Ladies...if you could go back and change ONE thing..

brittanyjterrell · September 2011

.. about your wedding plans what would it be?

For me, I wish I wouldn't have picked my BP too soon or trying to stick to the 'family only' rule that my Grandmother was going.. luckily for me, I don't care about kicking people out (okay, that sounds bad but it HAD to be done) LOL

Also, making my own invitations... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I am pulling my weave out over here, I can't do this! I am not a "crafty" person and I do not know WHAT I was thinking! FI just laughs because we do them together and I get so frustrated sooo easily! LOL

Lastly, I would've had my destination wedding as I originally planned. I was basically pressured to have it back home because no one could afford to travel to Mexico. The pressure of a big "back home" wedding has really been hectic!

mahoganieyes · September 2011

Destination wedding, please!

shesheduke · September 2011

I would stick to my guns on every single things. I think I changed a lot of stuff based off what worked best for others and that ended up biting my butt in the end. I was way to easy going cause I didn't want people to think I was a bridezilla but it rreally got me run over in the long run.

msapril0730 · September 2011

Smaller bridal party and sticking to my guns

chescam · September 2011

Waited closer to wedding to pick bridal party. Inviting only 75 people like I originally wanted and focusing more on what FI and I really wanted. Man, this process should not be so stressfull

BluIvory82 · September 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_ladiesif-could-back-change-one-thing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:c2fbb088-14f1-444d-a4c8-5cf0be55395aPost:9f2069c7-3d7e-458d-9af9-f1354375dec0">Re: Ladies...if you could go back and change ONE thing..</a>:
[QUOTE]Destination wedding, please!
Posted by mahoganieyes[/QUOTE]

YES! I think about this daily! A private ceremony with the FI, all this mess, no thank you!

MarryingmyKnight · September 2011

Destination wedding and smaller wedding like FI wanted. Although I think 42 people is not a big wedding. Lol!

bcbsbride · September 2011

Destination Wedding with just FI and I.

wallacje · September 2011

More photos with just H and I instead of all these extended family photos, half of them I don't even like like that in the first place. Definitely wouldn't change anything else. DW kept attended list so much smaller than an at home wedding.

hatroopes · September 2011

Smaller wedding! I wouldnt have sent out STDs at all, so that way we could have modified the guest list and cut off some people.

prncsz · September 2011

Smaller bridal party, I would have made my thoughts and ideas about bp hair, makeup, etc known upfront one person didn't get the memo. I would also make sure that I got my own stuff together after the ceremony and prior to the reception. My bridal party went in the room and threw the stuff anywhere it would fit. I am still missing my face powder that I bought that day from mac as well as my makeup brush and my blush that I purchased. Had I taken just one sec to put all of this back in my purse when they came to get me to walk. I would still have all of this stuff with me instead of it being in mississippi and not where I needed it to be the day of the wedding.

I would have also had my father/daughter dance. I didn't want to do it because i was not sure if DH's mom would be up to doing a mother/son dance physically and at the last 30 mins of the reception DH decides to do mother/son dance and I did not follow-up with father/daughter dance because we were running out of rental time. Everyday I regret that because I definitely don't plan to marry again so hopefully we have a vow renewal in about 10 or 15 years and I can recreate that moment with my dad.

Had ceremony at the reception site or at another church completely.

simbidi · September 2011

Destination wedding with no more than 20 family/friends!!

2010Bride2be · September 2011

I just wouldn't have been so stressed out. I would have let things flow and not worried about every single detail. With all the stress and tears, I missed out on a lot of the fun of planning a wedding.

If I knew then what I know now, I would have trusted my coordinator and venue completely, which would have alleviated the stress.

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