R E S P E C T – Aretha knows a thing or two, listen up!

It’s important to show people in your life respect.  But part of the fun of wedding planning is fulfilling your own wants, needs and dreams.  Haven’t you waited long enough? Gone to enough showers, bought enough bridesmaids dresses, danced the electric slide ’til your feet fall off?  You ought to be able to make your own choices. However, that doesn’t mean you need to charge around like Mariah Carey with her Rainbow Amex at Tiffany & Co. There are other people involved in this process.   You might be using Mom’s Amex, (Rainbow or otherwise) so her feelings figure in.  And your spouse-to-be? The guy/girl of your dreams? Remember him/her?  Keep in mind that everyone involved in your Big Day deserves a little respect.  Being conscious now will make everything easier as your plans develop.  So make sure you TCB. Sock it to me!

Be well, and love well.

Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo
Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

-Dinah

Champagne Saberers and Other Ways to Give Your Wedding Venue A Heart Attack

Ever seen a champagne saberer? That’s someone who opens bottle of champagne dramatically – with a sword.  I thought that sounded like the coolest thing ever.  Why not create the bubbly, exploding high point at a wedding? Get six of them for an exciting lead-in to some adventurous bride’s champagne toast.  Greg, always the cool-headed event professional threw a champagne bucket on my head.

“I have one word for you:  LIABILITY.”

There’s a reason you can’t do whatever you want at your wedding.  Someone, be it a professional wedding venue or your lovely aunt who’s loaning you her backyard, is legally responsible for what occurs on their property.  You also, as the person giving the party, can also be held responsible. It’s best to avoid dangerous activities (like ones that say, that cause flying bits of glass in the air near your guests.)

I am not a lawyer.  I cannot say whether you will give your venue’s coordinator a heart attack when you show up with your pet python as a ringbearer.  The key here is to ask – and to stay one step ahead of plans.  Cheers to planning!  Champagne, anyone?

Be well, and love well.

-Dinah