WWW- Wedding Wisdom Wednesday- Contracts

READ YOUR CONTRACT.
I know this seems so basic but I've seen so many brides fall in love with a site, sign the contract and as the planning process moves ahead they find out they can't have the site ahead of time to decorate OR they can't hang things on the walls OR they have to be out of the site by 10pm when they wanted their wedding to last until midnight.  By that time, it is too late to do anything about it, so you end up having to accommodate the site, as opposed to the site accommodating YOU.  Read all the details, all the fine print and THEN sign.  Some places will even make changes to their contract but they will ONLY do it BEFORE you sign!

WWW- Wedding Wisdom Wednesday- End of Night

Have a game plan for the end of the night.  You aren't going to want to have to figure anything out as midnight rolls around on your wedding day so have someone that will.  Plan ahead of time where your gifts, cards, decorations and any other personal items (toasting glasses, serving utensils) are going to go.  If you don't have a planner to handle this, you'll have to designate someone responsible.  If you do this ahead of time, you'll be able to relax knowing everything is taken care of and nothing will end up lost.

WWW- Wedding Wisdom Wednesday- Timelines

Don't hesitate to give your wedding party a timeline.  Even if you don't work with a Wedding Planner, you should create a timeline for the day and give that to the people involved.  Email everyone about a week before your wedding, not too soon or they will forget about it and not too late or else they won't have had time to review the details.  This way your wedding party will know what you expect for your wedding day and where they are expected to be.  This will definitely alleviate some stress on your part and will make the day easier for everyone!