Wedding Journals

Journals have always been a part of our lives. As a little child, you probably had a notebook wherein you kept an account of the important – and not so important – things that went on in your daily life. As a teenager, this habit may have continued. With the rise in popularity of blogs, the habit of writing down both the significant and the mundane has not waned a bit. Why not consider keeping a wedding journal for you and your partner?

A wedding journal is one way to make your memories even more tangible. Later on down the road, you would certainly appreciate going down memory lane and revisiting one of the most momentous occasions in your life. How do you go about making your own wedding journal?

Why not start at the moment you get engaged? Go to your local bookstore or crafts shop and pick out a blank journal. Of course, you may not be able to carry this with you at all times so it would be a good idea to have a scratch pad handy to take around with you. This way, you can write your thoughts and feelings any time you want to. Later on, you can transfer these into your journal. You can even turn it into a scrap book and add photos and other memorabilia. You will be sure to have tons of these as you plan your wedding.

What can you write in your wedding journal? Starting from your engagement, you can write about the proposal and your feelings about that. Later on, you can write about events and happenings related to your wedding planning. From the choosing of the venue, the theme, the people involved, and more, you can jot all these down and document your activities.

So what is the point in keeping a wedding journal? After all, you may be thinking, the wedding ceremony itself will be well documented with videos and pictures. Still, a wedding is not a stand alone event. As you probably already know, a wedding is the result of months of planning. You would probably go through a lot – both good and bad – in the months prior to your wedding. Documenting these times may even be more precious as time passes by. More so, writing things down can help alleviate some of the stress that you will surely be undergoing. Much like other journals, let your wedding journal be your outlet in times of pressure.

Make The Most Out of Your PC

Tech lovers – or techies for that matter – will definitely appreciate this post. As you probably have already observed, technology has pervaded almost every aspect of our daily living. It has gone beyond entertainment purposes to educational purposes and more. When it comes to planning your dream wedding, why not make the most out of the technology available to you as well?

You need not be a rocket scientist to figure out that your personal computer and the Internet will be quite useful when it comes to planning your wedding. Planning your wedding using your PC can be as simple as getting ideas from various sites (such as this one). Your research can be general or very specific, depending on what you want and need. One thing that you can do online when planning your wedding is to get passages for readings, vows, invitations, and the like. You can get these passages for free or even modify them to suit your tastes better.

One very useful thing that the Internet has to offer when it comes to planning your wedding has to do with wedding gowns, tuxedos, and even the whole wardrobe of the wedding party! You can get ideas for designs and themes from various web sites online. You can then either order clothes online or print out the designs and have someone else make them for you. Other vital elements of a wedding can be found online as well. These include wedding singers, bands, DJs, ministers, venues, florists, caterers, and more.

More than these resources mentioned above, you can also find online wedding planner software that will make your planning much easier and more organized. Some of the programs are free while others may cost a minimal fee. What can these programs do for you? Different software have different features of course, however, the general idea behind wedding planning software is to give you a calendar and a check list by which you can monitor the tasks that you need to complete before the wedding as well as the time frame that you have.

It is true that countless people have planned weddings over the centuries without the help of the computer and the Internet. Yet it would be playing ostrich not to recognize what technology has to offer the bride and the groom. Just imagine how much easier and more organized it will be for you. So why not do some research and see if there is software that can help you?

Your Personal Wedding Website

Normally, the way to let people know of your upcoming nuptials is for you to meet them in person, or to tell them by phone, or to send them the actual invitation. Now you can add one more really cool and efficient way to get the word out: the internet! Specifically, have your own personal wedding website.

You’re probably thinking you’re too shy. What in the world would you say? There’s a lot that you can share! This is your online wedding billboard. Announce your engagement and talk about how you met; let your family and friends share in your love story. Take the time to introduce your fiance/e (feel free to include a picture) so that your loved ones know what he looks like.

Why not save on the cost of having invitations printed and make soft copies instead. Scan the actual invite and post it on your site. You might want to check, your web host may actually have thrown in the virtual invitation design tool in to help you create one from scratch easily online.

A website is also great for posting directions and announcements such as where you’ve been able to secure rooms for those coming in from out of town, and how to get to your wedding if they don’t live in your area. How about creating an online bridal registry? This will make it easier for your guests to give you what you prefer and they’ll be able to save some time by shopping online.

You may be thinking it must be too difficult to create one; you never learned how to really use the computer. Some wedding planners have easy to create sites just for you. They can walk you through the process easily and most of the time, it’s as easy as pointing and clicking on what you like then simply personalizing it with your own words.

Don’t forget to include your website address to your invitations so that everyone knows where to look for updates.

Technology and Weddings

There are many traditions in weddings. There are also many changes. Many innovations have made it possible for there to be greater variety and options in weddings.

Just imagine, in the old days when people relied on horses, you’d really have to plan to have months before your wedding, waiting for some of your guests to arrive. Now, there is no guess work on when they will arrive. You can easily confirm flights and most people can get to you in a matter of days.

Thanks to the internet, you now have an inexpensive way to extend your invitation to your family and friends who live far away. You can simply create an e-card of your wedding invitation and email it to them. They will no longer have to wait for snail mail to get it to them. They get your message instantly. Of course you may still prefer to send the actual card to make it more personal.

You can now create a personal wedding site online. This is a wonderful tool for sharing information with all your guests without having to call each of them one by one. You can simply put your announcements and updates online as your wedding progresses. Your guests can check your site at their convenience without having to constantly call you.

Best of all, you can get your wedding research and planning done online with the help of sites like this. You have access to all the tools and information you’ll need to achieve your dream wedding in the comfort of your home. Sure is more comfortable than running ’round town hunting for possible vendors.

Preserve your Wedding Memories

It’s the most important day of your life: don’t let the memories disappear. Even the whole process of planning a wedding will bring a smile to your face years down the road, as you recall the madness of picking a motif and how something as simple as whether to order a rum or buttercream cake would keep you up at night.

So how do you preserve these moments, despite the crazy schedules, the general anxiety, where every day becomes a blur of talking to wedding suppliers and fitting the dress?”

First, keep a diary or a blog. Promise that you’ll write even just 10 sentences a day, about what you did, what you chose, what you hated on sight. If you’re not in the mood to wax poetic, even jotting down a list will preserve some of the day-to-day memories. “1. Had lunch with my bridesmaid 2. went to the salon to try out another hairstyle. I looked li.” You get the picture.

Consider buying a scrapbook where you can stick on swatches, receipts, photos from your makeup trials, cards. If you don’t consider yourself a “crafts” person, many scrapbook stores sell kits that pretty much make it as easy as “pick-and-stick”.

Make a time capsule for your future kids. Put in pictures of you and your fiance, a few love letters, a letter to them, and a letter to each other which you’ll agree to open on your 10th wedding anniversary.