If this your idea of wedding dessert? Go for it! Photo by Becca Heuer Photography.
I ran into a friend of my husband’s recently. She and her longtime beau are engaged, and she wanted to pick my brain to help her get started planning. I want to share with you some of what I told her, which constitutes Lisa’s Very Best Wedding Planning Tips:
Tip #1: As I tell everyone I work with, in order to plan a wedding, you have to know what is required and what is optional. In Illinois, the only thing required for a legal marriage is that you get a marriage license at least one day (and no more than 60 days) before the wedding and have someone qualified sign it. Everything else is optional.
Tip #2: In order to have a successful wedding, you absolutely must do the following: You must end up married to the correct person at the end of the day. As long as that happens, your wedding is a success. If anything else goes wrong, it doesn’t affect whether your wedding is successful or not.
Tip #3: Everyone on the planet will give you sage advice on what you must do or should do or ought to do at your wedding. Some of them will have a piece of good advice. Most of them will not. Feel free to smile and reply to every bit of wedding advice as follows, “I’m so glad you care enough to want to help me.” Then plan the wedding that makes sense to you.
Tip #4: Sometimes, people you care a great deal about will want you to do or not to do something at your wedding. When faced with a situation that might provoke serious conflict, ask yourself whether it’s more important to have your way or more important to preserve the relationship.
Come to think of it, that’s pretty good advice for marriage, itself!
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