Your itinerary is a great idea especially if you have many out of town guests. When I got married we did not have a computer so my friend's son a graphic artist typed and drew photos for a newsletter I named the Wedding Watch. We had several events, starting with a dock party rehearsal dinner, a ladies brunch, a guys boat outing and a day after barbeque. Since this was before smart phones and GPS we had maps to everything. My guests really appreciated this since it made things easier for them.
I put a lot of effort into figuring out how to trim money out of the behind the scenes stuff, the stuff that the guests would not see. I wanted to give the guests a little goodie bag when they checked in to the hotel, so at the dollar store I got packs of three gifts bags for a buck and bought bulk food items like nuts and candies and put them in little plastic bags with pretty ribbons along with some bottled water and a hand written note. The hotel gave them to each guest when they checked in. Since I was getting dressed at the church and would arrive before the guests, myself and the bridal party drove ourselves to the church. My sister and I picked up our flowers along the way. So I did not have to pay for a limo or delivery fees. Our best man's girlfriend was in charge of taking the flowers used at the church to the reception hall. I also had my bridesmaids help me make homemade chocolates which we used as wedding favors. From a guest perspective it was a pretty nice wedding because LOL they did not see all the behind the scenes cost cutting measures I went to plus I really enjoyed doing all that stuff myself. |