Special Wedding Poems Blog

We exchanged vows that wedding day,
We smiled we laughed and looked into each other’s eyes,
Forever we promised to live together,
To Love Honor and Cherish throughout the years,
How hard can it be to be married?

The first few months go by so fast,
So do good habits that we’ve learned,
I guess good things don’t always last,
Good times apparently need to be earned.

Hard times are past present and future,
We try to find our place,
But things prove to be complicated,
Is this marriage thing some kind of race?

Well we don’t run the same pattern,
Or to the same beating heart,
Our rhythmic melody beats close,
But not quite together to make one dose.

They say learning this trade takes time,
They say being married is something won,
You found your soul mate for life,
You found the one.

Even if life throws you a curve ball,
Just learn to dodge it like you did to meet each other,
Being married is a choice that you both made,
Take it seriously as you talk to one another.

Never forget to listen,
Never forget to learn,
And most importantly,
Never forget to LOVE.

By K. Martin

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Have you ever been to a beach wedding? I have, and it was amazingly beautiful. Here’s a poem I wrote after the occasion.

If you are attending a beach wedding this summer, feel free to share this poem in a card with the bride and groom. It is nice and laidback, just like the beach wedding should be!

A bridesmaid is typically a young woman who is close to the bride – usually a close friend, sister, or sister of the groom. Depending on the size and scope of the wedding, a bride may choose one or several bridesmaids to be her attendants during the wedding ceremony. The traditional duties of the bridesmaids are generally limited to the wedding ceremony itself; however, if you have been asked to be a bridesmaid or maid of honor, there are numerous things you can do to help the bride through this exciting, yet stressful time.

Customary Duties of a bridesmaid

Bridesmaids typically remain with the bride directly before the ceremony, helping her to get dressed, running any last-minute errands, and providing moral support. In addition, bridesmaids may spread the word about where the bride and groom have registered for gifts. During the reception, the bridesmaids may check to make sure that the caterer and band or DJ are in place and direct guests to the guestbook. They should talk to as many guests as possible, in order to make them feel welcome.

Things a bridesmaid or maid of honor can do to make the planning and the event itself easier

The maid of honor, in particular, may offer advice and assistance on the details of the wedding; she may help the bride shop for her wedding dress and assist in choosing the bridesmaids’ dresses, wedding decorations, floral arrangements, etc. The maid of honor may, in conjunction with the mother of the bride, plan and host a bridal shower. Throughout the process of planning, it is important for close friends of the bride to offer moral support, as well as helping her to remain calm during the ceremony. It is also customary for the bridesmaids to plan a bachelorette party and chip in toward the cost of the event.

What a bridesmaid is not expected to do

For more formal weddings, a bridal luncheon may also be part of the proceedings. However, while bridesmaids should of course be invited to this event, they are not expected to host or pay for it. The bride or her mother should be responsible for planning and hosting a bridal luncheon for the attendants.

In addition, a bridesmaid is not expected to purchase a dress that she cannot reasonably afford. While in most cases, the bride’s parents are no longer expected to pay for all of the bridesmaids’ dresses, the bride should help to pay for a dress if it is too expensive for a particular bridesmaid.

Being asked to act as a bridesmaid is an honor that should be taken seriously. The most important aspect of this role is being supportive of the bride and doing whatever you can to help her through her pre-wedding jitters and any small crises that may come up on the day of the event. Your friend will be grateful that you could be such an important part of her special day.

Twenty-five years of marriage to the same person is a true cause for celebration, and most couples choose to observe this milestone anniversary in a big way.  Whether you are planning your own 25^th anniversary bash or you are throwing a party for close friends or loved ones, here are some tips to help you make this momentous occasion one that will be remembered for another quarter of a century.

1.  Decide on what kind of party you want to have. The type of party you throw will depend somewhat on the size of the guest list, so you will need to have an idea of how many people are going to be invited.  For an intimate family gathering, a dinner party or a restaurant celebration would be perfect.  However, for a larger crowd, you will need to plan on plenty of space, as well as the logistics of serving food to a large number of people.

