The first step is to reserve a spot in a national park or the woods to have the ceremony. This is a good idea because it uses our natural elements to show your love for one another.

Your second step is to get wildflowers or daisies to be prominent in the colors and floral arrangements. What you should avoid here are flowers that can be found in wonderful man-made gardens. This wedding is about celebrating nature and all its glory.

The third step is using as many organic foods in the reception and recyclable products overall. This will be significant because it will show you are serious about your love for nature and its preservation. The most important thing to avoid is disrespecting the very nature feel and look that you love. 

Just stick to the steps as specified and you should not have any difficulties with how to have a nature wedding. Simply do the things specified and steer clear of the traps and problems as explained. Then experience the fruits and great things about having have a nature wedding that you will have earned by your time and efforts.

1. Make sure you set ground rules for what photos are and are not to be taken at the wedding.  If you don’t like to be pictured while kissing, make sure this is known.  If you don’t want photos of emotional friends and family make sure this is clearly stated as well.
2. Get together with your photographer and make a list of photos that you definitely know you want before the wedding day arrives.  Separate the list in to what can be done before the ceremony and after to save time and get to the reception even faster.
3. Inform your photographer of certain photos you want taken before the ceremony of things that are not people.  For example, the bride’s bouquet or a table of food, cake or pictures needs to be pointed out if it is not the traditional photograph.

Follow these rules and your wedding photos are sure to be exactly as you want them!

1. The “Ex”:  If you know for sure that your fiancé(e) is ok with your ex being at the wedding and there are no hard feelings this may be ok.  Some people do have good relationship with ex’s and this is ok if it doesn’t affect someone, but if it does it can ruin a wedding day.
2. The “Party Drinker”:  Sure this person may be fun at the occasional get-together at a friends house because they get ridiculous when drunk, but who wants that at their wedding?  If you are going to have alcohol served at your reception you should consider each and every person you invite before sending invitations.  Nothing makes things go downhill faster than alcohol.
3. The “Coworker”:  You should decide early on if everyone at work is invited to your wedding or if nobody from work is invited.  You should really consider only these two options unless you have a friend that can keep their attendance quiet.  This can kill work relationships very quickly if you don’t consider the repercussions.

1. Don’t wait more than three months to make out and send out your thank you cards to everyone who brought you a gift.  Remember that the more time you take the less thankful and gracious you seem to be and you don’t want to give that impression to anyone.
2. Make sure you address everyone from the family that attended the wedding in the card that you send.  Remember, most women are the ones that actually go out and purchase the gifts so even if you don’t know the woman well make sure she gets her due credit.
3. It is very important that you document in your card what it was that the person or people who bought it for your actually bought.  When you are opening gifts  you should write down who bought what so you can reference it, this will only make people more happy with your card.

Do all of these things and you are guaranteed to get just as much good stuff at the first baby shower!

1. Consider sending a “Save the Date” invitation six to eight months before the wedding date.  This will be much less formal than the actual invitation and will give little information, basically just the date and request it be saved.
2. Make sure that the wonderful humans that are organizing your wedding shower are well informed of the date and time of your wedding.  They will be asked by a lot of people leading up to the wedding for this information and should be prepared.
3. Be sure to send out your formal wedding invitation six to eight weeks before the wedding date.  Make sure it is clearly written what the date, time and address for the wedding is so there are no mix ups!

Following these three easy steps should ensure that your wedding goes off without a hitch!

First, it is important to remember that many of your wedding guests many not be familiar with the location of your wedding ceremony or reception.  If they are not familiar with either they will be struggling to find both in one day, which could cause a lot of undue stress.  People getting lost and making wrong turns can cause a lot of accidents and mishaps on your wedding day.

Second, it is important to remember that you will have a limited amount of time at your own wedding reception due to your pictures being taken after your ceremony.  This cuts down on your enjoyment of your reception and having to drive across town could cut down even more.  Don’t let your wedding day be cut down because you wanted to have your reception in some wonderful building across the town from you.

Let’s say, for example, you intend on having a dance floor with several dance competitions or celebrations planned.  You know there will be a lot of activity and perhaps the chance that some people could fall and injure themselves.  If this is possible you should make a point of having somewhere for your elderly guests should sit away from everything.

Also, consider how you seat your guests in relation to the receiving line or the food you have planned for the reception.  Lines coming from these two areas could cause a lot of congestion and confusion, only seat near them if space is at a premium.  Consider the small things about wedding reception seating and you will be just fine.

With a diet that has to do with your wedding you need to be realistic about your goals for how much weight you intend to lose.  If you are wanting to lose in the 50 pounds or more frame you really should start at least a year before the wedding day.  It is not healthy to lose this much weight in a matter of months, you could be setting up your wedding day for disaster.

Losing weight should be put in to perspective as it is generally something that you are doing for other people as you don’t want them to think less of you.  You should only try to lose weight if it is for yourself, not anyone else that happens to be around you.  As long as you lose weight the right way you will be ok and happy on your wedding day.

While it is a traditional gender role that tells men that they don’t have to be involved, it is true that men don’t have much excitement about the process.  They aren’t excited about picking out flowers or looking for dresses because it is not of interest to them, but they could be excited about choices.  Don’t get the groom involved to much in the beginning stages, they haven’t been considering the details like colors for their entire lives.

