Things to Remember on Your Engagement Day
The day you get engaged will live in your memory as one of the best days. But will you genuinely remember it? Will you have the presence of mind not to get caught up in all the 'to do's' that come with being newly engaged?
If you haven’t heard of the 24-hour rule, it will be an engagement day game changer. This rule is instituted in any situation where emotions are running high. Often enacted in difficult situations, the primary purpose of the rule is to ensure that in the moment of peak emotion, you wait 24 hours to take action. Newly betrothed couples would benefit significantly from implementing this rule following the proposal. Allowing time to bask in each other before the phone calls, texts, and barrage of questions that happily extend from the sensational news will be a gift to yourselves. Give yourself 24 hours to relax and enjoy the bliss, so you don’t look back on this momentous day and recall that the majority of it was spent on the phone and not with each other.
Planning a wedding, even in the earliest stages, can be overwhelming, and your best intentions early on in the process can present issues later on. Many couples make the mistake of casually asking people to a wedding that hasn’t even been planned yet. Before you start inviting guests before the guest list is created, make sure you and your partner have had the opportunity to share the vision of your big day! Your budget, venue, and over-all ambiance on this once-in-a-lifetime occasion can quickly become more about your guests then a celebration of your union! Make sure you spend quality time together, creating and editing your guest list to meet your vision. This initial step would help in avoiding uncomfortable or awkward backtracking if a casual invite was extended before the list was made.
While the wedding day is about the happy couple and your wishes need to be a priority, one other piece of advice is to run your desired wedding date by all those that are 'non-negotiables' on your guest list. If your Aunt Carol has to be in attendance, make sure she is available and that there aren't any unforeseen issues that you maybe didn't consider. You can't cater solely to your guests, but for those most important, it's good to assess if one date works better than another.
Your Maui wedding planner is here to assist in all the big and small details, but knowing a few of these critical reminders upfront, will aid in making your wedding day an incredible celebration.
