You know that feeling when you buy a scrapbook, a notebook, or a photo album, and it’s so gorgeous that you almost feel bad about writing or sticking pictures in it in case it becomes less beautiful? Well, follow these wedding planning tips, and you are sure to have the most beautiful “scrapbookable” wedding day possible!
Wear seasonal floral hairpins
Bridal hairstyles are very often updos, held together with a variety of hairpins – often a huge number of them! If you are planning to follow this tradition and use pins as part of your bridal hair-do, why not consider buying a set of small floral hairpins in the shape of a flower which blooms at the time of the year when you are getting married? For example, the first pins on this list by taniamaras.com look like hawthorn flowers, which bloom in Britain in early May and are associated with the old Pagan festival of Beltane, which was a celebration of young love. These floral hairpins could be your ‘something new,’ and after the big day, you could keep one to stick in your wedding scrapbook and gift the rest to your bridesmaids as a thank-you present.
Book a wedding car
As a bride, if you are having a traditional wedding, you will probably be thinking about how to make a spectacular entrance both at the church – or wherever your actual wedding is taking place – and at the reception venue. As well as wanting to make an entrance on foot, for instance by walking down the aisle to spectacular music in a stunning wedding dress, you should also consider the vehicle you want to arrive in at both locations in. Booking a wedding car decorated with traditional white ribbons, such as one of the stunning 1965 Jaguars leased by englishweddingcars.com, will ensure that you and your bridal party make a jaw-dropping entrance at the wedding and will provide you with the perfect photoshoot opportunity. If such vintage cars are not your thing, go for a Limo! You can contact companies such as Moonlight Limo to rent the perfect wedding car.
Ask your guests to write you good-luck notes
On your wedding day, you will be surrounded by relatives, friends, and acquaintances who will want to wish you and your spouse all the best for your life together. The reality is, however, that unless you have an extremely restricted guest list, you might end up feeling pulled in all directions by competing well-wishers, as well as by the photographer wanting to catch the best light, the DJ asking you if you are ready for the first dance, and so on. To ensure that you don’t have to miss out on your loved ones’ expressions of support, ask them to write good-luck notes that you and your spouse can then read and take in properly at your leisure – and, of course, stick in your wedding scrapbook! A vintage typewriter will do the trick and add to your overall wedding day aesthetic.