PS I am tearing my report from my heart.. it is so personal and ours.. There will be a lot of text, thoughts and stories..
Hi all! Our names are Katya and Danya and our wedding took place on July 20, 2022. I wrote a detailed blog on the bride, which can be found under the code name: “Blog about how to create a dream wedding”, but here we are?
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During preparation, it seems to us that a wedding is 90% emotions and little things and only 10% technical issues! When the wedding passes, emotions subside, we begin to look at everything differently and understand that 90% is the professionalism of the contractors and only 10% is our emotions!
Enough time has passed since the wedding, emotions have subsided and I will try to tell everything from a rational and practical point of view.. There will be a lot of letters.. let's begin..
Part 1. Selecting a date.
Usually, when choosing a date, couples (brides) are divided into several categories:
• Don’t care – it doesn’t matter when, as long as it’s Saturday, but in general, wrap me up the nearest one, please.
• Anniversary wedding – for many, it is important enough to seal their union on an anniversary. Actually, I still wonder what to celebrate now, the anniversary of a relationship or marriage?
• A beautiful date – there’s nothing to say here; many people want to get married on a memorable date.
• Wedding during the week - this date is most often chosen in order to save money.
• Astrology – when the moon chooses when couples will get married.
I consider myself to be in the latter category; I won’t say that I really believe in astrology, but just in case, I looked at the calendar. We looked at the period from late July to mid-August. I wanted Friday, but it didn’t matter to Dana, the main thing was that the date fell between his parents’ shifts. They work in the north, and there they are strict about it and shifts are planned much in advance.. While we were waiting for their schedule, I didn’t waste time; after studying all the positions of the moon, I chose the date 07/20/2018 for myself. I wanted her with all my heart, and Danya sends me a schedule of parents’ shifts and it turns out that they can come exactly during this period! BINGO! Wedding on the 20th, Dana doesn’t care, I’m happy! This is where the first magic in our preparation began!
4 months before the wedding
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Consider a dress code for guests and bridesmaids. At this time, make sure that the groom has purchased a suit for the occasion.
Consider how guests will get to the venue: order a transfer for guests.
Spend some time on pleasant little things - organize a romantic photo shoot, hire a dance teacher to prepare the dance of the bride and groom.
Find a makeup artist and hairdresser and organize a “try-on” of beauty looks to decide on the style and understand how much time it takes to create hairstyle and makeup.
Decide on a style and order wedding invitations, which will indicate the dress code, date and time of the wedding, as well as additional details of the celebration.
Part 2. Organization.
Organizing the wedding took us no less than 9 months... For me it was the perfect time! I didn’t have time to burn out and get tired of preparation, and I had enough time to think about everything, decide, change my mind and decide again!
I was one of those brides who wanted to decide and do everything on their own! Actually, I started searching for a place on my own. There were very few really cool places, there were only a few places with adequate conditions (at least not forcing their contractors on us, from a photographer to a pastry chef). I was already starting to get hysterical when one autumn evening I didn’t decide that it was time to change tactics and start looking for a coordinator first. Well, how to do it? I typed into Google the request in Russian “wedding coordinator in Prague” and wrote the first two options attached! The first option turned out to be completely unsuitable for us; at the meeting they persistently recommended one place, one pastry shop, one photographer. Such a wedding with an imaginary choice and according to a template is not our option, so immediately after the meeting the verdict was made that this story is not about us. The second coordinator turned out to be Roksolana. She listened to us, immediately understood what we wanted and began to gush with ideas, suggesting a couple of places, one of which turned out to be our Savoia Castle. She immediately gave us contact information for the administrator. After the meeting, it was definitely decided that Roksolana is our man. Looking ahead, I will say that Roksolana worked 100%, she did her job very clearly and completely unnoticeably!
Where to start preparing for your wedding?
After determining the date and format of the ceremony, the next important step for you will be choosing an event organizer. You can take care of all organizational issues, entrust them to your family, friends and loved ones, or shift all the hassle onto the shoulders of professional organizers who specialize in organizing turnkey weddings. How to choose the right wedding agency so that the wedding ceremony takes place at the highest level and leaves only pleasant memories in your memory?