For a more formal event, you may want to plan a garden party, or possibly a black-tie cocktail affair.  Serving drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a beautifully decorated cake makes for an elegant event, even if the guest list is long and your budget is limited.  For a more casual affair, a backyard barbeque or a picnic at a local park is the perfect way to celebrate 25 years of wedded bliss – you may even ask your guests to contribute to a “pot luck” style meal.

2.  Choose a theme. Since the 25^th wedding anniversary is traditionally known as the “silver” anniversary, you can incorporate silver into the decorative theme.  For a formal event, silver vases on the tables and napkins embossed with silver are ideal; if you are going with an informal setting, why not decorate with silver balloons, streamers, and a 25^th anniversary banner?

Your 25^th anniversary theme can extend to gift ideas, as well – some traditional silver anniversary gifts include silver picture frames, silverware, and silver jewelry.

3.  Send invitations in advance. Party invitations should be sent three to four weeks ahead of time, especially if any of the guests are coming from a long distance; this will allow them time to make travel arrangements.  Ask your guests to RSVP at least two weeks before the event, so that you will have an accurate head count in time to complete your planning.  If at all possible, it is a fun tradition to invite the members of the wedding party to this milestone celebration.

4.  Add some special touches. Wedding photos, videos, or other memorabilia are a fantastic addition to the anniversary party.  Set up a table with framed photographs of the bride and groom, along with the wedding party, or show a video of the wedding during the party.  Many couples have a special song that was played at their wedding; playing the wedding music is also a moving way to commemorate their marriage.

Unless you are planning a surprise party, it is a good idea to involve the couple in the planning, asking them for feedback on what would make this occasion most meaningful to them.  And don’t forget to take plenty of photographs; these will make the perfect addition to the next milestone anniversary celebration.

Alright, so the date is set and the church ceremony is booked. What is the next thing on your to-do list? You are going off a list you made of a thousand things that need to be booked and taken care of within the next few months. As you run by your list, you see yourself adding on a few more purchases and some major details that you would like to add at the reception hall, you have now surpassed your budget limit you initially agreed to work around with your husband to be. The twenty thousand dollar budget you were initially supposed to work with has failed and does not exist anymore.

Well let me help you with a few helpful hints that will help you save and stay within your budget no matter what. At the end of the night you want all your guests satisfied, but at the end you and your soulmate also want to be debt free. Weddings can get quite expensive, but if you shop smart, your wedding will be cheaper and you will be happy at the end with the final outcome.

Here is what I suggest;

1-Wedding Hall/Reception- When looking for a hall try booking a community centre, they are cheap. With this in mind you will have to book your own caterer which is fine. They are not as expensive. Depending on the selection of menu you and your fiancé will decide, it will vary, but on average you will be paying between $40-$65 per plate per person. Now those are huge potential savings. Regular convention centers or halls will charge between $90-$120 per plate, that’s dreadful and disgusting! Plus catered food in my opinion is always freshly made and never frozen; it will be the talk of the night!

2- Wedding Invitations- Purchase the premade blank cards and invitations either online or at a local crafts or office supplies store. These packages always come with Do-it-yourself instructions and templates for printer ready printing at home. They are much cheaper to do it yourself, yet a bit time consuming. At the end they look just as beautiful as pre-made invitations from a professional printing store. Your guests will be astonished at how beautiful they are. You will be grateful at how much you just saved!

3-Wedding Gown- Do not go into one of those expensive wedding boutiques to purchase your wedding dress. Do some research and check out a small wedding store that carries dresses from the previous year. The style from the previous year hasn’t really changed and so the dress can be priced really cheap! It’s a type of store where you can find your perfect wedding dress and take home the same day! No need to wait a few months. You can find your perfect wedding dress between $250-$500 dollars. Believe my words. What’s the point of paying so much for a wedding dress, of course you want to look beautiful, but at the end is it worth spending thousands of dollars for just one night?

