It’s Your Wedding, Own Your Style

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Okay, I don’t know about you, but there are way too many options out there when planning a wedding. It’s like when you go to the grocery store hungry and everything looks good. You find yourself coming home with much more food than you intended to buy and a lot of it you really won’t even eat. Maybe you thought you wanted it at the moment, because it looked good because you were hungry, but it’s not you; you’ll never eat that ice cream (good girl!). My husband and I like home décor (I know, his friends tease him terribly) and our personal style sways to the more traditional than contemporary, but we often see contemporary homes that we think were done beautifully and we truly appreciate; however, as my husband puts it: I just love that, it’s not for me, but I just love that!

“When planning the style of your wedding… own your style. Know your style. Really think about it.”

The same goes for your wedding style. You can appreciate and even like all the different wedding gowns, wedding flowers, venue locations, hairstyles, and music, but it doesn’t mean they are for you. When planning the style of your wedding… own your style. Know your style. Really think about it. You might love the picture in Bridal Magazine of a flowing dress with miles of train, and quite frankly you know you would look darn good in it, but if you’re a rocker and that’s what you intend to do at your reception – rock out, miles of fabric on your body would not be a good thing!

So before you plan your big day, you need to know what type of wedding is right for you. Is your style elegant and classic, or colorful and casual? When you have a party, is it your style to invite the whole neighborhood or just your “A” list of friends? Is your favorite food a perfectly grilled hamburger rather than a dish that you don’t even know what it is — like Tomato Tarte Tatin (which as I understand it is made with savory, herbed tomatoes baked with puff pastry in individual pans – yummy). You and your fiancé are starting your life together and your wedding should be a reflection of you both are individually and as a couple. So, start thinking about it – It is YOUR Wedding, Own YOUR Style!

By Cheryl Cox, Editor of YourWeddingDollars.com. See “Note from the Editor” for more information on Cheryl and her credentials.

“Create Your Own Wedding — Own Your Style, Not Someone Else’s — and do it all while keeping money in your pocket!”