Many couples begin choosing a wedding planner by surfing the websites of wedding planning agencies. It is the Internet that rules the world in the third millennium and is the main source of information. When studying the websites of event agencies, pay special attention to portfolios and photo reports, which will give you a more complete picture of the company and the quality of the wedding services offered.
A special role is played by personal acquaintance with the chosen organizer. When making an appointment, choose the time and place that is most convenient for you, where you will feel comfortable and at ease. An agency office, cafe, restaurant or coffee shop with a cozy atmosphere is perfect for these purposes, where you can sit comfortably and discuss all the details of further cooperation over a cup of aromatic coffee.
Tell us about your vision of your ideal wedding, fantasies, dreams, ideas. A true professional will understand you perfectly and offer his options, focusing on personal experience, knowledge and your preferences. The calling card of a pro is a high level of competence and professionalism, creative thinking, the ability to conduct a dialogue with the customer, seek compromises, and quickly find solutions to the most complex issues. Take an interest in the agency’s experience in the wedding services market, reviews from former clients, and look at the portfolio with the best work.
The most important point in choosing a suitable organizer is your compatibility, mutual understanding and trust. Only by collaborating for 2-3 months before the wedding with a person whom you trust 100%, will you be able to relax and enjoy the exciting anticipation of the celebration. You will feel confident that the wedding ceremony will be the most grandiose, luxurious, happiest moment of your life. Only after you feel that you are on the same wavelength with the organizer and completely trust him, can you proceed to concluding an agreement with the agency to make your dream come true.
Part 3. Venue
Even before meeting Roksolana, while actively searching for a suitable place, I came across the website of our castle. At that time he was very strange, minimal photos, nothing was clear. And considering that we didn’t want locks at all (I admit honestly that this was our strategic mistake), I closed it and safely forgot it. When Roksolana suggested it, I immediately refused, but she showed us a photo from a wedding that took place in the summer. And it turned everything upside down. Arriving home, I found their Instagram and from that very moment the countdown to the meeting with the manager began! I remember the day when we went there for the first time.. early November.. gray sky.. rain.. traffic jams.. I was driving and shaking with fear that we wouldn’t like it.. But as soon as the car parked and we saw him, everything became it's clear on my face. The magic happened right away, I was jumping around, filming every centimeter, and despite the fact that everything was gray, dull and bare, I was delighted. I don’t know how impressed Danya was with the place then, or maybe he was glad to see my reaction, but he also agreed.
I had no doubt in my abilities.. The castle belongs to a Russian-Italian family. They bought it a long time ago, restored it for a long time, but opened it to the public only 3 years ago. Actually, the first wedding in the castle was the wedding of the owner’s son. He also performs the functions of a manager. The indisputable advantage of the castle was that all communication took place in Russian. We didn’t care, but it was easier for the parents and guests. Every corner of the castle is imbued with love and care, it is so beautiful and self-sufficient that it does not need to be decorated at all. God-given cooks work in the kitchen, and the owners, despite their position, are ready to serve food and look after the guests.
Photographer.
Not everyone knows the fact that we “extracted” the photographer from Ukraine, and when they find out they always ask why? Well, firstly, we needed a person who could speak Russian, since a good half of our guests were foreigners. It’s very easy to find a Russian-speaking specialist in Prague; it’s another matter to find a truly professional, with a shooting style that suits us, and at an affordable price too.. I subscribe to many Prague specialists in the wedding industry, and so, according to my observations, 60% of weddings are photographed by only two photographers , yes, their work is good, but many people have such photos, and I wanted something unusual... This is where our search began..
Our photographer was Alexander Khomenko. Being a secret visitor to the site even before the proposal, I found it on the blog of a girl from Kyiv, probably many understood who I was talking about.
Moving a little away from the topic, I will say that during preparation, things and events often happened to us that helped us.. All my, even my wildest desires, came true! I can’t call it anything other than fate.
