Wedding scenario to consider

If you've ever seen a romantic movie or read a fairy tale, you probably think that the only right way to get married is to have a lavish wedding with hundreds of guests, tons of flowers, fancy band, intricate wedding cake, elegant staff offering incredibly sophisticated foods and drinks and of course an amazing wedding dress with hand made detailing, intricate stitching and elaborate silhouette. That is what movies and fairytales would make us think, but does that make it true?

All those romantic comedies and pretty tales are written by creative people who make a living on dreaming up perfect, beautiful scenarios. But life is not the creation of somebody's imagination, it's real and so it's okay if it's different than what we see on big screen. In real life small celebrations with friends, casual wedding dresses, home cooked wedding feasts or imperfect cake glazing are natural and perfectly at place, so if that's your choice, you can go for a casual wedding. There is only one rule, and that is that your fiance has to be on board. Otherwise you have to look for a compromise, but chances are if you're getting married, you share similar dreams, values and desires, and so a casual wedding is what you'll be planning.

Just like every real estate agent, most wedding planners will tell you what is important is location, location, location. Before you choose your wedding spot, though, you need to know how big you need it to be. You and your fiance have to sit down together and write down a list of guests that you absolutely have to have at your wedding. Just be sure these are people you love and care for, and not necessarily a friend of a sister of a coworker you've met once and feel obligated to invite because she was very nice. Closest, most important people are the ones who should be on your list, and that list should be the basis of your location search since you'll need a place that will fit everybody comfortably. For a small, intimate wedding you ca easily consider a wedding in the back yard, at your favorite restaurant or another place that will be comfortable and cozy for everybody.

After you choose the location and you know how many guests will be attending and what kind of people they are, you can start planning the menu and the entertainment for the reception. Since it's supposed to be a simple wedding, you can forget about fancy foods and opt for familiar, tasty favorites, remembering to have choices for everybody no matter if they're diabetic, vegetarian or allergic to shellfish. Fortunately having a small guest list ensures that you know everybody pretty well, making the menu planning that much easier. Being a casual bride you don't have to order a fancy cake, you can have one made at home or you can ask your friends to help and each bake different flavor cupcakes you can later put together in the shape of a tiered cake. And as for entertainment, there is no need, and possibly no room for a wedding band, so you can always just put together a playlist that will have a song for everybody and play it on quality sound system

Think about it. During a simple, small wedding you'll have the time to talk to everybody, you'll find a moment to eat something, you'll be certain your guests keep one another good company and you won't worry about everything being perfect. You, and everybody else, will just have a good time relaxing over delicious food to good music, and if that doesn't sound like a wedding scenario to consider, then I don't know what does.