My Favorite Wedding Day Tips

Your wedding day is such a special day in both you and your partners lives. And when planning a wedding, everyone try to create a day that is nothing short of special. Sometimes, the smaller things you do on your wedding day are the most special moments for you and your fiancé. It's important to talk to your partner and figure out what would mean the most to the both of y'all and how can you incorporate those things into your wedding day. With that being said, these are my favorite tips to enjoy your wedding day a little bit more with your partner.

Write Your Personal Vows

One thing that meant so much to my husband and I, is that we wrote our vows to each other for us to read before the ceremony. We did this as a part of our wedding gifts to each other. I had bought the black and white vow books and leading up to the wedding, we took our books and wrote the most sentimental notes to each other. We wrote our vows, where we seen ourselves in 5 years, and anything that came from the heart.

My husband and I use to always write long heart felt notes to each other when we first started dating and this was something that was special for the both of us to do one last time before we got married. We agreed to read our vow books to each other on our 1 year anniversary when we ate our wedding cake that we saved. Even now we still sometimes read the vow books. With every read, it gets more and more special.

Eat Together

Everyone will tell you, "Oh, you don't have time to eat at your wedding. You have too much to do" or "I didn't eat anything at my wedding". I ALWAYS encourage my wedding couples to take the time and go eat with each other. At this point, your nerves have settled, you feel a little more calm and you're not so nervous anymore. So take the 20 minutes and go sit with your partner and enjoy your first meal as a married couple.

If you have a wedding coordinator at your venue, they will also make sure that you and your new spouse go into a private room to have your first meal together or at least have a plate of food set up at your sweetheart table for the both of you. I especially encourage this if you or your partner plan on drinking alcohol at your reception. No one wants to get sick, especially the night of your wedding. So be sure to nourish your body with some food throughout your wedding day. Also, hydrate hydrate hydrate!!!

Have a Last Dance

This is by far my favorite little tip. It is so intimate and special! The photos also come out so sweet.

At the end of the reception, have all of your guest leave and get ready for the send off. While they are lining up and getting ready to say good-bye to you and your partner, have one last dance with the spouse. And if you couldn't decide on a first dance song, this is perfect because you can now use more then one song on your wedding day! Take in view of your venue, all the drinks on the tables, the pushed out chairs, the plates of food still left on the table and bask in memory of your friends and family sitting around celebrating this glorious moment in your life. The photos will tell a beautiful story of such a special night.

But most importantly, take in the moment of being in your partners arms. You just spent months planning this gorgeous day, a day you have probably waited for your entire relationship with this person. So take a moment for y'all. Slow dance to a song that symbolizes your relationship and love for each other. Take a deep breath. And just be in your partners arms.

Remember, It's YOUR Day

As fun as planning a wedding is, it can get overwhelming. Everyone if going to tell your their opinions and their thoughts of your choices and what they did for their wedding. I do think it is important to hear people out because you may actually like what other people have to say, but sometimes it can be a little much. It is very important to remember, it is YOUR DAY. You do what works best for you and your partner. If you decide that your don't want to do a garter toss and your parents are telling you that you have to do it, firmly set the boundary that doing a garter toss is not something you and your partner are doing no matter if it's a "tradition" or not.

I had a lot of people helping me plan my wedding, and as helpful as it was, I did have to set boundaries and let people know that I was or was not doing certain things at my wedding because it's not something my husband or I wanted. It's okay to set boundaries and speak your truth. Especially for a day devoted to your and your partner. Just make sure that you are both on the same page and are supporting each other.