We agreed with Sasha quite quickly, back in November we signed an agreement and the photogaf became the first member of our team. When you bring a specialist from abroad, most often, in addition to the fee, you undertake the obligation to pay for travel and provide accommodation. We, of course, knew this, but we planned to buy tickets later.. However, on the day of signing the contract, for some reason I went to Scyscanner and found tickets there that were simply created for us at some ridiculous price (almost 3 times cheaper than the regular price for a direct flight Kyiv-Prague and back), it was decided that we should take it now. However, the Ukrainian airlines website did not sell them to me, I wrote to technical support and my letter received an answer that we do not have such tickets.. Then, in despair, I wrote to Dana, saying that this was some kind of mistake and we could not buy tickets . But those who know Danya know his meticulousness, he just opened the same site as me, BUT its Ukrainian version and lo and behold, these tickets were there and we bought them! What it was we still don’t understand! Perhaps it was just a system failure, but after a couple of days there was no such offer! To be honest, until recently I didn’t believe that Sasha would arrive on this flight; I even had dreams in which none of our contractors came to our wedding, including the photographer!
But the cards turned out right and on our day Sasha was with us - sweet, smiling, modest and incredibly talented! I don’t argue that someone may not like his style, but it suits US 100%. We received the photo 3 months after the wedding. Sasha decided not to take the easy way - upload them to the cloud, he made for us, as well as for all other couples, a branded box with a flash drive and printed photos and sent it all by courier service! In total, we received 2137 processed, live, emotion-filled photos.
2 months before the wedding
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If everything went smoothly in the previous stages, then in the remaining time you can relax a little. Now you can think over a seating plan for your guests, buy additional accessories to complement your look, and also make sure that everything goes according to plan on all other points.
During this period, you will have time to pay attention to various beauty procedures and create the figure of your dreams. Pay attention to procedures such as lymphatic drainage massage, peeling, biorevitalization and wraps, which help achieve a lifting effect, remove imperfections and even out tone.
Videographers.
Videographers, as well as a photographer, were also invited from Ukraine, and we also have an interesting story connected with their search.
Almost immediately after signing the contract with Sasha, I asked to recommend someone for video shooting. He sent me the websites of two good guys, in his opinion, one of whom was Anya and Misha. I looked at the work on their website, it seemed like nothing, but the WOW effect didn’t happen.. Just in case, I wrote to them, found out the prices, whether they were available.. And.. continued the search. I looked at a lot of candidates from Prague, but nothing caught my attention... everything was not the same, it was somehow ordinary and for all this they also asked for a lot of money... Time passed, I wrote whining blog posts about the difficulties of the search, then I was alone one of the brides from Kyiv, sent me a link on Instagram to her favorite videographers, specifically Anya. I honestly admit that I never opened their profile... apparently it was not the time yet! After the new year, it was decided that it was time to make a decision! One evening, while Danya was cooking something in the kitchen, I was sitting in the hall and reviewing all the candidates that we had ever considered and then, some invisible force reminded me of the link in direct, which I never opened .. I followed it and after the first video I got goosebumps! OH MIRACLE! This is exactly what I was looking for! This is incredible! I started jumping around the apartment and shouting that I had made up my mind! With trembling hands, I wrote to them on WhatsApp to find out about our date, it turned out that the guys were free and were happy to come to us!! And on the site there were their old works that they did when they started.. Now everything has changed..
The guys are very cool! Anya is actually a ray of light and a positive person! It was very easy for us to work together! And they sent us a one-minute video teaser as a gift, two months after the wedding! The guys completed the final work 5 months after the celebration. As a result, we ended up with some kind of simply cosmic wedding film, 18 minutes long, a clip - 4 minutes, a teaser - 1 minute. A report from the ceremony, and an edited hour-long video from the banquet with the most important moments..
Dream wedding: step-by-step monthly plan
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Decide on a date. There are no beautiful numbers in sight in the near future - unless you guess the coincidence of the day and month. None of them fall on a Friday or Saturday this year, so we'll have to give them up. If you are a believer, we advise you to take a closer look at Krasnaya Gorka and other church events. They are said to give newlyweds good luck and protect them from quarrels. Read more here: RED HILL: WHY THIS IS THE BEST DATE FOR A WEDDING.
We advise you to decide on the material and its color, think about the number of carats in the stone
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Start with the rings. Choosing wedding rings is not an easy task if you have a limited budget and endless desires. We advise you to decide on the material and its color, and think about the number of carats in the stone. For example, a ring of 0.92 carats will be cheaper than a visually similar one of 1 carat - you can save money on this already. Read more tips on choosing rings in our material: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WEDDING RING.
