Top Wedding Concern

PoliceWife104 · June 2011

What is the thing you are most concerned about for your wedding?

For you married ladies - What was yours & was it worth all the worry, in the long run?

No particular reason, just curious!

MAYA3300 · June 2011

We had delegated our families to do the set up and decorations for us. My siblings were suppose to haul everything with them: the table clothes, chair covers, centerpieces, sodas, etc. And they arrived quite LATE to the venue. I was freaking out. It made for a very stressful morning.

saintpaulJess · June 2011

I'm really worried about my rental items showing up late or not being the correct items. I don't know why, though - I'm sure everything will be fine.

kaylas16 · June 2011

Severe weather, mainly because most other concerns I have some control over. Although now that we are so close it doesn't sound like the weather will be bad...maybe some rain and thunder but nothing serious that would prevent people from coming

colstj1 · June 2011

At this point in planning I am not worried about much. As I get closer I am sure things will worry me more. I guess I just hope the DJ does a good job of keeping everyone entertained and happy.

shan87 · June 2011

My biggest concern was how H was going to react to the First Look. I thought he would be unimpressed but he was beaming, excited and kept telling me how beautiful I looked.

I was also scared that he was going to see me before the big moment. I had the little girls be on Boy Patrol.

ETA: In the end, it was not worth the worry

mlschn06 · June 2011

I was really worried about our guest list- we invited more than we probably should have but thought we knew who would probably come and not come, well, we had no idea that the people we did not think would come would travel so far and come, but some we never questioned will not be coming the day of- so basically so far everything has worked out and we are around the 25% range of people rsvping no which is what we had hoped for, but I was really stressed at first when they all starting coming back as a yes!

kaylas16 · June 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_top-wedding-concern?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:eca45f9b-5ef5-4e6b-8a1b-7fdc9ef3e19ePost:53382816-4522-4259-8028-15de764ff95e">Re: Top Wedding Concern</a>:
[QUOTE]My biggest concern was how H was going to react to the First Look. I thought he would be unimpressed but he was beaming, excited and kept telling me how beautiful I looked. ;) I was also scared that he was going to see me before the big moment. I had the little girls be on Boy Patrol. ;) ETA: In the end, it was not worth the worry :)
Posted by shan87[/QUOTE]

I am a bit worried about this and I don't know why. I feel like he just will not like my dress and think I look too different and not like it.

I feel like in the end pretty much nothing will have been worth the amount of worry it got :)

drdifabio · June 2011

We had a big wedding party - 15 of us total.
I was really worried that someone would forget something (like their shoes) or get lost and not make it to the place they were supposed to be at the time they were supposed to be there. We had a different place for the ceremony and the reception so that was two places right there, plus the girls all had to make it to my parent's place in the morning to get their hair done, AND then we took pictures at three locations between the ceremony and reception and didnt provide group transportation.

It ended up being TOTALLY fine and I worried for nothing!
I did provide color coated maps to all the people in the wedding party though

. But no one got lost, everyone was on time, and they all had their stuff! It worked great and we saved money on group transport. Plus everyone had their car at the end of the night.

beka0404 · June 2011

Because over 60% of our guests were from out of town, we provided transportation for guests from the hotel to the church, to the reception and then back to the hotel at night. I was REALLY worried that there would be major transportation issues. I mailed itineraries to the guests the week of the wedding, told my DOC about my fears and said a few prayers. Aside from one small issue (our WP pics ran late and the shuttle for family was late so most of our family took cabs), it all worked out. (Or at least I think it did - my DOC and the guests never said a word if it didn't!)

Like Danielle, we also had a huge WP (20 people). I was worried about them being late, and a number of them totally were - I think we were 30 minutes behind on the rehearsal and 15 minutes behind on pictures - but honestly, it was beyond my control and not worth my worry. Instead of worrying about it, I should have accepted it as a given.

newlyseliski · June 2011

I was worried about reception set-up because I had entrusted it to friends and failed to get much of the logistics and details as nailed down for them as I had wanted to. There were only a couple major issues with it in the end... like the plates and water goblets not getting set out at each place... and I'm still fuzzy on whether I had remembered to detail that out in my set-up instructions/photos? I have a hunch that the caterer and liquor vendor decided to use them the way they wanted... the bar took all the goblets and served wine in them and the caterer piled all the plates on the end of the buffet. I had arrived early to the reception with the WP and noticed it... but decided to not care and let it go! I was married and the incorrect location of plates and glasses would only be noticed by and bug me

If you have items that have specific ways you want them set up and you can't do it yourself... get a DOC or take more time to provide detailed instructions/photos/sketches to whomever is responsible for setup... I almost gave myself an ulcer the week of the wedding!

