You are engaged.
You've set a wedding date.
You've pretty much decided to go with a professional wedding planner: and you don't use the word "professional" lightly.
You did some intense research and met with several to find just the right one.
One of your good friends told you about her experience with letting a cousin plan her wedding.
She figured...
what could possibly go wrong, even a little wrong, with a family member, especially one who seemed well organized, had a rounded network of other professionals, and who only wanted to best for you.
Mistake...
you want to be able to concentrate on other, more personal, "things" for your wedding so get someone you don't know, or at least not well, and go with your instinct, not your heart.
Your wedding book and wedding pen will become the sources for one of the most heart-warming and nostalgic provoking reminiscences of your wedding.
Regardless of how large or small a wedding you have, each guest will have penned their wishes, their love, their thoughts in your book; and looking through it in the years to come will bring smiles, perhaps some tears, and definitely flash memories of your wedding and your wedding guests.
In preparing for your wedding, you'll begin your paper-trail of memories such as engagement party invitations, wedding invitations, wedding announcement in your local paper, and sentimental notes from family and friends.
There will also be pictures from your bridal shower, and the groom's bachelor party; and although you'll be putting together a wedding album you may want to add some of your pre-wedding party pictures with captions to your growing trail of wedding book memories.
Depending on how you arrange your wedding book, you will most likely start it with your wedding program.
It will act as your lead into a new beginning.
Your photographer will be your shadow for the entire to-do: sometimes more in the forefront, sometimes less so.
But, he will capture it all and you'll make up the story line later.
Your wedding book is a written record of your wedding day.
With all the messages written to you by your family and friends, you will learn more about them and how well they fit into your life now and in the future.
How someone uses words gives us insight into them and their insight into us.
It's a subtle tell-all and will bring you much joy when you and your husband are snuggling together and re-living your wedding day through the words and emotions expressed in your wedding book.
With all the decisions and choices you will have to make for your wedding, choose your wedding book and accompanying pen with care and sensitivity in mind.
The pen will hold the traces of each guests' touch, and the book with reflect their thoughts.
Its covering, its presentation - color, texture, and design if you choose - should reflect your psyche for that day, your feelings of joyful anticipation, wonder and excitement, love and friendship.
It is and will always be your story, some of which is revealed through your guests, all of which are your memories captured for a lifetime.
You've set a wedding date.
You've pretty much decided to go with a professional wedding planner: and you don't use the word "professional" lightly.
You did some intense research and met with several to find just the right one.
One of your good friends told you about her experience with letting a cousin plan her wedding.
She figured...
what could possibly go wrong, even a little wrong, with a family member, especially one who seemed well organized, had a rounded network of other professionals, and who only wanted to best for you.
Mistake...
you want to be able to concentrate on other, more personal, "things" for your wedding so get someone you don't know, or at least not well, and go with your instinct, not your heart.
Your wedding book and wedding pen will become the sources for one of the most heart-warming and nostalgic provoking reminiscences of your wedding.
Regardless of how large or small a wedding you have, each guest will have penned their wishes, their love, their thoughts in your book; and looking through it in the years to come will bring smiles, perhaps some tears, and definitely flash memories of your wedding and your wedding guests.
In preparing for your wedding, you'll begin your paper-trail of memories such as engagement party invitations, wedding invitations, wedding announcement in your local paper, and sentimental notes from family and friends.
There will also be pictures from your bridal shower, and the groom's bachelor party; and although you'll be putting together a wedding album you may want to add some of your pre-wedding party pictures with captions to your growing trail of wedding book memories.
Depending on how you arrange your wedding book, you will most likely start it with your wedding program.
It will act as your lead into a new beginning.
Your photographer will be your shadow for the entire to-do: sometimes more in the forefront, sometimes less so.
But, he will capture it all and you'll make up the story line later.
Your wedding book is a written record of your wedding day.
With all the messages written to you by your family and friends, you will learn more about them and how well they fit into your life now and in the future.
How someone uses words gives us insight into them and their insight into us.
It's a subtle tell-all and will bring you much joy when you and your husband are snuggling together and re-living your wedding day through the words and emotions expressed in your wedding book.
With all the decisions and choices you will have to make for your wedding, choose your wedding book and accompanying pen with care and sensitivity in mind.
The pen will hold the traces of each guests' touch, and the book with reflect their thoughts.
Its covering, its presentation - color, texture, and design if you choose - should reflect your psyche for that day, your feelings of joyful anticipation, wonder and excitement, love and friendship.
It is and will always be your story, some of which is revealed through your guests, all of which are your memories captured for a lifetime.