Make a wish list. We are against thoughtless wedding gifts. It is better to give the newlyweds a set of pans that they wanted than to try to come up with something original and settle on the star map of the moment of their meeting, which was an eyesore for everyone. Use list-making apps and websites to send QR codes to your friends. It will be even better if you insert the code into the invitation design, that is, people can immediately see what you need. Read about good wedding gifts here: WEDDING WISH LIST: HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT GIFT AND NOT OFFEND ANYONE.
Choose a place for the banquet. No, you are not required to gather all your relatives at the registry office. Sign together, and then meet your loved ones in a forest chalet, on board a yacht or on the seashore. Try to come up with an unusual location so that years later you can remember your celebration with a smile. This material will help you: REMEMBER FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE: 7 IDEAS ON HOW TO HAVE AN UNUSUAL WEDDING.
Try to come up with an unusual location
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Cheer up your guests. This will not necessarily be a show with animators, but there could also be folk dance performances, an acting lesson - or anything that will give you a good evening with your closest ones. You can find ideas here: SINGING AND DANCED: WEDDING TRADITIONS THAT WERE UNSURELY FORGOTTEN.
Host and DJ.
Our wedding was hosted by probably the most famous Russian-speaking host in Europe, Konstantin Novikov and his permanent friend and comrade DJ, Sergio Bertolucci. I won’t say much about the guys, they are professionals and that says it all, everything worked like clockwork, and the wedding took place exactly in the format that we asked for. For a very long time we were preparing for one scenario, until at the last moment I decided that we needed to do it differently! Taking responsibility two weeks before the wedding, I decided to change the timing of the banquet, Kostya took the changes absolutely calmly and conducted everything simply wonderful..
Decor and floristry.
And this was my sore point... The self-sufficiency of the castle and logic told me: “Katya, relax, everything will be so beautiful,” but perfectionism and creative guts asked for decor.. Which turned out to be difficult in the Czech Republic.. There are practically no decorators in Prague, in the sense of the word that contractors from the CIS understand it. There are florists in Prague who can arrange your decor in addition to flowers... Which means that almost everything you want will have to be bought or rented separately!
Roksolana recommended florists to us; they were the guys from Freja shop. I’ll say right away that everything turned out beautifully, but in the process it was difficult for me to work with them.. All estimates and proposals were drawn up quite slowly..
So, time flowed inexorably, nervous tension grew and smoothly approached our day...
Part 5. How we celebrated the wedding for 5 days..
So, our wedding began five days before the official celebration, as soon as at 8 am on July 15th the landing gear of the plane on which our first guests, Dani’s parents, arrived touched the landing strip, the countdown and endless festivities began! Fortunately, for the last week we did not have any tasks left, except for the final ones, which will not be done in advance.. Therefore, we were able to devote our time to our loved ones! On the same day, Dani’s brother and his girlfriend arrived, and on Monday evening another plane brought a large delegation from me.
In the last week, excitement and nervous tension grew exponentially, the peak was on Wednesday, July 18. I remember now how I sat for a pedicure, and tears came like stones to my throat, just like that, simply because I could no longer hold everything to myself. How, when going for a manicure, I couldn’t see the road because of the veil in my eyes from the same tears, as if someone was squeezing me and all my organs inside! I felt a global responsibility for the time spent, nerves, money, for guests, for parents. All this fell on me like a mountain, driving me into terrible stress.. But the excitement subsided as suddenly as it appeared, still sitting there at the manicure and angry with the master, who did it completely carelessly, while behaving as if this was the way it should be, me let go. The unknown iron hand squeezing me from the inside loosened its grip, I was attacked by a state of great indifference and the realization that I was no longer able to change anything and everything would pass as it would pass. Another dinner-acquaintance-celebration gave way to the final dance rehearsal. On such a note Thursday arrived.
6 months before the wedding
Submit your documents to the registry office and do not forget to pay a fee of 350 rubles. By the way, now some couples prefer to submit an application and organize a celebration for loved ones on different days - think about whether you want to combine everything.
Make a final list of guests and warn them about the upcoming event so that they, if possible, do not plan to travel during this time.
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At the same time, you should start looking for a wedding dress. Some brides start looking for an outfit even earlier, since the search can take a long time. It is best to determine an approximate outfit style for yourself in advance so that you have a clear idea of what you are looking for. Keep in mind that the dress may need to be altered or ordered in your size at the salon - all this takes time.
