Second wedding dos and donts

There really aren't any anymore. You can wear white and/or a veil if you want, you can have a bridal party, you can (if others want to throw you one) have a bridal shower and bachelorette.

Let's see as I too was married out of h.s. the first time.

Doing professional photography

Not having any friendors.

Only taking my mom with me to try on dresses. She has never stirred me wrong.

Not worrying about having an even bridal party. Our children are the bridal party lol. We have 3 girls 2 boys.

Only problem I'm having is deciding to do a veil or not. I did a hat with veil the first time and hated it!

Lol my first wedding was thrown together so quickly that it was awful! I'm excited to take my time and enjoy it this time!

OP please hang around and share your experience with the young nieve brides on here. You have good sense. Please stick around.

Well, I probably shouldn't comment because this will be my 3rd marriage. First one I got married before I graduated high school (courthouse) wedding, no dress; second marriage eloped to Vegas (should have left him in Vegas); so this will be my third and I'm doing the entire gauntlet. I have finally found the guy who makes me happy and we compliment each other. He is so very thoughtful, we've been together for 7 years and I'm so ready. So do you and have fun....

2nd wedding as well....

Not-marrying a douche bag

I am having professional photography

2nd marriage for me too. First wedding though. Ex and I had a courthouse wedding. So all of this is new to me, which makes it kind of like a first I guess!

@Holly me too!

I'm not having a bridal party this time, which saves a ton of stress, and I am planning this all myself.

My mom's dream wedding was my first wedding. I hated it.

@Beverly it's kind of nice because there's no comparing or trying to make it better or anything like that. I can put on a wedding gown for the first time ever even though it's the second marriage.

1.) Not marrying a jerk

2.) Having a tiny wedding which I have always envisioned

3.) 100% less drama.

This will be my 2nd wedding as well.

Mistakes for me from my 1st one.

I went cheap and had a early as hell 10am-3 day wedding with no alcohol. lol.

I had like 8 bridesmaids & Jr bridesmaids. Going smaller this time with 5.

I had no coordinator and the day was a little unorganized. Im getting a day of coordinator this time. I remember after we finished saying I dos and walked down the aisle we were like..um where the hell do we go now lmao. we went up to our hotel room & didnt have key. so just walked back down like duh lol

did not have a video. ..Focusing on a videographer this time

Eating this time. I did not get to eat last time. too excited

doing something special for out of town hotel guests this time like a welcome package & breakfast. 1st one I did squat

DO : Be a good host to your guests.

Enjoy every moment of the planning and the wedding.

DON'T : Let anyone tell you what you should/shouldn't do just because it's your second (or third or fourth) marriage.

I am new to Wedding Wire. Second marriage and much like many of the contributors have found a wonderful man that makes me incredibly happy. Looking forward to planning our day, which will be a celebration of

us. Trying to embrace the "no rules" comments and doing what we want for our day.

This the second wedding for both my FH and I. We're having a MUCH smaller wedding than either of us had before. I keep getting surprised by him, because he's so into the wedding planning (didn't have that before!)

I'm still doing an ivory dress, a birdcage veil, a kickass photographer, lots of food and booze!

This is my 2nd wedding as well. My first marriage was to my high school sweetheart. We had a big destination wedding in Lake Tahoe. We paid for the wedding ourselves and paid cash (no debt).

This time around, I will have a smaller wedding. I'm still wearing a white dress and a veil (no princess ball gown this time). Professional photography and videography is still a must.

Do whatever makes you and your FH happy.

I wouldn't say "no rules" like a pp mentioned. This is my second marriage, also having (stupidly) married shortly out of high school.

I'm marrying a man who doesn't mistreat me, as opposed to the last two relationships (including marriage to XH) I was in. We are having an all out wedding. I did it ALL wrong the first time, going to do it ALL right this time: well hosted (great food, free flowing alcohol, etc.), a fun venue, and just treating our guests like royalty.

It's my second marriage to the same man! We got married in our mid-twenties and it was too soon. We spent some time apart and found our way back to each other. This time around it amazing!

We did a beach wedding with 35 people. No bridal party or photographer, We didn't have a lot of money, so everyone paid for their own lunch. This time we are doing everything dress, photographer for 120 people.

This is actually my third wedding so I have some experience with this. Oddly enough I have known my FH for 17 years which is longer than the length of both my previous marriages (1 divorce). I have fond memories of my first. We were young and threw it together before a military deployment but it came together nicely and ended up being the only time both our families would ever be together so that made it more special. . My second is tainted by my ex and his mother who changed pretty much everything without telling me. I showed up to the wedding to find out that his mother had worked with the catering company behind my back and despite contracts had changed my menu, the location of the actual ceremony at the site, and had brought in the pastor from her church despite the fact that my sister was to marry us (she is a pastor) we get ready to go and he just took his place leaving my sister in shock. I should have known right then and there. This time around we are having a very small intimate wedding with my kids playing a large role and I am not wearing white (no problems with brides who want to), I just wanted a color dress.

2nd wedding here. I went to Jamaica (sandals) for 1st wedding. I was 23. This time I had a wedding here with 70 people in attendance. No dos or donuts though bc it's my second. It was hubby's first & we wanted it to be just as special.