Quotes - Your biggest wedding regret.

wiwicaty · August 2010

I'm not even halfway there yet but I know what I'm NOT going to regret.

I'm not going to regret spending an insane amount of money on a big wedding because ours will be adorably intimate with just 4-6 friends. This way it will be all about us and us alone. Family and everyone else will enjoy the web-casting of the event.

I'm not going to regret not having stunning photos and video taken because that's totally vital for me no matter the cost.

I'm not going to regret not having enough time... we're doing destination and will fly in two days before and staying two extra days in Vegas before leaving for the honeymoon.

That said, I might regret not having the kind of flower decorations I like because they're too expensive.

Good luck to you ALL

kayakrunhike · August 2010

I regret not being able to spend more on flowers. I would have loved bigger centerpieces, and what we did get certainly wasn't what I imagined it based on the florist's demo for us. As it was, we literally broke even- no bills, but not wedding fund money left, either, so it wasn't really an option, and I know nobody but me noticed.

megandjay · August 2010

I wish I had been more forceful with the seamstress that she was pinning my dress too tight, maybe then I would have been able to breathe during my wedding!

Knot Annie · August 2010

Thanks so much. Please stay on topic with this post. Some of the comments have been deleted.

rands09 · August 2010

You ladies are a hoot!

My biggest regret was allowing DH to talk me into allowing my sister in law do our florals, even though I made it clear to him that the florals were very important to me, and I felt that we should have them professionallly done.

I wanted the rose arrangements with no leaves, in a round ball shape, and we had bought clear cylinder and smaller clear bud vases so that there would be taller arrangements and mini arrangements on each table, along with various candle elements. The bouquets were to be the same, hand tied, with no leaves for a clean look. She had done some DIY weddings before, and used to work for a florist, so I went against my better judgement and agreed - thinking that she had some experience, at least...

She assured me that she could do what I wanted, no problem - even though it involved over 600 roses and hydrangeas...I offered her help - my Aunts, friends and even my Mom offered to help with the arrangements.

She refused all help, and in the end ran out of time and did a rush job that was not the best, to put it mildly. The BM's bouquets were sloppy and uneven (and yes, were full of leaves), she didn't take the leaves off of the roses for the table arrangements, instead stuffing them down inside of the clear vases, which was the exact opposite of what we had discussed. And then she put the candles on the tables in a haphazard fashion, so that she could leave and get showered and dressed!

My Mom told me not to worry, that some arrangements are made to have the leaves show, and that the guests likely would never have noticed those small details that weren't what I wanted...but the thing was, I did. And every time I look at my pictures of my reception tables, it just burns me up more than a little bit!

goheels05 · August 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_quotes-biggest-wedding-regret?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:0e230854-a12a-4d49-86d8-86b2ba119374Post:7228105a-4de5-47ff-9761-b081bbcd1db0">Re: Quotes - Your biggest wedding regret.</a>:
[QUOTE]Ooooh! And I really wish I had been able to incorporate more lasers into the overall theme. And not the lame laser light show lasers. I'm talking about the real deal, burn you in the baby maker kind. That would have made MY DAY really super awesome.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

Please put this in The Knot magazine.

ldybug252000 · August 2010

Well i am not married or engaged as of yet, he has asked and i said yes, but he is working on the ring so no ring yet.. some people say yes u still are and some say no, not till the ring, so i just figure im pre-engaged, lol

But i have read all these posts and i LOVE all the input from everyone, and would just like to say that when i do start planning, which hopefully will be soon, i will take everythng from you all into consideration..

This is good stuff ladies, keep it coming and thank you very much:)

megk8oz · August 2010

My biggest regret was not getting my hair professionally done. I was trying to save money and so I did it myself. While it looked great in person, it really looks bad in the photos ... I cringe when I look at some of them.

Also regret sticking with a photographer I knew I didn't like. He did my friend's wedding, and the pics were nice, but I had really hated his personality. Our venue offered a package that included photography services, but he happened to be the photographer you had to use. From day 1, I just had a bad feeling about it, but I was afraid to ask if we could pay the venue a little extra for somebody else, or asking DH if we could look into hiring a second one because we didn't have a lot of extra money. Through the entire planning process the guy kept saying things that made me want to fire him, but I was too scared to "rock the boat". We got our photos back, and we were both pretty dissapointed with them

For what we paid, I should have pics that I like. If you're spending a lot of money on something and your gut is telling you something needs to change, listen to it.

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