Activity for Michelle

Are you going large, medium, small? Are there more friends than relatives?

Before you decide on budget and guest list prior to looking for venues, what are the areas that you and fiancé chose to focus on? Quality food and beverages that guests don’t open their wallets for? Great dj? Great venue? Quality...

Not postponed wedding celebrations or vow renewals but after the wedding is all over and done, when do you plan to start hosting events as a couple? For example, non wedding related dinners in your home, family reunion gatherings, game night if...

What foods and meals are traditional for your families during the holidays and what are you turning into new traditions? For example, do you make a specific cookie or pie recipe for the holidays? Is there a special dish that you or your partner are...

What favorite foods have you enjoyed at other weddings and how did that translate to your own menu? Did you pick a variety of favorite foods from other weddings or go a different direction?

What things have stood out to you as a guest at other weddings that you loved and wanted to include in your own wedding that may or may not be uncommon in your circles? An unconventional food/beverage setup? An alternative toy toss rather than a...

How festive are you going? Are you planning to have a winter wonderland with red/green/pine or blue/silver/snow, or are you steering the opposite direction with no holiday decorations/colors at all? Are you tailoring the food and beverage menus to...

Do you have any favorite seasonal or alternative music? Are you planning to use it during the ceremony or reception?

Over the course of planning, what did you not care about that is “expected” by online articles and Wedding Industry vendors pressure that you must focus all your attention and energy on? Some examples that we don’t care about: names/dates/titles on...

Do you have a preference or does your venue have a fire code restriction on the type used?

Your favorite brand, either drug store or high end, that doesn’t dry out your lips and is long lasting? Also what tips and tricks do you have for making regular lipstick last longer?

Are you keeping the centerpieces all the same or mixing up the styles if you couldn’t decide on one look?

As a guest, do you prefer the couple telling you what to wear or do you feel that is overstepping? As a hostess, do you have a preference of what vibe you want or do you trust adult guests to dress appropriately?

Which are you keeping vs skipping: Grand entrance (of any variation) at the receptionMC announcements First danceBridal party danceCake cutting ceremony ToastsAnniversary dance or alternative Bouquet/garter toss or any alternative Last dance In our...

Are you treating them as guests only, which is a huge honor in itself, or are you doing something special instead? For us, it was really hard to pick 3-5 people on each side to honor as attendants because we love everyone in our various friend groups...

When are you doing this? Are you dismissing the rows after the ceremony or greeting them at the cocktail hour or a pre ceremony cocktail hour? Those who did the pre- or post- ceremony cocktail hour greeting, how did it go over with guests? Our month...