I meet an event planner at a networking meeting and she has the greatest idea. As an event planner, she plans a separate reception for the children in an attached room. Saving both the guests and bride and groom some expenses and headaches.
Yes, there is the cost of a small meeting room, but if you work it right with the venue, you have children’s menus at maybe say $10 each vs paying for an adult menu of say $25/plus for a 5 year old. As the bride and groom you could hire a children’s party planner or hire some fun teens to entertain them with CD music and dancing, party games, etc.
You could include a reception party invitation for each child in with your wedding invitation. This would not only make the child feel special, but let the parents know that children are invited to their own event and not the reception.
Your guests can enjoy your reception without having to chase after little ones or have your small guests upset other guests and the children will not be Bored to tears.
The groom’s parents often feel left out of the planning process. To avoid this, invite your future in-laws into the initial dialogue. You should immediately inform them of your ideas regarding location, date, size and style of the wedding. Take queues on their desired level of involvement, and include them accordingly. Let them make offers to pitch in with finances or planning. Above all, keep them in the informed throughout your engagement.
As one of the biggest and most potentially stressful events of your life, getting engaged and subsequently planning a wedding brings with it an onslaught of questions. As times change and weddings evolve, traditional rules of etiquette have followed suit, only adding to the confusion.
Wearing white also dates back to Victorian times when Queen Victoria abandoned the usual royal tradition of wearing a silver gown, instead choosing to wear white. Before that time brides simply wore their best gown, rather than a special wedding dress.. The popularity of white can also be attributed to it symbolizing purity and virginity. White was also thought to ward off evil spirits.
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, “why is the bride dressed in white?” “Because white is the color of happiness,” her mother explained. “And today is the happiest day in her life.” The child thought about this for a moment. “So why is the groom wearing black?”
