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Before going on to give some wonderful wedding advice, I would like to share my best moment during a wedding. It's the time when the newly-weds have their first dance. As I look at them all happy and glowing, I am relieved that everything has gone as well as planned and the stars of the night are finally married.

A Million Moving Pieces To Coordinate

When I plan a wedding as you can imagine there are a million moving pieces coming together to create the overall experience. Especially when I plan really big weddings I have to really be on top of what's going on with each element that makes up the wedding to ensure that everything is going in the right direction.

"What is your best wedding advice for pulling off a grand wedding?" Now this is a question which I am often asked, especially in a scenario of a big wedding. Now if it were that simple I would have been able to give an answer in a few words. But it isn't really. I think the best way to understand this point is if we compare a big wedding to a big movie. There are certain elements that are necessary to make a movie a success. And the same elements are necessary to make a big wedding a success. Here are the elements which are ESSENTIAL to planning a grand wedding:

1. HIRE a Wedding Planner - This is one of the best pieces of wedding advice I can give. In a big wedding, there are a lot of people who need to be taken care of. You don't have the time and energy to do it all on your own. So let someone else do it for you.

2. You Are The Star, You Need A Great Director - When you're trying to pull off a mega wedding, especially if it's in a unique or nontraditional location, do not go shopping for a wedding planner on the clearance rack. You need someone that has a strong team, great experience and also someone that has the confidence to handle what you're looking for. A great wedding planner lets their couple shine.

3. Hire someone you can Bond with - If the star of the movie and the director don't understand each other or can't see eye-to-eye, then the movie is bound to be a failure. So take my wedding advice and hire a wedding planner you can easily connect with. Remember you will be spending a lot of your time with your wedding planner, so make sure that it is someone who understands you and who you understand.

4. A Good Team with Supporting Cast - Yes, your supporting cast are the members of your bridal party and your parents. They need to exactly know what's going to happen at the wedding. Make sure they understand that they need to give their full support in this grand affair.

5. The Crew Needs To Be Tight- A wedding is only as good as the people putting it together and you really need to make sure that your vendors are top notch, that they are aligned with your vision and that they are aligned with each other for optimum teamwork.

6. The Script Must Be Flawless- You need to be incredibly organized. Each member of the team needs an event binder filled with every piece of information possible, including an itinerary. A schedule showing where each member of the bridal party and each vendor is going to be each hour is a must. That way if anyone has a question, your planner has the answer. To pull off something like this, organization is essential.

Whatever your ideas may be for your wedding, you must clearly understand what they are and how and where you want to accomplish them. It doesn't really matter whether you want a small wedding or a big one. But when you sit down to plan your wedding, you need to make sure that all the wheels are perfectly aligned and working smoothly. So take my wedding advice and get the perfect wedding for yourself.

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Weddings aren't simple. There are rules and procedures at every turn. People learn a lot about dealing with guests when planning a wedding. One of the elements of a good wedding is the rehearsal dinner, with its own set of rehearsal dinner etiquette. Understand the rules can make all the difference and lead to success and fun.

The groom's parents are considered to be the hosts for the rehearsal dinner. That means the organization and decisions should be left to them. For couples who prefer to host the dinner themselves as a thanks to the families and wedding guests, make sure to explain the reasoning to the grooms parents so as not to insult them. And if they take it hard, include them in some way. Why take on more work when letting others manage it makes them happier?

The dinner should take place the day before the wedding, directly after the wedding rehearsal. This ensures that all the guests and family are in town, available to attend. It's very bad form to hold the rehearsal dinner too far in advance of the wedding. It potentially excludes some people. The last thing needed from a wedding is hurt feelings in either family. Remember, for the bride and groom both families are soon to become their family.

It's a must to invite the immediate relatives of both the bride and groom. The entire bridal party, each with a guest, should also be asked to attend along with any other friends and family the bride and groom would like to have at the dinner. The preacher or whoever officiates the wedding, offers the vows, should also be invited. Just like with the wedding be very careful with who is invited or not. Maybe uncle Albert is a little rude, but is it worth a lifetime of bad blood to exclude him?

Include a social time before the dinner so people can relax and talk. It's important to consider the feelings of all the guests and to provide a pleasant atmosphere. Keep this dinner in line with the budget of the overall wedding. If it's a million dollar wedding then the rehearsal dinner should reflect this. By the same token a budget wedding should have too fancy of a rehearsal dinner. Finally, make sure the dinner ends fairly early so people can be well rested for the next day's festivities.

The bride and groom toast all those helping to make the wedding wonderful. This of course means both sets of parents. The toast comes after the main course. Other toasts, for example the best man's toast, happen at the reception.

A good wedding can be better with a smooth rehearsal dinner. Pay attention to rehearsal dinner etiquette.

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One of the most significant elements of a marriage ceremony is the invitation. Invitations are something that people will value for the rest of their lives. They also set the phase for the marriage ceremony by giving cherished guests a feel for the overall class and production of the occasion. The rehearsal dinner is an crucial part of the wedding, so the rehearsal dinner invitations are also a big deal. That invitation will also turn to a precious keepsake.

The recipient list is very important in the scheme of things. It's pretty simple. Those who have a role in the wedding ceremony are invited. This will be the bridal party, the bride's parents and groom's parents, and other close people the mate to be would like to invite. Don't leave the person who delivers the vows. This is a smaller list than the wedding invitation list as it only covers people who actually have a role.

There are so many options for printing and designing. Many people prefer to have the people who create the wedding ceremony invitation create these as well. It makes good sense. This tactic means one vendor provides all the services, making it easier in general to deal the invitation circumstances of the entire wedding. This will also mean a unvarying look between all the invitations. The design remains the same, or can be a kind of flip on the main wedding ceremony invitation design, if the same artist or designer is involved with both.

This dinner, though, is commonly planned and executed by the groom's parents. While the bride and groom will be involved in every aspect of the wedding, the groom's parents may feel more special if they can deal with these invitations away the parameters of the actual wedding ceremony invitations. A different form of design will also give the unique and fresh look to the wedding.

The rehearsal dinner is a big part of the total experience. It's kind of gimme. It seems pretty mundance, but if handled properly the rehearsal dinner invitations add an crucial elements to the wedding, while if handled badly the entire marriage ceremony could be ruined.

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