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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987. PAGE 15.
Countdown to a successful wedding
Organizing a wedding takes a lot
of advance pianningand in order to
insure things go as planned, a
couple should make a checklist of
what all has to be done long before
the special day.
TWO-SIX MONTHS BEFORE
THE WEDDING
- Make announcement of engage
ment and engagement party.
- Select engagement ring and
wedding band (s) from a reliable
jeweller.
- Decide what type of wedding you
want and reserve the church and
hall for the ceremony and recep
tion.
- Compile and co-ordinate your
wedding guest lists. Determine
how many guests each side will
invite.
- Visit your clergyman.
- Select your honeymoon destina
tion and begin making the neces
sary arrangements. Choose a
travel agent who has a good
reputation in his field and knows
what he is talking about.
- Decide on the number of
attendants and invite them.
- Start shopping for all your
wedding services.
- Choose the color scheme for your
wedding.
- Select the dresses for your
attendants. Everyone will give an
opinion, but you mustmake the
final decision.
- Select the men’s formal wear.
- Begin to plan your new home.
Location of your home, furnishing
and household items are your main
priorities.
- Complete and co-ordinate the
wedding guest lists.
- Select gifts for all your atten
dants. Usual gifts range from
jewellery, wallets, ties, charms or
small articles of clothing. Pictures
make nice gifts as well.
- Visit your doctor for a complete
medical check-up.
- Complete your honeymoon plans.
-Mail out your wedding invitations
six to eight weeks prior to your
wedding. All invitations should be
addressed by hand.
- Arrange for your rehearsal party.
- Arrange for your florist. If special
preparations must be made, you
want to be sure that you get exactly
whatyou want. A last minute order
may result in disappointment.
- Arrange for your photographer.
Book early because usually the
best photographers are booked
first.
- Arrange for your music. Since
most weddings today have music,
be sure to choose what type of
music you want. Most common
choices of music are disc jockey or
live band.
ONE MONTH BEFORE
THE WEDDING
- Pick up your wedding bands at
your jeweller. Make sure that the
sizing and engraving is correct.
- Choose a special wedding gift for
the bride. Often a nice piece of
jewellery is well appreciated.
- Choose a special wedding gift for
the groom.
- Make certain that you have all the
necessary papers, blood tests,
birth certificates in order.
- Order your wedding cake.
- Contact the telephone and
utilities companies to start service
to your new home.
- Contact your insurance agent to
make the necessary adjustments
on insurance policies.
- Change names on bank accounts
or open new accounts and change
names on legal documents.
- Arrange for a quiet place to stay
on the night of your wedding.
- Arrange accommodations and
transportation for out of town
guests.
-Checkwithall theservicesyou
have engaged.
TWO WEEKS BEFORE
THE WEDDING
- Get the marriage license.
- Make sure that all your clothes for
the honeymoon are in good
condition and ready to go.
- Wrap gifts for attendants.
- Discuss with the best man the
arrangements for transportation
from the reception to where you
plan to leave for your honeymoon
trip.
ONE WEEK BEFORE
THE WEDDING
- Inform your attendants of the time
and place of the rehearsal.
- Give gifts to your attendants at the
rehearsal party.
- Provide clergyman’s fee in a
sealedwhiteenvelopeandgiveit to
the best man.
- Give last minute count to the
caterer.
- Have final consultations with
everyone connected with the wed
ding.
WEDDING DAY
- Ushers arrive one hour before the
service with full instructions for
seating arrangements.
- Bridegroom and best man arrive
together.
- Bridesmaids arrive.
- Bride and her father arrive just
before the service begins.
- The head usher escorts the
groom’s parents to the front row at
the right.
- The head usher escorts the
bride’s mother to the front row left.
- The wedding begins.
Wedding bands are
meant to last
a lifetime
There may be several occasions
to buy jewelry in our lives, but
we’re all relatively inexperienced
when it comes to wedding rings.
Jewelry specialists list these key
points to keep in mind when
shopping for a wedding ring:
•Be mindful of the wearer’s
occupation. Will she wear the ring
all the time? Is it comfortable on a
moving hand? Will it keep up its
appearance and not collect dirt and
oil? (Plain bands develop an
attractive patina; patterned ones
can mask scratches.)
•When buying matching bands,
don’t choose a pattern that’s too
feminine for the bridegroom or too
masculine for the bride.
•When matching a wedding
band to an engagement ring, keep
it simple. Keep the focus on the
unique piece.
•If there is no engagement ring,
get stylish. Patterns and/or dia
monds are a good choice when the
focus is on the wedding ring only.
•Two can be better than one.
Two narrow wedding bands on
either side of an engagement ring
can look beautiful and balanced.
A wedding ring is not like
costume jewelry. You wear it every
day for years. Make sure you trust
your jeweller and that you make a
selection you can live with for a
long time.
Gosling-Brommerwedding, October4,1986
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