The Non-Essentials with Guest Author Anne Chertoff From “I Will to I Do”
The Indie Wedding Guide would like to welcome our guest author Anne Chertoff From " I will to I do". She writes a fabulous column on iVillage full of fabulous tips from planning to etiquette and everything in between. We hope you enjoy her latest tips on The Non-Essentials of your wedding, things you can really live witout – a bathroom hospitality basket, seat covers, SUV/Hummer Limos etc.
The dress, cake and flowers are some of the signature
elements of a wedding, but there are a lot of details that while they're nice
to have, they aren't necessary. And since they are not essential pieces, you can save yourself a lot of
money by deciding not to have these elements early on. Here are some if the
items I'm talking about:
Hospitality
basket for the restrooms. You do not need to supply your guests
with toiletries in the bathroom. Check
with the location manager to make sure that there is a first-aid kit incase
someone needs a band-aid. Your
guests will come with their hair done, so they won't need a brush or hairspray,
and in reality the items you put in a hospitality basket will more than likely
end up being a favor your guests take home, than something they'll actually use
during your wedding.
Chair
covers. Unless the chairs you are using, or renting, are really
awful – broken, bent, etc… – you don't need to rent chair covers for them. No one will leave your wedding saying,
"That was a lovely wedding, but I think they should have covered those
chairs." I promise.
the top transportation. You can arrive at your wedding in
whatever type of vehicle you like, but there is no rule that says you must show
up in a limo. You can order a town
car or just arrive in your own car (like I did). If you want to arrive or leave in a limo, a classic black or
white stretch is fine. Larger
limos (Hummers) are not only bad for the environment, they cost a lot of money,
and can be difficult to get in and out of in a wedding dress.
Save-the-date
cards. Originally sent to notify guests of destination wedding
details, today, save-the-date cards are sent for weddings held anywhere. But you don't need to send
save-the-date cards at all. But if
you do send them, only mail cards to people you are definitely planning on
inviting to the wedding. Remember
that whoever receives a save-the-date card also receives a wedding invitation.
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