4-Grooms Tuxedos- Rent them, you will save more when doing so. Minimum $90 will get your Groom and his grooms men their entire outfit. This includes their suit, tie, dress shirt and shoes!

5-Wedding bands- Purchase both bands under $1000 dollars. It’s not the amount you spend on your wedding bands that will have your guests say wow! It’s the moment you both say I DO! In front of all your guests. These days it is very modern to spend thousands of dollars on purchases like wedding bands. But what it the point of spending so much? Is it to show off? Or is it much better to show off how perfect you significant other is to you without the high cost of debt afterwards?

6-Hair/Makeup- Find someone that does it from home. At beauty salons it is way too expensive. They do just as great of a job for a whole lot cheaper. I remember I got my hear and make-up done for $60 total! Now that’s a deal.

7- Bonbonaires- Think of something unique and inexpensive. Make a CD of the bride’s and grooms favourite songs. It will be a great keepsake.

Now my list can go on forever. I love talking about wedding savings, and love to help out friends who need advice on how to save. These days weddings need to be so top notch and perfect with all this detail in decorations, expensive rings and all. In my opinion you want the quests to be happy, be served great food, dance to fun music and you want to make sure you have enough alcohol. But, most importantly it’s the bride and groom that need to be satisfied and happy not only on their wedding day, but for the remainder of their entire lives with each other and with no wedding debt.

We would love to hear from you and your thoughts on budgeting for a wedding.

Every little girl always dreams of one day marrying her special prince charming in a fairytale wedding. I remember when I was a little girl, me and my girl friends during sleepovers would talk about our dream wedding and the actor we were going to marry. I remember I had a crush on the actor, Jonathan Taylor and that he was the one that would save me and be my prince charming.

We would literally spend hours; draw out our wedding dresses and talk about which actors and actresses we would invite as our guests.

We would role play too, until one of our friends’ mothers would come into the bedroom and tell us to go to sleep. I knew that one day I would get married, I just never knew when.

I met this wonderful man few years ago; we got engaged and set a wedding date.The wedding date quickly approached.  On the day of our wedding as we were saying our speeches, it was my husband’s turn to say his speech. Let me tell you, not only did he say a speech; he did something else that I will cherish and remember for the rest of my life. He asked me to walk over with him to the dance floor and had me sit on a chair.

I had no idea about what he was just about to do. He went on one knee and started to read a wedding poem he had wrote for me on our special wedding day.

Tears of emotions, happiness and everything else I was feeling at that very moment came rushing down my cheeks. I started to feel shaky, I felt as if it were just me and my husband in that large room full of guests. At that moment I did not notice anybody else around us, I could not describe what I felt that evening. It was such a priceless moment, it meant the world to me having had received this personalized poem by my husband just for me.

It had so much meaning to it.  At the end, I gave him the biggest hug and kiss ever, I didn`t want to let him go, I didn`t want this moment to end.  All guests stood up, whistling and clapping their hands.

It showed that the meaning behind those words was even felt in our guests.   It was the highlight of our night I must say.

I realized how powerful a wedding poem can be. Not only is having my best friend for life my husband now, but keeping this poem he wrote for me in my heart forever always. This was my fairytale wedding and I would not change it for anything in the world.

It was perfect and complete.

I absolutely enjoy writing all sorts of poetry. Especially wedding poems. Since my family and I attend several weddings each year (large extended family) I’ve had a lot practice writing wedding poetry over the years.

With the help of my cousin Anita’s husband Martin, I have just created my very first website – SpecialWeddingPoems.com

At first I was very hesitant, since I do not know anything about this technical website stuff. But with Martin’s guidance and advice, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I already had most of the poems on my computer, so all I had to do is cut and paste them in the different wedding pages.

So I’m very excited that I get to share my wedding poems with the world. I’m also super excited about this blog. Anita offered to help out with the blog. So I know we will have so much fun.

We hope you join our discussions as we talk about WEDDINGS!

Sincerely,

Lucilla