The one thing I dreaded while wedding planning was everything to do with the guest list. But the worst part was the lack of responsibility in people RSVPing. So I figured I would pull out my inner Emily Post and spread the word on what is polite. It's beyond being polite though- it's being respectful to the host.
RSVP is French for répondez s’il vous plaît as in "please respond." So if an invitation says RSVP- you should call if you ARE or ARE NOT going.
Regrets only- obviously call if you are not going. If you do not call- your head will be "counted" and if catering is involved, you will be paid for and money will go to waste if you do not show.
That is all. Happy hump day bloggers.
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Wednesday, January 19
Wednesday, December 8
Wedding Wednesday
I have a FEELING a lot of ladies I know are about to get engaged- which makes me super excited and reminds me that I was supposed to do "Wedding Wednesdays" every now and then.
Here is one tip that really helped me out from the beginning to planning to the very end (thank you notes). I made an excel spreadsheet (one of my favorite things on EARTH) to make the guest list. This was a great way to count the number of guests. It helped me organizing them into an A and B list and decide who would ultimately be invited since most of the time you just can't invite everyone you know. This also provided a place to store their address. After invitation was sent, I would indicate it in a column on the spreadsheet and when I received a response back, I would put it in another column. When gifts came in, I would write the gift beside the name of the guest and then when a thank you note went out, I would mark that as well. The guest list (and seating chart) were the only stressful things I found about wedding planning. Keeping everything organized will really help with it though- here are the columns I used for mine:
full guest name
role(bridesmaid, family, hometown friend, college friend etc.-this really helped when it came to the seating chart)
number invited
invitation sent?
rehearsal dinner invite?
guest RSVP
RSVP rehearsal dinner
address
gift
thank you letter sent?
Excel can also really help with budgeting wedding expenses (and in everyday life!). If you need some help setting up a spreadsheet please just email me katbeckdesigns@gmail.com and I'd love to get you started.
Here is one tip that really helped me out from the beginning to planning to the very end (thank you notes). I made an excel spreadsheet (one of my favorite things on EARTH) to make the guest list. This was a great way to count the number of guests. It helped me organizing them into an A and B list and decide who would ultimately be invited since most of the time you just can't invite everyone you know. This also provided a place to store their address. After invitation was sent, I would indicate it in a column on the spreadsheet and when I received a response back, I would put it in another column. When gifts came in, I would write the gift beside the name of the guest and then when a thank you note went out, I would mark that as well. The guest list (and seating chart) were the only stressful things I found about wedding planning. Keeping everything organized will really help with it though- here are the columns I used for mine:
full guest name
role(bridesmaid, family, hometown friend, college friend etc.-this really helped when it came to the seating chart)
number invited
invitation sent?
rehearsal dinner invite?
guest RSVP
RSVP rehearsal dinner
address
gift
thank you letter sent?
Excel can also really help with budgeting wedding expenses (and in everyday life!). If you need some help setting up a spreadsheet please just email me katbeckdesigns@gmail.com and I'd love to get you started.
Wednesday, July 21
Soak it in.
I had an incredible experience throughout my entire wedding process and have lots of tips that worked for me. Every wedding is different but we can all use advice. Ryan has asked me to make Wednesdays “Wedding Wednesdays” and I think that’s a brilliant idea. So I shall.
If you are recently engaged, then I know that within the last hour you have looked down at your hand just to catch a glimpse of that pretty rock sitting on your finger. So many emotions will flood your veins- and I can promise you that this won’t change until a month or so after the wedding. Soak it in.
I was so worried of how I would handle my nerves on the big day that I often just freaked out- for no reason. On my hour long commutes home from work every day- I started mentally walking through each aspect of the day…what I would eat in the morning, getting my hair done, having my bridesmaids calm me down as we wait for the processional to begin, walking down the aisle, etc etc….I really am not sure how many times I did this in my head. Sometimes it brought me to tears just thinking of how special it will be and sometimes it freaked me out.
The day of the wedding, I was the total opposite of what I had anticipated I would be; calm, cool and collected. It was odd. I would visibly shake every time I put on my dress for fittings, so my bridesmaids were preparing for an anxious bride. I think all the mental preparations really made all the difference. I was able to enjoy and remember every single moment of May 29th, 2010.
So- my advice to all you future brides is to do the same. Mentally prepare and don’t let your focus shift to all the superficial tasks that come with planning a wedding.
If you are recently engaged, then I know that within the last hour you have looked down at your hand just to catch a glimpse of that pretty rock sitting on your finger. So many emotions will flood your veins- and I can promise you that this won’t change until a month or so after the wedding. Soak it in.
I was so worried of how I would handle my nerves on the big day that I often just freaked out- for no reason. On my hour long commutes home from work every day- I started mentally walking through each aspect of the day…what I would eat in the morning, getting my hair done, having my bridesmaids calm me down as we wait for the processional to begin, walking down the aisle, etc etc….I really am not sure how many times I did this in my head. Sometimes it brought me to tears just thinking of how special it will be and sometimes it freaked me out.
The day of the wedding, I was the total opposite of what I had anticipated I would be; calm, cool and collected. It was odd. I would visibly shake every time I put on my dress for fittings, so my bridesmaids were preparing for an anxious bride. I think all the mental preparations really made all the difference. I was able to enjoy and remember every single moment of May 29th, 2010.
So- my advice to all you future brides is to do the same. Mentally prepare and don’t let your focus shift to all the superficial tasks that come with planning a wedding.
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