Would appreciate help or views – here are the facts: Bride’s Mum & Dad both remarried and not speaking. Bride’s Stepfather is paying for wedding with a contribution from Groom’s parents. Bride’s father not making any financial contribution. Bride wants father to walk her down the aisle and attend reception (it’s a civil ceremony in Wales) and no-one objects to that.

The question is what to do at the reception and with the invitations. As the Bride’s father is not paying, what is his role at the reception and how should he be catered for with without causing friction? Is there a commonly accepted way for him to deal with this – which we could suggest to him?

The Bride’s father is obviously not the “host” but nobody wants to cause offence to him by cutting him out – how does one deal with it?

You will have to think about your wedding theme once you have decided to get married. In fact, this is not the only issue you have to consider. Yet it will be beneficial if you can make decision on your theme earlier. This is because you will need the theme to guide your wedding planning. It will be a lot easier for you to plan for your big day if you can have a theme.

You may wonder how you should choose the wedding theme. If you try to search for it on the internet, you will probably be able to find lots of information. And there are a lot of choices you may consider.

In fact, you can first of all consider your own preference. Are you someone who love being in outdoor spaces? If your answer a YES, you can consider choosing an outdoor wedding. You can host your wedding on a beach, in a park and so on. You have to always remember that you should be able to enjoy your event. This is why you should try to make the decision based on your preference and interest.

You will also need to consider whether you would like to go for a formal or an informal wedding theme. The style of your event is very important. Of course you can also make the decision based on your preference. You may not want to go for an informal event if you are the kind of person who loves formal events.

In fact, the choice between a formal and an informal event will affect your wedding planning a lot. If you are going to have a formal wedding theme, you will be going to make everything more formal. On the contrary, you may want to make your wedding items informal if you choose to have an informal event. This is why you have decided on this in advance.

You may also consider the preference of your parents when you are making the decision. This is because they may also want to invite some guests and they may have their own considerations when they are inviting these guests. Yet, it is very important for you to remember that it is your wedding and you will be making the final decision. Of course you have to consider the opinions of your parents but you are not dictated by their opinions.

Your wedding theme may also be affected by your wedding date. For example, you will not be able to have a summer beach wedding if you are going to have it in winter. As a result, you will need to consider your theme with the wedding date together. On the contrary, if the date of your event is fixed, you may need to think about how your theme can fit into it!

The considerations may also be different if you are going to have a destination wedding. If you are going to have your event in places like Bali, you will usually go for a summer beach wedding. In this case you will also need to think about your theme together with the location and destination of your wedding.

The Matron of Honor Speech is finished – than goodness for that. So what now does a matron of Honor do?
What more of a desirable path to express “farewell” for ones girlfriend’s or sister’s eligible life-style than organising a bachelorette celebration – of course!! A bachelorette party can be an “untamed” time around town or perhaps as basic as a night at the movies and/or an evening meal. The most important factor to cast your mind to is always that the party ought to echo the qualities of the bride. If the bride does not enjoy the club scene or didn’t drink alcohol, you certainly would not organise to go bar hopping until morning.

There can be several possibilities for a good bachelorette party. A calm meal and a movie or a dinner theatre could be entertaining. A morning at the health spa pampering, or simply a good old fashion pyjama party is simple to organize and at all times fun.

One other treasured approach for a bachelorette get together is a night about. Touring the city “hot spots” or the bride-to-be’s favorite club are always selections for a very good celebration. Leasing a fancy car for the occasion definitely contributes to the “night out” theme and most people attending will surely have a good evening and not be worried about driving a car if they have been drinking. Going to a ‘male revue” such as the Chippendale dancers happens to be a well liked suggestion for a bachlorette bash.

Regardless of what you settle on for giving a bachelorette party, remember the nature of the bride-to-be, and how early she needs to get out of bed the next day. Also try not to mention the seedier part of the night in your Matron of Honor speech.

Good luck with the party options, unwind and most significantly, relish the moments!

Cheers

Ben