It has finally happened. Engaged, at long last, a wedding to organise, a feast of festivities to arrange. Announcements to be made and a catalogue of details to consider. Whether the bride’s wish list for her wedding favours winter or summer? Traditional or modern? Large or small? With or without theme? Whether the weather on the day of the wedding favours sunshine or rain? The list is endless and the decisions ultimately personal. The result a day to remember fondly and affectionately for always.
It has finally happened. Engaged, at long last, a wedding to organise, a feast of festivities to arrange. Announcements to be made and a catalogue of details to consider. Whether the bride’s wish list for her wedding favours winter or summer? Traditional or modern? Large or small? With or without theme? Whether the weather on the day of the wedding favours sunshine or rain? The list is endless and the decisions ultimately personal. The result a day to remember fondly and affectionately for always.
The music is all important in setting the scene for the ceremony, from the arrival of the bride, her father and attendants, to the selected hymns or musical interludes during the service. Each will have been carefully chosen and may have memories attached or be personal to the families involved. The music goes hand in hand with the other elements of the service, whether poetry or readings have been chosen or a soloist or choir sing, all add to the ambience and sentiment of the service. The register is signed- their first official undertaking as a newly married couple is complete.
The scent of the flowers, the bells peeling in delight, the laughter of children, the flutter of confetti; all herald the beginning of a new life as husband and wife for two people now joined in matrimony for all to know and rejoice in.
Above all, the bride needs to feel at ease with the arrangements and know that all parts of the treasured, dreamed of day are considered with care and will be appreciated by her guests. From the music to the wedding favours a bride and groom will oversee that no detail is left to chance.
The preparation for the big day is as all important as the preparation on the big day itself. The bridal party getting ready is a lovely part of the day. The girls need their hair styled make up applied and the dresses need to be put on with the greatest of care, along with the shoes and the flowers. Each step of this may be documented by the all important photographer, whose preservation of memories will be crucial in the aftermath of the day.
The ceremony, be it a religious or civil affair, is a highly significant part of the day, it is the legal binding of the two individuals and may comprise readings, poems and music.
A wedding day is about the families, their hopes and aspirations for the future. Two families uniting the past and present of their family lives into a shared future. This is the true marker of adulthood when a child is truly an adult, prepared to commit to spend their life in the loving support of his or her spouse.
Such is the scene everyone hopes will be true of their big day. Imbued with all the little details that are so important to every couple in order that their wedding favours their individuality. This along, of course, with the hope that the happiness that is woven through the day will transcend into their future lives together.
