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Planning: How to plan a wedding with a full time job |
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Answers to your most important wedding speech questions
plus examples for every member of the wedding party. |
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Written by Andrea Pruss
When you pick up that first glossy wedding magazine and begin flipping
through its pages in the hazy afterglow of becoming engaged, the
number of options available to you as a bride can be a little
overwhelming. The average bridal guide starts you thinking about the
fact that many important elements of your special day from the church
and reception venue to the wedding gown to the caterer and
photographer need to be ordered months in advance.
They often also include tips that suggest shopping for all of these
things can be made much easier if you can get to a bridal salon or
florist shop between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Unfortunately, for many brides nowadays, these are also the hours that
are usually spent working at their other full-time job the one that
earns them money rather than costing it. The numerous elements that go
into a wedding can easily take up most of your time, but there are
ways to keep your focus so that you can get the most out of both your
career and your wedding.
1. Consider keeping your good news to yourself for a while among your
office mates. Weddings are exciting news for everyone around you, and
if you start discussing your plans with your co-workers the day after
you get engaged, you ll have months of wedding talk to deal with. Too
much time spent discussing your wedding with co-workers can make
people feel like your career has become your second priority. One
bride took her honeymoon during her normally scheduled vacation 'time,
only breaking the news to her colleagues the month before she left.
She got to experience the excitement of discussing her engagement all
over again!
2. Try to make wedding-related phone calls during your lunch hour, if
possible. If you have your own office, close the door; if you share a
cubicle, keep in mind that your neighbors don't necessarily want to
hear you debating the merits of beef versus pork with your caterer for
the fourth time. Otherwise, be prepared to listen to their solutions!
Don't feel obliged to invite every co-worker to your wedding. Guest
lists can be the source of enough dissension between you, your groom,
and your families without adding an entire office. By the same token,
try not to imply to co-workers that they'll be sharing your big day if
you know you won't have the space.
3. Delegate as much as possible. If you have the funds, a wedding
coordinator can really take a lot off your shoulders. If not, your
bridesmaids would probably love to take over the responsibility of
searching for their dresses. Would your mothers consider searching out
the perfect cake and reporting back to you on the weekend? One
mother-of-the-bride mastered the Internet so that she could become the
primary researcher for her daughter s wedding, searching out dresses,
flowers, and photographers and sending the relevant links over e-mail.
4. Consider taking a few days off during the wedding planning process
to really focus on getting the elements of your wedding into place. If
you and your groom can book some of the big elements (reception hall,
church) early, you won't feel as pressured to continually check up on
things during the workday.
5. Finally, remember that your wedding is just one day in your life,
albeit one of the most pivotal. If it s not entirely perfect, you'll
still remember it all your life. Your job, however, will still be
waiting when you get back from your honeymoon. Remember to keep your
work up to its usual pre-engagement standards, and everyone will feel
happy joining in your joy and excitement.
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