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The Bridesmaids Duties On The Wedding Day

The wedding day for the bridesmaids is a long day, jam packed full of tasks and duties to help keep the day running as smoothly as possible.

Possible the best advice for you on the wedding day is: Don’t skip breakfast. It is going to be a long, l-o-n-g day.

Back to bridesmaids…

Wedding Day Bridesmaid Schedule

8:30 a.m.
Wake up and get a good breakfast in your stomach.

9:15 a.m.
Clear your mind. Try and do some sort activity that will allow you r mind to be cleared. Perhaps go for a jog or walk, read a book, anything that is not wedding related. However, do keep your mobile phone handy incase you are needed.

9:45 a.m.
After your walk or jog, take a good shower.

11:00 a.m.
The maid of honor should be meeting up at the bridal suite or other base, always armed with the brides emergnecy repair kit, in case there are any mishaps which need to be sorted out.

11:30 a.m.
The bridesmaids can now do some checking up to ensure that the flowers, limo service etc are all running on time, and that there are no nasty surprises waiting to come out.

12:30 p.m.
Hair and makeup stylists arrive.

2:15 p.m.
By now the Groom’s mom and sisters should arrive.

Becuase there is still time for a last minute dash, make sure that nothing has been forgotten, and that the bride has not left her perfume, garter, earings or anything else behind.

2:30 p.m.
It is important that everyone takes in some lunch, especially the bride.

3:15 p.m.
Time for the final touched on the bride. Manicures, make-up, and the veil. For the bridesmaids, it is time for you to get dressed into your bridesmaids dresses.

4:00 p.m.
Check the bouquets and then distribute them accordingly. Meet the photographer or his/her assistant when she arrives at the bridal suite to set up for prewedding photos.

5:20 p.m.
Help bride get into her gown.

5:45 p.m.
The bride’s father or escort should arrive in the transportation.

6:00 p.m.
Bridesmaids, sisters, and groom’s mom depart for ceremony in prescheduled limos/town cars.

6:10 p.m.
The maid of honor should meet the officiant with the bride, groom, and best man to sign the civil marriage license.

6:20 p.m.
Guests should now start to be seated. Ushers will begin seating important family members, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles

6:30 p.m.
Officiant walks down the aisle and takes his/her place.
Groom and best man follow.

6:35 p.m.
Processional starts. Take your places.

6:40 p.m.
The wedding starts.

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It is well known that every little girl will dream of their wedding as they grow up. Unfortunately, many times their dream wedding doesn’t turn out to be the wedding they’ve dreamed of all their lives. This article is a guide to making sure you have your dream wedding. Enjoy!

Every bride wants their dream wedding. But every bride is different, so there isn’t a set definition of a dream wedding. They can be a little vague and unclear. Hopefully after reading this article, it will help shape your dream wedding a little easier and clearer.

The most important thing to do is to have a mental image of what your dream wedding day would be like. First of all, where would your dream wedding be? For one bride, it may be in a castle wearing a cinderella dress, for another bride, it may be at the courthouse. Every bride is different, and some may want their wedding outside while still some will want their dream wedding inside. It’s very important first of all to get a clear picture in your head as to what your dream wedding looks like.

Now that you have in your head what you want for your dream wedding, you can start planning it and making it happen. First, pick a location. Make sure it agrees with the picture of your dream wedding that is in your head. Set a date and time. But be careful. If you pick an outside dream location, what if it rains? Make a back-up plan in case this happens.

Once you’ve chosen your venue, it’s time to pick the wedding attire. Don’t jump at the first dress you try on, even if you think it’s the prettiest dress ever. Remember, this is your dream wedding! Try on many, many dresses and don’t jump to conclusions. You don’t want to have to try to sell a wedding dress that you picked out and don’t like any more. If your dream wedding is going to be an elegant one, make sure your dress is elegant looking, and vice versa. Once you’ve picked your bridal attire, it’s time to pick your bridesmaids dresses.

If your bridesmaids are a very big help in your wedding, then consider buying them wedding jewelry and bridal jewelry as bridesmaid gifts. You could buy them a tin cup necklace so that they could wear them in your wedding if it still matches your picture of a dream wedding.

With this first important deatails out of the way, it will be easier to plan the wedding of your dreams! Good luck in having your dream wedding and best wishes, kendall.

My name is Kendall and I write articles about weddings, jewelry, and fashion for Silverland Jewelry & Gifts which is located in Raleigh, NC in the Sutton Square Shopping Center.
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Congratulations to you and your partner on getting engaged! Now as bride and groom, you have the exciting responsibilities of planning the wedding of your dreams! Finances are the primary source of conflict among couples, so minimize any fighting or tension by working together to establish a realistic, well-researched and mutually-satisfying wedding budget.

First work together to create your over-all budget. What is the total amount of money that you have to work with? Is it $10,000? $20,000? $30,000? Take into consideration the following factors:

a) the amount of money the bride and groom have saved up for the wedding
b) the amount of money the bride’s parents are contributing
c) the amount of money the groom’s parents are contributing
d) the free services and/or gifts family and friends are contributing

Please consider the following expenses: (Feel free to create a spreadsheet or record information such as maximum budget, price quotes and actual costs in a special wedding planner or wedding journal):

1) WEDDING CLOTHES

a) bridal gown, shoes, lingerie, jewelry, veil/hair piece

b) groom’s clothes: tuxedo – purchase or rent?, suit?, shoes, shirt, undergarments

c) bridesmaids’ dresses
*consider 3 options
1) bridal couple pays for bridesmaids’ dresses
2) each woman pays for her own dress & shoes
3) bridal couple pays for portion and bridesmaid pays for portion of expenses

d) groomsmen clothes û rent tuxes or purchase suits, purchase shoes
*consider 2 options
1) couple pays for tux rental, shoes & extras
2) each groomsman pays for his own tux, shoes & clothes

2) WEDDING CEREMONY

a) MUSIC
i)vocalist(s)
ii)musician(s)

b) flowers

c) ceremony location rental: church, park, community centre, museum, art gallery

d) officiant/ pastor/ minister fee

3) WEDDING RECEPTION

a) rental of hall/ restaurant/ art gallery/ museum/ park/ church reception room

b) flowers

c) WEDDING LUNCH OR DINNER
-catering fees

i) cost of meal

ii) cost of catering services

iii) cost of tables & chairs rentals

iv) cost of alcohol – decide whether or not to serve alcohol

v)cost of desserts and appetizers

d) decorations

e) entertainment û DJ or band or musicians

f) lighting & sound system

4) WEDDING HONEYMOON

a) cost of hotel/ resort accommodations

b) cost of air or train travel

c) cost of meals/ food

d) cost of honeymoon travel; for excursions, dates, day trips

e) cost of honeymoon clothes

f) travel health insurance

5) OTHER EXPENSES

a) wedding planner

b) wedding planning book

c) bridal shower(s)
û does couple pay for bridal shower, or bride or groom’s friends/ family; lunch or dinner included?

d) engagement party û does couple pay for party, or bride or groom’s friends/ family

e) presents for husband & wife to give one another

f) presents to give bridesmaids, groomsmen

g) bride and groom’s wedding bands

I hope that you find these wedding planning ideas to be helpful to you and your groom as you plan your wedding budget. Feel free to print out this article and use it as a “To Do List” to guide your planning. Enjoy your journey towards becoming husband and wife!