This is a list of things that we learned about planning our own wedding, which might come in handy for others who are doing it themselves.
1. You will survive and won’t kill each other.
2. No matter how hard the bride tries to get to the wedding on time, there will be something outside her control that will make her at least a 1/2 hour late. (ie car accidents, bridge closures, car accidents on bridges, slow drivers, etc.)
3. If your wedding is in the lower mainland it is inevitable that at least one person will have eaten a “special cookie” prior to the event.
4. Plan for more dancing and less talking.
5. The ring will eventually fit on the finger. You will just have to wiggle it around a bit.
6. Choose a great tasting cake and don’t freeze any of it for your first anniversary or first born. Just eat it!
7. To make sure there is no rain on your wedding day, use the Canadian Farmer’s Almanac and archived weather data from Environment Canada. It worked for us and how! No rain and sunny blue skies.
8. Slow down and enjoy the day.
9. Don’t forget to be present and listen to the marriage commissioner’s words.
10. Savour having all of your closest friends and family together in the same room, especially the out-of-towners. It is an opportunity that does not present itself frequently enough.