However, if you whittle down the choices to two or three options most men will give their opinions and become involved in the process.  This will give your groom a feeling of ownership in the wedding and make it feel like a day for the both of you.  This will only give you more of a feeling of unity on the day of the wedding.

1. The Guest List: A guest list was once upon a time a dreaded list that was tough to compile because it was in notebooks and sticky notes all over the place.  This all changed with the internet as guests lists can be updated and edited with ease.
2. Invitations: It wasn’t long ago that you had to spend hours in a bridal shop picking out what invitations you wanted from a bound book.  A long line was always in place which made it hard to make a choice, but now you can view all invitations on the internet.
3. Videography/Photography: With the ease of use and access to open source programs all over the internet you can save money with your photographer or videographer.  All you have to do is have someone shoot the shots and you can edit to your heart’s delight.

This is the only (hopefully) wedding day that you will ever get and it is important that you remember it as though it was enjoyable for you.  As you go throughout the day it is easy to get caught up in emotion, tradition and sentimentality but you should try to steer clear.  Try not to waste time on anything that takes away from the day for you and your soon to be spouse.

The wedding day should only be about the two of you and nobody else, not your parents, siblings or friends, just you two.  Try to make sure that you are taking moments here and there to take mental pictures, things that you will remember about the day that meant something to you.  This day is about you and should always be so.

First, the rehearsal dinner is important because in many cases it is the first time that the close relatives will intermingle.  The more of an opportunity they have to get to know each other at this event the better they will get along the next day.  You have the opportunity to see just what the vibe will be like the next day by surviving this important event.

Next, the rehearsal dinner is important because it begins to set the tone for the type of wedding day that you want with those close to you.  If you intend on a very formal and traditional wedding or a laid-back relaxed wedding this is your opportunity to set the tone.  Don’t overlook the power of the rehearsal dinner, it could make or break the actually wedding day for everyone.

1. If you are making assigned seating for everyone at your reception you need to take in to account the general energy between the people at the table.  Are they all old or young?  Are they relatives, friends or a mix?  Do these people knowingly not like each other?  All of these things could affect the atmosphere.
2. One of the biggest ways to enhance or ruin the atmosphere of the wedding is the question of alcohol.  Yes, it can loosen people up and cause for a great party vibe, but it could also cause a scene with unruly people.  The balance is what type of party you want to have.
3. What type of food you serve will have a direct impact on the type of reception you will have.  If you serve a meal, people will likely sit and talk most of the reception.  If you have finger foods or cheese and crackers people will be much more inclined to get up and walk around to mingle.

Here are three things the groom is expected to pay for:

1. Her ring.  You know that next to a house and a car this will likely be the most expensive thing that you every purchase in your lifetime.  Remember that this will be a symbol of your love for your wife for many years to come, make it a hit and make it last.  Shop with her leading up to the purchase to see what she likes.
2. You must pay for your tuxedo purchase or rental and in the case of your groomsmen renting tuxes you often pay for that too.  This is a nice gesture if you are asking people to travel long distances to be in your wedding.  Save them a bit of money and pick up the tab.
3. A gift for the bride to give to her in the hotel room or on your honeymoon is a great gift opportunity.  Give something sentimental or something expensive, either way, it will be something she will remember for years to come.

1. You are expected, unless you have a very wealthy family, to pay for your own wedding dress in most instances these days.  This was not always the case in the past but has become more accepted as the role of women has changed in our society.  Make sure to shop around and find your dream dress for the best bargain.
2. As the bride, you are expected to buy the wedding ring for your future husband.  Luckily for you, the groom’s ring is infinitely less expensive in almost every situation than that of the bride.  Make sure you know what your man likes or he may not wear it as often as you would like.
3. Finally, the bride is expected to get a gift of some sort for the groom.  This can be as large or small as you and your future spouse would like it to be, but there should be something.  Some small memento of the day and your love for one another.

Well you are party correct if you answered yes to the above posed question.  The bridal party and the groomsmen are obviously responsible for several of the party aspects of the wedding process.  The shower where you are your fiancé will receive many of your gifts is usually thrown by the bridal party.  This is where so many memories can be made.

Also, the bridal party and groomsmen are responsible for putting together the bachelorette and bachelor parties that are so important.  This is important to remember when picking your best man and maid of honor, make sure these people are people that you trust to not let you get out of hand.  The bridal party and groomsmen don’t foot a lot of the bill, but they do help cover some of the costs of the wedding.

• The fees commanded by the clergy or officiate of your wedding are to be paid by the family of the groom.  This can be quite costly at times and can really be aided if the family of the groom is willing to step forward.
• One of the most memorable times of the wedding process is the rehearsal dinner that follows the wedding rehearsal.  This is traditionally the evening before the wedding and is attended by all members of the wedding party and some other select family or friends.
• The corsage that the bride will wear as well as the boutonnieres worn by the groomsmen are paid for by the groom’s family.  These can get quite pricey the bigger the wedding party gets, but it is nice when the family of the groom has the financial wherewithal to pay the bill.

Here are a few things the bride’s family is expected to pay for:

1. All fees related to the church or chapel where the ceremony takes place and where the reception is to be held.  This is a well-known tradition that will knock many a father of the bride silly.
2. Invitations can be quite costly and have recently started to be paid for by many more bride and groom couples.  However, traditionally it is the bride’s family that pays for such things.
3. The flowers that are put up in the church and at the reception are generally paid for by the family of the bride.  This is another that can go either way, but traditionally the bride’s family has been expected to step forward in this situation.