in the know and allow yourself to be prepared for the wedding day!
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Crafting the perfect wedding day timeline will look different for each and every couple for many reasons, but if you find yourself looking for a few pointers on where to start, look no further! Below I’ll list out a few big details you’ll have to consider before finalizing the timeline:
1. What does your venue rental look like? Is it a 9 hour, 12, 15 hour rental? (This will come in handy in a few… But if you’re having a large wedding party, an all day rental or offsite location to get ready at will help tremendously!)
2. What time is sunset? (THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION… Once the sun sets, photo/video have to work with flash and it’s not always going to present the best work.) You’ll want to reflect the start of your ceremony with sunset in mind. I recommend 1.5 hours before sunset for the best lighting!
3. Are you planning to do a first look with your fiancé? Believe it or not.. knowing this will shift the timeline a solid hour+ in many cases. (I’ll make another post on the pro/con of doing one.)
Once you can figure out these things, you’ll be able to start pulling the puzzle piece together. I’ll list a few more details to include on your timeline for a smooth day! (And just know there are so many more things you’ll have to figure out when coming up with the perfect timeline.. but these are the bigger moments!)
• Venue Entry
• Hair and Makeup Arrival/Start
• Hair and Makeup Completion
• First Look(s)* optional
• Formal Photos* optional
• Ceremony
• Cocktail Hour
•**Sunset**
• Intro
• Dinner
• Dance
• Send Off
• Strike
And of course, if you need help building your perfect timeline.. 👋 I am a Dallas Wedding Planner who has over 10 years of event planning knowledge and I would be honored to help you! Send me a DM now to learn more!