Agree with a photographer, videographer and presenter, hire a florist and decorator.
Plan a romantic trip, book your hotel and tickets.
The day before the wedding.
Many couples leave themselves a lot of things to do on the last day before the wedding, but on the contrary, we tried to free it up as much as possible. My morning started at 7:30 when I went to get the keys to the apartment we rented for our photographer and videographers. At this time, Danya was on his way to pick up our glowing letters and garlands, and then to the airport to meet Sasha. I collected all the remaining decor, the groom’s parents brought steamed tablecloths and runners, and having loaded everything into two cars and taking my parents and a photographer with us, we moved to the site, where Anya and Misha (videographers) were already waiting for us. For decoration, we were given a separate room in the castle. By the way, I put all the decor in different boxes and on each one I glued a sheet of paper with a list of what is in this box! This made getting ready a lot easier for me and ensured I didn't forget anything.
After the castle, my parents and I stopped at the store for champagne and goodies for the morning, and from there to the dry cleaner to pick up the steamed dress! OOO, that was epic! We were told to drive up to the main entrance of the hotel, where the dry cleaner was located (for a moment, the hotel is located on the most expensive street in Prague and Michael Jackson once stayed there), we blocked the traffic, and at that time they brought out a dress for me on two struts, which was neatly shoved into the car! There was no room for a dress at home either; we were saved by a mop that was placed between two shelves in the wardrobe! The wardrobe was locked with a key so that no one would accidentally look in there! This is where all our business ended! Mom quietly ironed everyone’s things for the morning, Danya arrived in the evening and we sent an SMS to all guests with information about the transfer. I went to bed at 11 pm.
One year before the wedding
A wedding can be planned months in advance, but if you're dreaming of a grand celebration with hundreds of guests and a picturesque location like in your favorite romantic movie, you'll have to start preparing for it in advance. There are a few things you need to do in the year before your wedding.
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Determine the format and theme of the wedding. Where will your holiday take place - outside the city, in a hotel or in a restaurant? Maybe you dream of a ceremony on the beach and want to organize a celebration abroad? How long will the holiday last - a few hours or would you like to divide it into several days? Are you planning to travel for your honeymoon after your wedding?
Based on the previous point, discuss with your future spouse how much you are willing to spend on your holiday. Review the rates to get an idea of the approximate cost of your wedding.
Make a collage that is somewhat reminiscent of a wish map, only in this case we are talking about your ideal wedding. This will help you understand what you really want and what you see as your ideal day.
Set an approximate date - at this stage it is too early to invite guests, but you need to understand which month is best for your wedding. For example, if you want to get married in winter, then you will have to give up an outdoor celebration.
Morning
The alarm rang at 6:15, but I was already awake. How can we sleep when we only have 24 hours! Having hastily washed my face, I stuck patches under my eyes, which kept slipping down onto my cheeks... And at 6:30, Yulia, a hair stylist, came to me, an hour later Karina, a makeup artist, arrived and getting ready began. I spent the night in an apartment with my mother, sister and niece, and for me this was the only right decision! I love my friends very much, but even more I love my family, which will be with me under any circumstances. After all, a wedding is not only about beautiful photos, it is, first of all, about love.. I saw the excitement and trepidation of my mother and sister, for them it was perhaps even more touching than for me. Therefore, girls, do not deprive your parents of this moment...
Danya was getting ready at the other end of Prague at that time and I really regret that he refused to film his preparations with his parents
In the morning, Sasha (the photographer) wrote to me and asked how things were going and if he could come and iron the T-shirt, since there was no iron in the rented apartment. For me, this speaks of a person’s professionalism, which manifests itself in such small things. The guys came to us at 8, they took the dress, rings, invitations and went to the terrace to take pictures. Shooting the details took about an hour, and I was next in line.
We went to the terrace and filmed me in my first look – a boudoir dress. From the very beginning I set myself up that this was our day and I would be filmed constantly and tried to relax! I relaxed so much that I walked around the house in a translucent dress; it’s good that we didn’t meet any of the neighbors.
Afterwards we returned to the apartment, put on our pajamas and took photos with our mother, sister and niece on the bed.
