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Katie
VIP May 2014

Here's some BAM advice! **Updated with more pictures on page 2**

Katie, on June 3, 2014 at 4:31 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 42

Okay, so the shock has worn off and I have been able to look back and digest the day. Everything that needed to went perfectly! There were some small things that went wrong, but that leads me to my first piece of advice:

1. Don't sweat the small stuff.

My Dad went to the venue early in the morning to set up string lights over the dance floor. When he was done he sent a picture to my mom and we notice that the runners my mom made were too short for the tables. They were burlap and had twine bows on the ends. Luckily, if you took the twine off they looked great. My DOC was able to fix the problem before anyone even made it to cocktail hour.

2. Trust your vendors, they know what they are doing.

My FH had made our baby slideshow and our DJ came up to us to tell us the volume on our CD wasn't working. He didn't have the songs we picked (they weren't really common), but he picked two other songs and synced it up PERFECTLY to our slideshow.



42 Comments

Latest activity by KT, on June 5, 2014 at 10:54 AM
  • Brianna
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    Oh my goodness this literally looks like it is out of a magazine sooooo pretty!

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  • Kate
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    Congratulations! You obviously put a lot of thought and care into your planning; it looks beautiful!

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  • Emma
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    Very pretty! Congrats!

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  • KimS
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    I LOVE your centerpieces! I really want something like that for our reception - we're using purple, too!

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  • Katie
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    3. The day flies to take moments throughout the day to take everything in.

    I took the advice of those married before me and I would take moments throughout the day and just let it sink in. If you don't, the next thing you know, the party is over. My favorite moment was the ride from our ceremony to the reception. H and I were in a car by ourselves and we got to just joke around and be silly. It was so special to take in that moment where everything wasn't flying by.

    4. Make sure you eat!

    My advice is to try and eat during cocktail. We were lucky because our cocktail was an hour and a half. Our Photog let us have the first half hour to eat before we took all our photos. I didn't wonder or try to say hi for everyone. I went to the stations I wanted food at, then sat with my MOH and stuffed my face! It was awesome and I was set for the rest of the day. I didn't have much time to eat the main course, because anyone who passed wanted to say hi.

    5. Have someone else, DOC or family friend, in charge of making sure everything is going the way it should.

    It was so great to walk into the venue and see everything the way I wanted! Like I said, there were some small issues, but they were ironed out right away. You don't want to have to worry about these things when getting ready for your big day.

    6. You can't change the weather.

    Long before I could even have an accurate prediction of the weather for our big day, I bought cute rain boots just in case. We had a couple rain drops on the way to the church, but it all cleared up by the time everything started. My mom was more concerned then I was.

    7. Remember that no matter what happens, all that matters is that you marry your FH.

    After we exchanged vows and we were pronounced husbands and wife, everything else was just extra. We were fortunate to have amazing vendors, but if we didn't, it wouldn't matter in the end. I married the love of my life.

    p.s. I found the picture my dad sent my mom where the runners looked like they had fish tails. haha (We did use the measurements the venue supplied)


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  • Katie
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    Your venue is so pretty! It looks like a fairytale.

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  • Future Mrs. Pichon
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    I love the lights your dad hung for you. Very pretty! Congrats on your beautiful day!

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  • Future Mrs. Pichon
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    I love the lights your dad hung for you. Very pretty! Congrats on your beautiful day!

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  • GrayCatVintage
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    Gorgeous venue! Congrats!

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  • Jamie
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    Love the way your reception looks...very beautiful! The lights Dad hung really gives it that extra touch Smiley smile

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  • MarriedJ!
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    Everything looked great. Congratulations! Glad you enjoyed it too!

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  • Nay
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    Very pretty. Congrats Smiley smile

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  • Theresa Beale
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    Everything looks amazing. Congratulations.

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  • MrsDean
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    Yep. Very pretty! You did good! Congratulations.

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  • MrsDean
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    Yep. Very pretty! You did good! Congratulations.

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  • S
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    Very pretty!! congrats and thanks for the advice.

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    Beautiful. Congrats!

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  • Summyya
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    Very pretty, purple is my favorite color

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  • JoBu
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    The lights looked beautiful, as well as everything else! Can't wait to see more pictures! Congratulations!!

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  • Dori L.
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    Gorgeous! How long were you planning?

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