The wedding day – the most awaited, most anticipated, and perhaps the greatest day for a hopeful couple. The planning must be perfect. The execution must be flawless. Everything must be in its right place. But then, on the wedding day comes the biggest bummer of all – you forget some things. With all the busyness and the clutter, it is almost a given that you will inevitably forget some important detail. To help you remember, here are the top 7 major things that couples forget before, during, and after the wedding.
- Make Plans for After the Wedding
This is not about the honeymoon; everyone knows you already have that planned. Immediately after the wedding ceremony, what is next? Have you considered already what your plans are? Will you be partying all night? Staying with the guests? Late-night date for the two of you? The thing is, most couples plan the whole ceremony really well, but fails to know what to do afterwards. Make sure to have it all straightened out.
- Bring the Overnight Necessities
If you are planning on staying in a hotel after the wedding, remember to bring all the things that you might need after the wedding (even the next day) including extra clothes, toiletries, and whatnots. Most couples tend to focus on the ceremony, and neglect the important mundane stuff.
- Take Things Home After the Ceremony and Reception
With all the busyness in the surroundings, couples often forget to take all their things home after the dust settles. This includes wedding gifts, extra leftover food, cake, bags, and others. You cannot possibly keep track of all these things. Have someone help you, like your best man or bridesmaids, in taking all the things home.
- Deciding About the Small Details
Often, couples get overburdened with all the details of the wedding planning. Here is where a good wedding coordinator or planner becomes very useful. As the couple, this is your wedding day; you do not have to be managing the smallest of details. Take care of the bigger picture, and let the planners take care of the micromanagement.
- Giving Gifts
Yes, the wedding gifts are all yours. But it is a good practice to also give out gifts to certain people in your guest list. This may include your parents and in-laws, best friends, bridesmaids, officiating minister, and the like. It basically depends on your prerogative, but make sure to give tokens to all those people who played a major role in your wedding preparations and ceremony.
- Fetching Legal Documents
Of all the things to forget, some couples forget to bring the required documents. All the wonderful and awesome preparations that your might do would be in vain without those paperwork. Be mindful of the legal requirements days or even weeks before your big day.
- Handling Logistics
Is the wedding car available during the wedding day? Are the invitations being sent? Are there confirmations of attendance? Will the dresses or food be delivered on time? You do not have to personally handle the details of these taxing logistic problems (your wedding coordinator can do this job), but you have to look at the bigger picture and oversee how the logistics are flowing.
They say that no weddings will ever be perfect. But still, your biggest day is worth your biggest efforts. It simply boils down to proper planning, arrangement, and execution.