Dad came. We wanted to take a photo with him, but it was only enough for one shot and he quickly ran out of the room... I’ve never seen him like this.. Such live photos and real emotions are all the more valuable to me.
All our so carefully planned timing began to burst at the seams! It's 9:55 and I still can't put on my dress! The guys want more photos and videos, there is a lot of fuss around, and in 5 minutes the groom should arrive.. After 15 minutes, we still squeezed me into the dress, they urgently began to attach my veil, tint my lips, correct my makeup, time passed, but still no groom was…
At approximately 9:15, my sister entered the room and said that they had arrived and Danya and his parents had come to the apartment! How did you come? Are we meeting on the roof?! - Let the parents go, and let Danya walk a little. It turned out that the reason for the delay was that our car didn’t come for them (since ALL of Prague was dug up, and the driver just got lost and didn’t make it on time) in the end they just came in their own.)
Finally, I’m ready and together with the photographer and videographer we go to the terrace again. At the same time, I text Dana: “get up in 5 minutes.” Girls, these 5 minutes seemed like an eternity to me... tears were coming, my hands were shaking, but he still didn’t walk... Our meeting was very exciting! we both cried and hugged. My image was still able to surprise Danya, who was ready for a “beautiful bride”.
Afterwards, my parents came down to congratulate us, helped us get into the car, which arrived at my house on time and we went for a walk.
Walk
On our day we were lucky and unlucky with the weather at the same time! There was no rain, the sun was shining, but it was very hot, especially in a dress! Therefore, the photo session in the park took us about 40-50 minutes; we did not torture each other and decided to continue in the castle. Despite this, we got very beautiful and touching shots of just the two of us, where we are real, where we kiss uncontrollably, where we laugh until we cry.
Thus, we almost equalized our timing.
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We arrived at the castle half an hour before the guests began to gather and an hour and a half before the ceremony began. Our friends showed responsibility and were already there at that moment! They were incredibly beautiful! The groomsmen wore white shirts, black trousers, Marsala-colored bow ties, and we put a boutonniere on each of them, and my girls wore chic transformable dresses in the same Marsala color!
I caught the admiring glances of the guys and received an endless number of compliments!
And at this time we had one very unusual situation - we almost lost the ring!
The genius Sasha captured these moments, just look at my facial expression!
The ring fell out of the box when Danya was carrying our bag into the room. Everyone was stressed during this moment, but fortunately we found it very quickly! In our case, this is a tradition; the groom’s father also lost a ring at the wedding, which was later found successfully.
At the castle we filmed the groom’s preparations for a bit, and then the Photographer and videographer left us and went to film the guests’ gathering.
We had about an hour to gather the guests, but the bus that was carrying most of them got lost along the same roads being repaired and everyone arrived almost right in time for the ceremony!
## Ceremony
Danya drove into the yard in a Rolls Royce with his friends and invited everyone to the ceremony. As soon as the car started moving, I again felt this additional excitement!
Applause... That's it, we're done! Another round of applause... So I cut the ribbon...
It's time to go out..
Dad is already waiting at the fence.. Worried.. Adjusting his bowtie... We go downstairs.. The girls go first..
From the noise of the quadcopter and the squeak from excitement, you can’t hear the music in your ears.. Dad and I were left alone, standing under the bridge and you can even hear each other’s heartbeat.
- Daughter, are you ready to get married?
-Don't know..
- If you’re not ready, then let’s turn around and leave?!
-Dad, we have to go...
We had an official ceremony. The registrar read out a very touching speech, but with a bit of humor. We laughed and cried at the same time Girls, visiting or registry office is, of course, everyone’s choice, we were lucky and had the opportunity to make an official travel registration, and I’m happy about this, because I know that we would not have been able to convey our feelings to each other when 50 pairs of eyes are looking at us...
After the ceremony, we had a photo session with the guests, received congratulations, someone handed us an envelope and, seeing this, 80% of the guests gave us gifts, although initially we assumed that they would do this at the banquet. The castle managers quickly got their bearings and moved all the snacks from the welcome area to the ceremony area! I didn’t notice how the guests had glasses of champagne! It’s such a thrill when everything goes like clockwork and we don’t notice such little things!
How to organize the wedding of your dreams?
And then that very day came. The proposal is made, the parents' blessing is received, champagne is drunk, flowers are given for the occasion, the date is chosen. What's next? After all, every couple of lovers wants their wedding to be unforgettable and, of course, original, not like everyone else’s.
