Rehearsal for your big wedding day is not only important, it is vital. That is why they made it a rehearsal dinner, to entice everyone to attend. There is so much more to do than just showing, walking down the aisle, and getting hitched. There is always a lot going on behind the scenes that needs everyone’s complete attention.

This is particularly true if there are children involved in your ceremony. The flower girl and the ring bearer are traditional children’s roles. They have such a short attention span already that they could become distracted very easily and forget what they are supposed to do. It is very important that you spend extra time with them and stress their roles. Also important, make sure someone knows to take them to the bathroom just before the wedding starts. Leave enough time so the bride is not standing around waiting for a child who is still in the restroom goofing off.

Children aside, if the adults have never been in a wedding, as many of us have not, they will not want to go through this without some idea of where to be when the bullets start to fly. Each person will have a mark and will want to know where they need to be.

There is one kind of wedding for which you cannot plan. It is one of the most memorable kinds of weddings you cannot plan and also one of the most beautiful. What kind of wedding am I writing about? Unless you have a crystal ball or know how to manipulate Mother Nature, you cannot plan for a rainy day wedding. However, if you are planning an outdoor wedding, it is always a good idea to be ready for any contingency. You will want to make sure that you have an alternate indoor plan or set up enough tent space to cover all of your guests. Everyone who attends an outdoor, rainy day wedding will remember and appreciate it for the rest of their lives; especially of it is done right. Mementos like spring wedding favors and garden wedding favors add to the memory that your guests will carry home with them.

Remember your college days? The good times which you shared with your friends during those long lost yester-years still replay frequently through your head. Remember all of your friends? How they aspired more then anything to have the picture perfect family and a career to die for after graduation. Those were the days weren’t they?

How many friends of yours actually planned out their weddings while in school? Surely there was talk amongst the female student body of what flowers they would want, or even what type of bridal shower and bridal shower favors they would want. After all college days meant that you had little to worry about except your next exam, so surely there was spare time for you and your friends to talk amongst yourselves and even discuss your futures. It is common knowledge that a woman’s favorite flower is often incorporated in some way into her wedding shower favors, so sometimes it pays to listen and pay attention to your classmates daydreams.

The average time of day for most weddings is one o’clock in the afternoon. There is nothing wrong with getting married at one o’clock in the afternoon, if you are an average kind of couple. However, if you are not average, you may want to consider saying your nuptials at a more romantic time of day. Another very popular time to sanctify your faith in one another is at sunset. Pulling in a close third is a fresh and renewing sunrise. To start the day rejoicing in the one you love is always a great idea.

Sunsets are wondrous affairs when shared with the one you love. As you look forward to a lifetime of sunsets together, why not kick your marriage off right and begin with a romantic sunset wedding. This can be particularly gratifying if you are on a beach, by a lake, or even in the mountains.

Planning pre-wedding activities is a little something extra that’s not required, but certainly fun and entertaining for the guests. If the bride and groom keep in mind the distance some guests have traveled and keep activities relevant to that level of fatigue, they’re sure to hit on some winning activities. As you go about planning activities for the wedding, keep in mind other factors as well. Do many people have children with them? Will you wage childcare or will the children be participants in the activities? If you have several guests who are older, perhaps activities can be plain in a ay they can participate as well.

Some of the more favourite pre-wedding activities include things like a group manicure. All the women in the wedding party or ho are close to the bride (and certainly this could include men if they like manicures and want to hang out with the ladies) head to a nab salon and get their nails done. This can be relaxing for many women and wage a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the wedding weekend. The men might choose to golf or play a game of tennis while this is going on.

Do you remember as a small child, watching The Little Mermaid or even Beauty and the Beast? As enchanting as these childhood movies were and still are, they had some familiarities. Everyone knows that the Little Mermaid finds love, and of all places it is not under the sea, just like the main character in Beauty and the Beast.

Both of the main characters in these movies meet their very own personal prince charming. Now you know how the plots play out, they fall into forbidden love of sorts, and get married. Now since there are weddings in these two films, how come we never see any bridal shower favors or wedding shower favors? Were these two strikingly and breathtakingly beautiful princesses deprived of a bridal shower? It seems as though old Walt Disney over looked a couple of things while putting these films together.

You may wonder what the big fuss is about wedding favors. Some folk may say that as the couple getting married, you take the trouble to invite family and friends, give them a lovely place to dine and wine in and also invite them to revel if they wish to dance the day away. That should suffice as a happy event, so ‘why is there a need to give them favors?’ you may ask.

Well, according to French and Italian aristocrats of old, a wedding was supposed to bring luck not just to the newlyweds but also to the guests. Hence, by giving away almonds or candy, the bride and groom were wishing their guests fertility, health, wealth, happiness and longevity. These sweets were placed in porcelain, crystal or metal boxes and were probably the very first favors to be given away.

Little girls dream of growing up into beautiful women. They spend their childhood frolicking through meadows, daydreaming and playing with flowers from their mother’s garden. They dream of marrying a prince, and becoming princesses of kingdoms not so far away.

While the concepts of these imaginative escapades are almost unfathomable to any adult except those whom are still in touch with their inner child, they experience of such fairy tales are longed for. Imagine that you yourself were still a child, a little girl, and your favorite season is spring time because that is when all of the flowers in the garden bloom. Can you see your prince charming? Are their flowers surrounding you and your knight in shinning armor? Can you see your guests? Of course you can, because deep inside everyone is in tune with their inner child. With spring being your favorite season you obviously choose to have themed spring wedding favors.

If the whole spring theme is unappealing to your inner child then envision yourself with garden wedding favors. These favors are given to your friends that are frolicking with you and your prince in the meadow. Children often enjoy candies, so imagine that you and all of your guests have huge flower shaped lollipops. Imagination and make believe can be fun can’t it? Do you understand why children plays make believe now?

One of the most annoying things when sitting down at a reception is the enormous size of the centerpiece. They tower and you end up playing peek-a-boo with the person sitting across from you. Sometimes the centerpiece is so huge you can’t even see the person on the opposite side of the table. Guests start cracking jokes about how they can’t see and they can’t enjoy the company. Here are five great ideas for unique centerpieces that stay low to the table and allow people to actually see one another.

The following centerpiece ideas fit any wedding’s theme, color, or season. Essentially, they are jump off points where you allow your imagination and personality to shine through. Most importantly, they stay low to the table so guests easily see one another. If you insist on large centerpieces, make the height high enough and the trunk thin enough so people can still have a conversation with the entire table.

Flower girls and ring bearers create the ultimate “awe” factor. Nothing is cuter than watching two elementary school aged and younger children walking down the aisle hand in hand. They seem so happy to help out the grown ups and really want to be involved. Sometimes, everyone watching them overwhelms and they cry while walking down the aisle or have absolutely no desire to go down the aisle to begin with. Here are five tips to pump the kids up and make sure they walk down the aisle smiling.

Kids love being involved. Especially between the ages of 3 and 7 they want adults to give them tasks. Inquisitive children learn how by watching and doing, so “Can I help” often gets asked. And by often, every two seconds. Being a part of the wedding party is an excellent opportunity for them to be put to work.