Just the Two of Us… Creating Special Moments on your wedding day…
If
you’ve been engaged for more than five minutes,
organizing a private breakfast for him and his future wife at
there’s no doubt that someone has already given you
their hotel the morning of their wedding. He wanted some
this piece of advice, “Your wedding day will go by
private time for them be together and share a meal and be
so fast! Make sure you take time to enjoy it!” But what does
excited for the day before all the craziness ensued. The hotel
that mean? You may look at your wedding planner’s padded
set up a private room with breakfast for two, and they both
14-hour timeline and think, “How is this day…fast?!”
said it was one of the best parts of the day.
Between wedding party antics, a million photographs, and
hair/makeup start times) and a place to go where no one can
just the two of you to connect and really take in the day is
bother you. It was easy for this couple since they were staying
harder than you think.
at a hotel that had catering services, but if you’re starting the
So, how do you balance the reality of the wedding day
day at home or separate locations, some additional planning
time warp with moments away for just the two of you?
may be involved. You’ll also need to be conscious of the clock
Surprisingly, there are a lot of options, but every couple and
so you don’t start the getting ready process by running late.
every wedding day is different, so you’ll have to come up with
But if you can pull this off, what a sweet and unique way to
a plan that fits well into the timeline and logistics of your day.
start off the day!
Here are six options for carving out time to truly savor your wedding.
1. Have breakfast together. 158
Now, to pull this one off, you’ll need enough time (no early
the 150 guests who all want to talk to you, finding time for
2. A private first look. Again, die-hard traditionalists, skip ahead. Team First Look, keep reading. First looks are pretty commonplace
Die-hard traditionalists, skip ahead, everyone else, keep
these days, but they usually go by quickly and surrounded
reading. Several years ago, I had a groom tell me his plans for
by photographers and cinematographers, not to mention
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By Victoria Burrows
