If your wedding was postponed to a later date in 2020 or next year, this post is for YOU!
Wedding dates are a funny thing. You essentially are “married” to one specific date all throughout the planning process, from that moment you lock in your wedding venue and put down the initial deposit. Your date paints a roadmap for the rest of the planning process as you reach out to vendors, centralize your design theme, and create a timeline of action-items and due dates. With past ALE weddings, our clients picked their date for numerical reasons or because the date simply “had a nice ring to it” such as 7/11 and 10/10. For others, they selected their date for symbolic and sentimental reasons. Last November, one of our brides was married on her grandmother’s birthday and this meant a lot to the couple because grandma was the reason they got together in the first place (she set them up!). The bride asked her grandpa to officiate and it was one of the most heartfelt ceremonies we’ve witnessed!
No matter your attachment or reasoning, wedding dates become symbolic and may potentially impact how you feel leading up to your big day. As a bride, you go into what we like to call “bridal mode” during those several months leading up to your wedding. You mentally prepare yourself for what’s about to be the biggest day of your life. For many, this includes upping the self care routine, incorporating more workouts, or sticking to a balanced diet. Aside from physically and mentally getting into shape, you also have the many social and celebratory events on your calendar…your bachelorette party, bridal shower, dress fittings, hair and makeup trial, and more. It can be very surreal having to cancel all of these long-awaited dates…
However, among the many emotions you may be feeling right now, it’s important to realize the one thing that’s not being cancelled. And that’s LOVE. We’ve been encouraging our clients to still celebrate and embrace a love-filled day. Here are a few ideas we’ve brainstormed that you can do from the comfort of your home — feel free to share with any brides you know!
Honor the Wedding Morning
First, allow yourself to sleep in and get all the beauty rest possible! Wake up and begin the day as if it were your wedding morning - turn on an uplifting playlist, put on your wedding robe or pjs, throw on a face mask, and maybe take a bubble bath with candles. Pamper and relax. You deserve it all.
Plan A Joyful Itinerary
What kind of activities do you enjoy doing together and what will make the day feel extra special? Maybe it’s cooking breakfast together, playing cards, listening to music, walking your dog, making art, or putting on your favorite movie. Whatever they are, make sure they bring you both joy and weave them into the day’s itinerary.
Celebrate Virtually
Plan a virtual date with your families, best friends, or the wedding party. Trust us, your guests will be thinking of you when the date arrives so why not do a mini celebration and toast each other with champagne.
Set The Evening Scene
We believe ambiance is everything. Candles, a nice bottle of wine, a favorite home-cooked meal…need we say more? Heck, maybe even get a little dressed up for your ‘wedding night in’. Amidst quarantine living, there’s something kind of special now about showering, doing your hair, and throwing on a little makeup. Turn up your wedding playlist, attempt a new cocktail recipe, and twirl to your First Dance song. Make the evening FUN for the two of you!
We hope reading through these ideas will spark some others in mind. As always, we are here for you.
Sending virtual hugs,
Team ALE