If you need to organize a wedding celebration quickly (although haste is only appropriate in two, you know which, cases, and a wedding is definitely not one of them), then you can simply contact a wedding agency. Its smart and diligent employees will do everything quickly, without mistakes and, perhaps, even in an original way. But this option has two disadvantages: higher costs and a complete lack of your participation in the process of preparing for such a long-awaited holiday!
If you have time and consider yourself to be a passionate and creative person, then, as they say, the cards are in your hands! So what can you do to make your wedding truly perfect?
The first thing is to calm down and stop worrying that you won’t have time or forget something. My own experience has shown that you can organize an excellent wedding in 2 months alone.
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The second thing is to decide together how you want to see this holiday and each other. After all, weddings can be completely different. Classic, with a white dress, flowers and a formal registration? Or maybe in the 18th century style with tailcoats, a ball and white gloves? Or maybe you just want to put on your skates and, instead of a prim feast, the two of you skate in the light of the lights on the skating rink? Or get married in Hawaii in swimsuits, with a flower crown around your neck? Try to remember what kind of wedding you have always dreamed of. Once you find the answer to this important question, everything else will fall into place.
Third and no less important is to make a plan of what needs to be done and by when. This is necessary so as not to forget anything, otherwise in the pre-wedding bustle, you never know what happens.
Now it's time to start actually organizing the wedding. So. 1. Invitations to your celebration . They don't have to be standard ones from the store. You can make them yourself. You create an invitation layout in Photoshop with your text and photos and print them in a printing house. Original, and the cost will be comparable to purchased ones. Or you take colored matte designer tracing paper and, having printed text on it on a regular printer, make something like scrolls tied with a ribbon. In general, there is room for creativity!
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2. Appearance. Must match the concept of your wedding. If you decide to ride up to the registry office on horseback, then you need to think about a toilet for this occasion and not forget a woman’s saddle for the bride, but if your wedding is in the style of Carmen and the bullfighter, then it’s time to remember Spanish corsets, red flowers, bright makeup and the spirit of passion In eyes!
3. Photos and videos . Required. After all, memories tend to fade from memory. Moreover, I strongly recommend not to save money and not to assign these responsibilities to your great-aunt, so as not to later watch the gray cafe floor on the filmed tape for an hour. A professional photographer and cameraman will be with you all day and will be able to capture every second of this unforgettable holiday.
4. After registering at the registry office, young people usually go to various memorable places in their city: the Eternal Flame, monuments to already forgotten Soviet heroes, Red Square, etc. Rid yourself of this tedious pastime. There are so many more interesting options! Arrange a photo shoot in a beautiful park or museum, release white doves into the sky, ride a boat or hot air balloon, have a picnic on the lawn, or just go to the movies! In general, do any crazy thing and do everything you dreamed of. Then, even after many years, you will remember these moments with pride and a smile.
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5. The holiday itself . If there are guests, then something needs to be done with them. It's up to you to water, feed, entertain, or sink to the bottom of the Mariana Trench together. But if you choose a feast, then let it be beautiful and original. Of course, an elegant cafe and a delicious menu are just great. But if your budget is slightly limited and you don’t have the luxury of luxury, then you can easily get by with less without sacrificing aesthetics.
Firstly, when decorating your wedding, give up the standard decoration with balloons. Come up with something of your own. Hearts on golden ribbons under the ceiling or white doves made of origami, wreaths of fresh twigs and flowers, fluttering pink ribbons and chiffon canopies - and even the most shabby dining room will turn into the living room of the Kremlin Palace!
Secondly, come up with a program for the evening in advance so that an hour later you don’t discover that your beloved uncle has already pecked his nose at the salad. But remember - this is your holiday, so choose the music that you like, not your mother. If you attract artists, then pay attention to the variety of numbers and how they fit into the concept of your wedding. Skilfully alternate between feasts, toasts, performances, dance breaks and competitions. And then you will definitely hear exclamations of admiration from family and friends the next day.
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Third, don't neglect the little things. Don’t arrange the tables in one row so that guests feel like they are in a restaurant (even if this is not the case at all); allow yourself the small luxury of being served by waiters, this will greatly improve the situation. Come up with design elements for each table, and be sure to think in advance about how to seat the guests so that poorly sighted grandmothers do not end up in the far corner, and nimble sisters and brothers are in the forefront of watching the program.