Wiscisbliss · June 2011

I was really worried about H's dad showing up. He didn't. It wasn't worth all the pre-stress.

Also, I was totally weird about making sure everyone had enough to eat. We ordered way too much cake and late night snack.

wittyschaffy · June 2011

I had two worries - one funny and one serious.

My funny worry was I kept having recurring nightmares about falling into the koi pond at the ceremony (Como Conservatory Sunken Garden). In my dreams, I'd fall oh so ungracefully in and when I stood up, not only was my dress purple from the water, but I had fish flopping around between the layers of sheer fabric.

My one serious one was that some of DH's relatives were quite a bit of drama leading up to our wedding and I was nervous that they'd continue to act out at the reception.

Both fears were unfounded and all was well.

shan87 · June 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_top-wedding-concern?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:eca45f9b-5ef5-4e6b-8a1b-7fdc9ef3e19ePost:7da4fd13-c3cf-495c-82e1-5190b1123d86">Re: Top Wedding Concern</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Top Wedding Concern : I am a bit worried about this and I don't know why. I feel like he just will not like my dress and think I look too different and not like it. I feel like in the end pretty much nothing will have been worth the amount of worry it got :)
Posted by kaylas16[/QUOTE]

Aww Kayla your FI is going to love it and you! H saw my make up trial and said it was more make up then he had ever seen me wear. The day of he was like DANG! That's what you've been doing all morning, I love it!... All Brides and Grooms are beaming, he will be proud to say you're his wife... I'm sure of it! Its better then see it in person for the first time, trust me! :)

FutureMrsSheeler · June 2011

Hmm... I'm worried about obtaining addresses, and I hope all of our OOT people don't decline!

KateJ10 · June 2011

I was concerned about a few logistics, such as who would transport gifts, where to put the gifts, transporting our stuff, etc etc. I am in the process of hiring a DOC (aka I need to send in the deposit and contract) so those should now be covered.

My main concerns would now be what if it is a boring wedding reception? haha I have been to enough of those and it would kinda suck if that turned into mine!

MaggieandJake · June 2011

Since I'm living in one state and having the wedding in another, I'm most worried about leaving something back home~since it's not exactly easy to just run home and get it. But, as long as I have the marriage license/rings/dress, I'll know I'll be fine

rachi1285 · June 2011

I don't have a DOC so all the "day of" stuff is still in my hands. I'm not good at delegating because I like things to happen the way I want. So it'll be a super busy morning setting up the reception room, the games outside, the ceremony arbor and getting FI's kids ready, plus the normal bride to-do list! Let's hope I get some sleep the night before!

graysquirrel · June 2011

I'm worried about the weather. I'm the kind of person who is very organized and will have everything delegated down to the minute, so obviously I like to control things. I can't control the weather and had my first bad weather wedding dream last night. Ick.

We are DIYing a lot of stuff and it is between FI, my mom, and myself to be the coordinators. I'm hoping that FI can get his groomsmen to get all of their little set-up jobs done.

I Want Cake · June 2011

I was worried that our officiant would forget his paperwork at home in CA and we wouldn't be able to get him registered in Hennepin County. Everything worked out perfectly.

My biggest worries were that people would complain about the 90 minute gap between the end of our ceremony space permit and when we opened our reception space. Nearly all our family stuck around with us for pictures, and our friends found other stuff to do, so it ended up being a non-issue.

The other one was that MIL would be around while we got ready and insert herself where she wasn't needed and then take any credit whatsoever for the wedding/reception even though she didn't do a thing to help. We didn't see her until right before the ceremony, which was perfect. I also didn't want everyone to see me in my dress before the ceremony. People saw, but it was while they were finding their seats, so it was okay. We were in a glass building, so it was kind of hard to keep hidden.

I worried about tripping in my shoes. I didn't.

I worried about cleaning up at the end of the night. It didn't take us nearly as long as it could've (thanks to my awesome MOH/BFF) and we actually got out of there at a decent hour.

I worried that our first dance would suck. It did. H can't dance and I chided him the entire time. I should've forced him to take a lesson with me at some point beforehand.

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