Romantic Ways to Remember Your Wedding Day

Many newly-married couples admit that their wedding day was so action-packed that they can hardly remember it—amidst receiving lines, ensuring guests are well-fed and watered, and making sure wedding coordination runs smoothly in absence of a wedding planner, wedding-day “bliss” can feel like it’s defined by how happy guests are instead of the new couple!
I’m sure you have special plans in store for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, so why not make the same commitment for your nuptials? Here are some simple things you and your fiancé can do to slow down your wedding day and keep the focus on you.


- Ask your wedding photographer to take some photos of you before your wedding ceremony starts. If either you or your fiancé consider it a sin for the groom seeing his blushing bride before she walks down the aisle, consider this: the less time you spend snapping photos after the ceremony, the quicker you and the wedding party will be able to join your guests at the reception and start the party. Also, seeing each other before that big moment at the alter can ease many jitters and will give you both an opportunity to speak candidly without the pressure of pre-written vows or microphones.


- If you’re taking couple photos before your ceremony, choose this time to exchange bride and groom’s gifts. Although newlyweds are generally already drowning in piles of toasters and dish sets, it’s especially meaningful for the couple to give each other a little something as a token of love—and perhaps a “thank-you” for all that wedding planning assistance! Giving these gifts before the ceremony gives you a private, quiet moment before the rest of the wedding day begins.


- Make your getaway in a horse-drawn carriage, yacht, or other vehicle where you and your honey can have some alone time. After the rehearsed formality of your wedding ceremony and standing in front of all your friends and family, it’s a relief to share a few moments of calm and freedom before you arrive at your reception. If possible, have your ride stick around for after the reception, too—you both may feel too tired or tipsy to drive yourself to your final destination.


- If you and your groom were so busy visiting with relatives and kickin’ it on the dance floor to enjoy your own fabulously-catered food, stop by a 24-hour diner after guests leave and grab some grub. It’s spontaneous and fun to sit at a Formica counter in your gown and cummerbund, and a wonderful way to unwind after a busy day.


- Although brides and grooms might have big expectations for their wedding night, if you’re more in the mood for a hot bath and sleep than intimacy, don’t force it. Some candles and a foot massage can be just as romantic, and if you’d prefer to hit the sack right away, that special wedding-night lingerie will still be there in the morning.

You’ve been planning the food, flowers and music you’ll have on your wedding day for months, so take a little extra time to incorporate moments that force you to slow down and remember. And have a great Valentine’s Day!

Originally posted by jennyinvitedesign @ invitedesigner,com/blog on 2/8/10