{"id":188,"date":"2015-05-25T21:14:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T21:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/?p=188"},"modified":"2016-03-09T01:03:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T01:03:42","slug":"wedding-planning-omg-what-am-i-forgetting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wedding-planning-omg-what-am-i-forgetting\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Planning: OMG What Am I Forgetting?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The thing that\u00a0they never tell you about wedding planning is that you can easily spend a half a day just looking at “premium napkin linens.” You probably didn’t even know that premium napkin linens existed before this post, did you?<\/p>\n

It seems like no matter which planning tool I use, there are a myriad of details that could be overlooked.\u00a0Here are some of the things that are easy to overlook:<\/p>\n

Place setting accessories<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’ve probably pinned about 100 centerpiece pictures (heck, maybe you have a whole pinboard dedicated to them), but have you thought about napkin rings, table runners, name cards, table numbers,\u00a0or chargers? I don’t personally feel like most of these items are 100% necessary, but if the tableware plays a\u00a0crucial part in setting the scene for your reception, well honey, you might want to start a new pinboard.<\/p>\n

Dessert<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to a wedding where there wasn’t actually enough cake for all the guests. Were you one of the cakeless ones? You felt a little like you were on the bleachers watching everyone\u00a0slowdance with their crushes at the middle school dance, didn’t you? Even if you don’t go with a big cake, you still might want to have some additional sweet treats for guests to enjoy when the cake runs out.<\/p>\n

Your playlist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wedding playlist are about more than dance tracks. Do you know what song you are going to play while guests file in for the ceremony, and what song will greet you when you first make your reception entrance as newlyweds? Here’s a rundown of the traditional moments to\u00a0have a music playlist for:<\/p>\n

Pre-ceremony music
\nCeremony music
\nCocktail music
\nGrand entrance music
\nDinner music
\nFirst dance
\nFather & bride song
\nMother & groom song
\nHoneymoon dance
\nBouquet toss song
\nGarter toss song
\nOpen dance music
\nLast song
\n…and the most crucial of the all: the “Do Not Play” list.<\/p>\n

And if you’re planning any surprise choreographed numbers your DJ ought to know about those, too.<\/p>\n

Childcare options<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is by no means a must, but if you will have a lot of kids running around your event where you will also have a lot of adults running around with drinks in their hands, bringing in hired\u00a0childcare is not a bad way to go. Some venues actually have the contact info for a bonded childcare service recommendations at their disposal, so don’t be afraid to ask!<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sunblock<\/strong><\/p>\n

SPF is\u00a0a crucial item that gets overlooked at far too many sunshiney events, making\u00a0for a real lobster fest in photos.\u00a0Take note now to have tubes of sunblock placed in the restrooms at your event so that guests can help themselves, as needed. Because\u00a0you want to eat lobster on your honeymoon, not look like one.<\/p>\n

What’s missing? If you think of anything, share it in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The thing that\u00a0they never tell you about wedding planning is that you can easily spend a half a day just looking at “premium napkin linens.” You probably didn’t even know that premium napkin linens existed before this post, did you? It seems like no matter which planning tool I use, there are a myriad of details that could be overlooked.\u00a0Here are some of the things that are easy to overlook: Place setting accessories You’ve probably pinned about 100 centerpiece pictures (heck, maybe you have a whole pinboard dedicated to them), but have you thought about napkin rings, table runners, name cards, table numbers,\u00a0or chargers? I don’t personally feel like most of these items are 100% necessary, but if the tableware plays a\u00a0crucial part in setting the scene for your reception, well honey, you might want to start a new pinboard. Dessert Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to a wedding where there wasn’t actually enough cake for all the guests. Were you one of the cakeless ones? You felt a little like you were on the bleachers watching everyone\u00a0slowdance with their crushes at the middle school dance, didn’t you? Even if you don’t go with a big cake, you still might want to have some additional sweet treats for guests to enjoy when the cake runs out. Your playlist Wedding playlist are about more than dance tracks. Do you know what song you are going to play while guests file in for the ceremony, and what song will greet you when you first make your reception entrance as newlyweds? Here’s a rundown of the traditional moments to\u00a0have a music playlist for: Pre-ceremony music Ceremony music Cocktail music Grand entrance music Dinner music First dance Father & bride song Mother & groom song Honeymoon dance Bouquet toss song Garter toss song Open dance music Last song …and the most crucial of the all: the “Do Not Play” list. And if you’re planning any surprise choreographed numbers your DJ ought to know about those, too. Childcare options This is by no means a must, but if you will have a lot of kids running around your event where you will also have a lot of adults running around with drinks in their hands, bringing in hired\u00a0childcare is not a bad way to go. Some venues actually have the contact info for a bonded childcare service recommendations at their disposal, so don’t be afraid to ask! \u00a0Sunblock SPF is\u00a0a crucial item that gets overlooked at far too many sunshiney events, making\u00a0for a real lobster fest in photos.\u00a0Take note now to have tubes of sunblock placed in the restrooms at your event so that guests can help themselves, as needed. Because\u00a0you want to eat lobster on your honeymoon, not look like one. What’s missing? If you think of anything, share it in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4568,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions\/4568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azazie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}