A Perfectly Polished Wedding

May 17th, 2010

We all know that true perfection is an impossible dream for a wedding. However, there are many, many things which a bride can do to ensure that her wedding is as polished and pulled together as possible. This is a list of what wedding insiders recommend doing to achieve the goal of a perfectly polished wedding.

Prep Your Wedding Gown. There is nothing to ruin a beautiful wedding photo like seeing a big gap between the top of a strapless gown and the bride within. Your bridal gown needs to be fit to perfection before the ceremony. The last fitting should be no more than a few weeks in advance in case you lose a couple of pounds at the end, as many brides do. Something else which is frequently overlooked is to steam the crinoline underneath the fabric of the bridal gown. The crinoline itself does not show, but if it is bumpy the skirt of the gown will not hang smoothly.

Perfect Your Accessories. Most brides know that they should have their wedding gown steamed or pressed before the ceremony, but to achieve a perfectly polished look, give your accessories that same care and attention. Personally, it drives me nuts to see a bride wearing a creased or rumply veil, when it is so easy for the bridal shop to steam it before the wedding. Your bridal jewelry deserves some pre-wedding tlc as well.  Have your engagement ring cleaned by a jeweler a day or two before the ceremony. It only takes a few minutes, costs nothing, and makes a huge difference in the sparkle of your gem.

Hand-cancel Your Wedding Invitations. Most brides put thought into selecting the right stamps for their invitation envelopes, and some even go so far as to create custom stamps. But if you really want your wedding invitations to arrive looking their best, take the time to hand-cancel them yourself at the post office. This avoids having a messy smudge of a cancel ruin your carefully chosen postage stamps. Even more than that, hand-canceling spares your invitations the rough treatment of the automated canceling machines, which can be very important when you have a bulky double envelope with enclosures or a ribbon inside. It is a little detail, but attention to detail is exactly what it takes to pull off a perfectly polished wedding.

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