Your wedding day is one of the most special days of your life. You devote endless hours of planning to make it the incredible experience you have dreamed about. The planning is not just for you and your future spouse, but also for the friends and family you want to be a part of your wedding. Starting your new life is much more meaningful when shared with the people who are most important to you. After making your guest list, here are some ways to connect with the people you wish to celebrate this wonderful day with.
- Save the Date Cards
To give your selected guests enough time to make preparations to attend your wedding, you should send out save-the-date cards a few months in advance. This is your initial connection with your guests and should include all the pertinent information about when and where the ceremony will take place. The cards can feature a picture from your engagement, a professional portrait or simply the information in a beautiful font. You can send the cards through a company that uses shipping api that can help with labels and tracking so you can be confident your guests will receive your mailings.
- Wedding Invitations
Your wedding invitations will be a keepsake for your celebration and deserve special consideration, creativity and thoughtfulness. Your invitation sets the stage for the atmosphere of this event and should be reflective of your unique style for your wedding. It usually restates the where and when in greater detail and includes RSVP information and should be sent about six weeks in advance. There are wedding invitation kits you can buy and personalize, templates online to fill out or greeting card companies to help with your cards. The excitement for your special day will build as you hear back from your guests saying they can’t wait to see you.
- Bridal Shower
The bridal shower is the first place you get to connect with your guests in person and will be just a taste of the celebration that your reception will be. Traditionally, it has been for the female family and friends but that is truly up to the couple and the hostess. It can be in a home or some other venue and is usually hosted by the maid of honor and members of the bridle party. Parents, grandparents, friends and family gathering for food, games and presents make this a wonderful, intimate get-together. Personal creative touches can make these parties fun and memorable, with keepsakes that will become a part of your married life. Your hostess can follow a theme that is special to you and your partner, follow your wedding style or choose something unique. If you enjoy wine then the party could be held at a winery, or the shower could take place in the restaurant that was your first date. Determining factors include budget, amount of people, time and locations available.
- Bachelor/Bachelorette Party
Memories made at your bachelor or bachelorette party will be with you your whole life. This is a bonding connection between you and your close family and friends. The sky is the limit for how this can be arranged, from going to Las Vegas or Nashville for a weekend to hanging out at your best friend’s pool. This usually goes down shortly before the wedding and is the last great party of unmarried life, traditionally. It is usually planned by the best man or maid of honor and doesn’t have to relate to the style of the wedding in any way. The crazy fun from this night is meant to help you relax from the stress of planning the big day, give you a chance to breathe before walking down the aisle and enjoy a night out with your close friends.
Getting married with the people you love most in the world around you begins your new life on a firm foundation. These four ways to connect with them before the big day helps you to involve them right from the beginning.
