Oops, I Forgot

I feel as though I'm forgetting something important. What can it be?


The road to wedded bliss is littered with tasks to complete, in all sizes. Do not despair! You will not collapse. You will get through it. You will (most likely) forget something. If you let it ruin your day, shame on you! Roll with the waves and your ultimate goal will be achieved: you'll be hitched!

It is always assumed that you will remember to send out invitations, order the cake and find a dress. It is the not-so-obvious that sometimes falls through the cracks. For instance, when did you last visit your dentist? You'll be the subject of hundreds of photos and professional portraits. You'll sometimes smile until your jaw aches (but with huge rewards in fabulous pictures) so make sure those whites are pearly!

When you are hiring professional services such as limousines, it is sometimes easy to forget that there will be other cars involved on your special day. Who is picking up Grandma? Is that car decorated?

Some couples assume that if someone they invited has not responded to the invitation, then that means they are not coming. When response cards are pre-addressed and stamped, it is highly unusual for someone to be so lazy as to not drop it in the mail. It is worth a few phone calls to verify the missing cards. Unexpected arrivals can throw off your guest count in a big way. Don't laugh, but have you ever danced with your soon-to-be-spouse? In the olden days of Saturday night dates at the local ballroom, couples fell in love while they "cut a rug". These days, couples do not often do a lot of dancing. Practice! And if you can, wear your crinoline so you can try the dance with a big skirt.

Obviously, make sure you have something old, new, borrowed and blue. Then check to see that you or someone else has brought along these most-forgotten items on your wedding day: marriage certificate, rings, cake knife, the pen for the guest book and the garter.

Now make the Emergency Kit for the bridal room: hairspray, spare pantyhose, bottle of ice water, safety pins, corsage pins, a brush and comb, masking tape (for hurried repairs to fallen hems), stain removal wipes, a complete sewing kit that includes 10 colours of thread and buttons, moist towelettes, bobby pins, feminine hygiene products, hand lotion, nail polish (for both pantyhose and fingernails), nail file and nail clippers, breath mints, adhesive bandages, tissues, antacid tablets, pain relief, smelling salts, emergency cosmetics and some packaged snacks such as granola bars, cereal bars, or crackers. Not only will every bride need at least one of these items, but the entire wedding party and half the guests may come calling as well!

Being prepared is one of the first lessons in wedding planning, but nobody can anticipate everything. If you actually forget something, it will NOT ruin your day unless you let it. If there are no rings, someone in the church will lend you theirs, if the music for the first dance won't play, dance to something else. If the cake doesn't arrive, send out for doughnuts! Your guests came to watch you get married, and you planned the day just for that purpose, so do it, have fun and don't worry!

Best wishes,

Kathy

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