Advice! Wisco brides, get in here!

msteph82 · June 2011

So, I know a lot of you are getting married really soon and I wanted to pass along some advice I had. All of my married ladies, feel free to chime in too!

msteph82 · June 2011

Advice passed down from the May 2011 Brides:

We were given a lot of advice and we wanted to come share some of that with you. We all posted in one place so you didn't get a million posts, so please excuse the randomness of it all.

Take it all in and enjoy, it will be the best day of your life, so far!

1. Go on a date before your wedding. We went on Thursday and it was perfect. We ordered drinks, had a wonderful meal and got back to what the wedding was all about - us.

2. Take at least THREE times during your day to steal away some time for you and your groom. As soon as we walked back down the aisle, we locked ourselves in the coatroom. We took a moment when we were taking pictures and again at the reception. Take in the day - look around A LOT. Thank everyone and tell them you love them.

3. PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS when you are planning. Not on the day of. You won't care on the day of because you'll be so freaking happy and the little details will not matter. You have a groom? Check! Okay, good to go.

4. Don't worry about sexy underwear under your dress. You will sweat so much your underwear will smell like someone died. Shower and then put on your sexy stuff for your HUSBAND!

5. Don't worry about your hair/arms/dress or anything else once you start walking down the aisle. It won't matter. Nothing else will except your groom. Lock eyes with him and let everything else melt away.

6. Enjoy it! Smile, laugh, just be married. The world's stress can wait for another day.

7. Be sure to wear comfy shoes to the reception.

8. When you get tired, and you will, keep going. Keep jumping, dancing, running around, having fun. You can rest tomorrow. But don't take it easy. You only get one night, suck every moment out of it that you can. It's 2 days after our wedding now and I'm still extremely sore, but I'm so glad I am.

9. Do it on your wedding night. We were beat, but it's some of the best sex we've ever had. It was so amazing knowing he is my husband.

10. Your wedding day will be the most wonderful and happiest day of your life to date. You won't understand this yet, but when you say I Do, you will. And when you see that ring on your husband's finger, you will understand what sexy really is.

11. Find someone to be your day of coordinator or hire someone. My friend Liz was phenomenal and made the day so seamless and easy.

12. Pee backwards on the toilet (straddle it facing the wall) - you will be able to pee by yourself this way.

npott044 · June 2011

Thanks for the good info! Congrats and I am glad your day was wonderful!

sarnoon · June 2011

Ha! #12 is great advice---I never would have thought of trying that, thank you!!

flutterby1984 · June 2011

Thanks for the advice! Congrats!

jcrew_shopaholic · June 2011

I would also suggest taking a few moments here and there to just breathe and look around you. The whole night goes by so fast, and all of the little details are so easily forgettable that it helps just to take a little bit and absorb everything you possibly can.

I concentrated on all of the "little" details as well as the large ones before our wedding (many called my waaay too OCD!!) and we got so many compliments on how our wedding was so "us". It was so nice knowing that everything was taken care of and all we had to do was have fun.

Also, never stop smiling!! I really don't think we stopped smiling the entire day, and it made our pictures look absolutely beautiful. In some of our pictures I look like an absolute freak because I was smiling so much (especially walking up and down the aisle), but those ended up being our favorites.

Enjoy every single moment! It goes by way too fast unfortunately.

chelseamb11 · June 2011

These are great! The toilet one especially haha. Thanks for the advice!

gundy21 · June 2011

The 4/11 Knotties did some advice sharing, too - this was my post...

Have one last date night with your FI before the wedding. We had family arriving on the Wednesday before the wedding, so on Tuesday night the two of us went out to dinner at one of our favorite places and just enjoyed an evening together.

Trust your vendors. You picked them for a reason - they are professionals and will address the little things that will come up during the day.

Don't let the weather get you down. We got snowed on (mid-April)! Not really what I was hoping for....but the outdoor pics turned out fabulous and it helped make the day more memorable.

Try to get good sleep the week before the wedding - just in case you don't sleep well the night before.

Most important - laugh, smile, and have fun!

Danidawn20 · July 2011

Wow there is some good advice on here, I'll have to keep alll of these in mind

gadragonetti · July 2011

The advice about keep dancing, jumping, and running around even when you are tired is so right on. I read this 3 days before my wedding. We got married on June 18, and about halfway through the DJ/dancing, I wanted to sit down and take a break. But, I remembered what I read here about to keep going, and I did, and man, I am so glad I did! I have the most incredible memories of dancing, singing, and cheering with my family and friends. In every photo on the dance floor, I am dancing without a care in the world with a huge smile on my face. Oh, and I totally agree, my husband is so much more attractive to me now that he has a ring on his finger and now that I am a Mrs. Love it! One other piece of advice I would throw out there, and this goes for the planning process and the day of the wedding, is to trust your gut instinct. Long story short, I switched a table at my wedding reception because my mother-in-law was pouting, and I didn't feel good about it. I wish I had listed to my gut and left things the way they were. Especially because in the grand scheme of things, did it really matter that a table was switched? It's a stupid detail that I should've left well enough alone. Don't let ANYONE talk you into anything you aren't 100% on board with. It's the one day that should be everything you dream of, no matter how silly or insignificant something may seem to an outside observer!

latascha · August 2011

Love it! Congrats and thanks

beckster5551 · September 2011

Moved to read first post. I don't like having too many stickies....

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