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6. And finally , I want to remind you that a wedding is, first of all, your holiday! Organize everything so that on this wonderful day you don’t have to think about who will bring the bride a bouquet and what to do if your second cousin didn’t like the shrimp salad at the table. Do not hesitate to involve relatives and friends in the wedding preparation process. Feel free to trust them to solve all the narrow issues, and enjoy this wonderful holiday of Love and Creation!
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Banquet
“The gods heard our prayers and we were just lucky with the weather! We were able to implement everything as we wanted! The banquet took place in an apple orchard, in the fresh air! Everything was just incredibly beautiful!
We didn't have toast, we decided we didn't want to oblige the guests! But at the same time, everyone came up to us and wished us something good! Guests took Palaroid photos and filled out a wish book! Music played, the host led unobtrusive interactive competitions, while giving guests time to eat.
Almost all the guests admired what was happening, several more asked me to organize their wedding
As a tradition, we had a dance with dad, we just hugged while listening to music.
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Fortune-telling for the first-born, it was very funny. In order to decide who our first child would be, the guests were asked to divide into two teams: “for the girl” and “for the boy.” And then the guests had to sing loudly into the microphone; the sound made the character on the scoreboard screen start to run. The team whose character reached the finish line first won. The girl won!
Throwing a bouquet, it was caught by my friend, who before that asked her boyfriend in front of everyone if she could catch it, he replied that yes, and it flew straight into her hands. Afterwards, from the photo, I saw that the bouquet was flying straight into her hands, other girls didn’t even try to catch)
Danya threw the ball, we wanted to start a tradition like Nastya’s. And then a slightly ambiguous situation happened, since the ball was caught by the same guy who had previously allowed his girlfriend to catch the bouquet, but it slipped out of his hands and was grabbed by a child. This moment really upset me, because we wanted to start a tradition, and a 10-year-old boy will not continue it. And in general, I am against children going out to catch a bouquet and boutonniere. This is no joke to me... BUT, everything turned out well, because on the second day we bought exactly the same ball, signed it and handed it to the guy who actually caught it, but dropped it. It seems to us that this will be fair.
By the way, by the time I was writing this report, this guy proposed to my friend and we have already been invited to their wedding in the summer of 2019.
During the holiday, the guys stole us for 20 minutes at sunset and we took wonderful footage.
Also, as a tradition, we had the removal of the veil; it’s great that we left it, as it added a touching touch to the evening.
We danced a dance that everyone was delighted with, although when watching the video we saw blunts
We played the first piece of cake for promises, but at the same time gave it to a man who had a birthday on that day! He was happy as a child!
Our evening ended with the launching of glowing balloons. I have heard many different opinions on this matter, but I will say that in our case it was the most ideal option. Everyone made a wish and released it into the sky, and then we had a hug! It was very intimate, sincere and magical, like one big family..
After that, everyone moved to the castle for the after party.” — I wrote this text 4 days after the wedding in my mini blog report! And then we got the photo...
After party
I won’t tell you everything in detail, but I know for sure that the informal part is also needed. At this time, everyone relaxed, some had a drink, and the guests divided into groups based on their interests. Some were dancing, some were eating, some were chatting. We were able to approach each guest and talk to them. I danced so much that my legs hurt for two days after the wedding. Our day ended at 1:00, and for us this was the ideal point after which there was a pleasant aftertaste...
Do I regret anything? - No! Would I change anything? – perhaps yes, some little things and details! Was it worth it? – Definitely YES! It was the best day of 2022 and definitely one of the best days of my life! In our lives...
A snippet of our wedding video
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PS Due to the terrible performance of the site, I had to download the report three times.. The photos loaded in a terrible order, and half did not load at all.. but here it is as it is..
Preliminary preparation
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Your dream has come true - your beloved has made a long-awaited marriage proposal. But, before calling your relatives and setting a date for the celebration, you need to think through everything carefully. Allow yourself to enjoy this time: watch romantic comedies about weddings for inspiration, buy themed magazines to find out the latest wedding fashion trends. Discuss with your groom what your ideal wedding is.
