Wedding Traditions: Something Old, Something New
While some religions like are very strict when it comes to wedding gowns and bridal accessories, you can still bend the rules and honor the wedding traditions of your culture. It’s not always easy, however, which means you should dedicate a little time to researching your heritage before you get too creative.
For example, when Tina (a recent bride from Norway living in New York) decided it was time for her to find a traditional wedding headpiece, she went with the herb wreath common in her culture but wore a stylish updo for her wedding hairstyle.
Michelle, a Chinese bride, decided to add a modern spin to her wedding by wearing red and gold crystal hairpins in her wedding hairstyle to match her ceremonial red wedding gown.
“I knew I wanted to incorporate the colors from the tartan kilt my fiancé was wearing,” said Jennifer, a Scottish bride, “so I used blue and green flowers and used those colors in my bridal tiara.”
Catherine, a Spanish bride, wanted to remember her heritage by wearing a bridal tiara with colored stones to match the embroidery on her Flamenco-style wedding gown. “I wanted a different twist on the white wedding dress and bridal veil.”
How did they honor tradition and get the wedding day look they wanted? Here’s a tip that will help you emulate these creative brides:
Use traditional colors or patterns in non-traditional ways, like using flowers or colored stones in your bridal headpiece or tiara. Use accents of jade if want to include some green, rose quartz to capture the look of cherry blossoms, or tanzanite stones to capture the look of African violets.
Source: Wedding Planning Advice from Daily Wedding Planning Tip (.com)
Wedding Planning and Wedding Insurance Risk Management
So you have your wedding insurance, but that doesn’t mean you’re entirely protected! First, you need to ensure that you have solid vendor contracts you can turn to if any of your wedding vendors fail to provide the services you’ve reserved. Then, you need to look into a little something called general liability coverage.
General liability insurance offers protection against claims involving bodily injury or property damage related to your wedding. Think nothing can happen? Think again! Basically, if anyone at your wedding gets hurt or some part of your reception venue is damaged during the wedding, there is nothing to prevent others from seeking monetary reimbursement from YOU.
If you currently have homeowners or renters insurance, you can obtain a one day umbrella policy under your homeowner or renter insurance policy that will cover the day of your wedding. Depending on your insurance carrier, there may or may not be an additional fee for this policy. If you do not already have insurance, you can obtain a one day special event insurance policy through Fireman’s Fund or WedSafe. The premiums range from $150 to $300 and, like wedding insurance, you will pay a one-time premium.
How important is this type of coverage? Joyce Scardina Becker, certified wedding planner, owner of Events of Distinction (www.eventsofdistinction.com), and Director of the Wedding Consultant Certificate Program California State University East Bay, thinks that it is extremely important to protect yourself.
“Weddings today have the potential for negligent activity that unfortunately can lead to long and costly litigation due to our litigious society,” she says. “As the number of professionally managed weddings has increased, so has the concern for risk management. Gone are the days of doing business with a handshake. The importance of legal compliance such as signing written contracts and securing proper permits, insurance and licenses are a must.”
Source: Daily Wedding Planning Tip
Wedding Videography Advice
Wedding photography can eat up a huge chunk of your overall wedding budget, simply because the best wedding photographers tend to charge both for their time and their services. When you’re creating your wedding budget, keep in mind that your attitude toward snapshots and home videos should determine how much money you end up dropping on your wedding photographer and wedding videographer.
So how do you decide how much to spend on your wedding photographer (or videographer)? Consider your preferences and your lifestyle. Are you the kind of person who regularly pulls out photo albums to browse through your well-organized and cataloged photograph collection? Or do your family photos sit unloved in boxes that haven’t seen the outside of your attic for a decade? How would you feel about sitting down to watch someone else’s wedding video?
If pictures mean the world to you, hire the best shutterbug you can afford-cut back on the hors d’oeuvres if that’s what it takes. On the other hand, if the thought of looking through your photos bores you to tears, you may want to consider stocking your reception tables with disposables and calling it a day. The same goes for wedding videography — if you think that you (or your spouse-to-be) will treasure your wedding video for the rest of your days, spend more money on it so you get a superior product.
Source: Wedding Planning Advice from Daily Wedding Planning Tip (.com)