13 Questions To Ask Your Wedding Officiant

When you meet with a potential wedding officiant, it’s important that the three of you discuss expectations up front. Below is a list of questions every bride and groom should ask when choosing an officiant.

1. Is the officiant available on your wedding day?
2. Does the officiant charge a fee? Is the fee a donation?
3. If you’re having a religious wedding, do you have to be a member of their church?
4. How long as the officiant been performing weddings?
5. Is there a dress code?
6. Are there any restrictions on the type of music that can be played?
7. Is the officiant open to personalized vows, readings, poems or music?
8. Does the officiant have a sample of the vows he/she typically uses that he/she can show you?
9. Is the officiant available for the rehearsal?
10. If both the bride and groom’s faiths will be represented in the ceremony, is the officiant comfortable working with another officiant from a different faith?
11. Can the photographer take pictures inside the ceremony venue?
12. Does your officiant prefer premarital counseling?
13. Do you need to bring your marriage license to the ceremony?

Your Wedding Accessories

Ideas for Wedding Ceremony Accessories
Sometimes it’s the small details that make a wedding ceremony truly unique. Use these ideas to add an extra personal touch to your special day.
Guest Book-When guests arrive at the ceremony or reception, they can sign your guest book. Assign a guest book attendant – usually a younger sibling or close friend who is not part of the wedding party – this person will be responsible for inviting all guests to sign-in.

Tip: Make sure you have more than one pen in case one runs out of ink. If you are planning a large ceremony, consider having more than one guest book and pen so that guests won’t have to wait in one long line to sign-in. It can really get crowded at times with just one guest book if it's a large wedding.
Ring Bearer Pillow-The ring bearer, usually a young boy between 4 and 8 years-old, carries the bride and groom’s rings on a decorative pillow. He follows behind the maid of honor and precedes the flower girl or bride in the processional.
Tip: If your ring bearer is very young, place imitation rings on the pillow in place of the real rings to prevent losing them. Encourage him to practice up to the wedding day, so that he is comfortable carrying the rings – and you are too.
Flower Girl Basket -The flower girl, usually between 4 and 8 years-old, carries a basket filled with flower petals to toss gently on the ground as she walks down the aisle. She follows the ring bearer or maid of honor and precedes the bride during the processional.
All of these items are in my online store www.georginasaccessories.com .We have many items that can be personalized with the names and wedding date,which is a great keepsake.

Don't forget about your Something Old, New, Borrowed & Blue. This custom derives from an English rhyme. Today, traditional brides feature one item from each of these categories for good luck, with each token bearing a special significance.
Something Old: This represents moving from the past into the future. The old item can be an heirloom, antique or something sentimental that represents the bride’s past.
Something New: This represents optimism for the future and the new life the bride will share with her groom.
Something Borrowed: This represents “borrowed happiness”. This is usually an item from a happily married friend or family member, whose good fortune in marriage is supposed to carry over to the new bride.
Something Blue: Blue has been associated with weddings for centuries. Throughout time, blue has represented fidelity, love, purity and good fortune.

Your jewelry for your wedding

Have you gotten you wedding jewelry? Jewelry can really make your wedding gown sparkle! The strapless gowns really call for a necklace with some bling! I love rhinestones and crystals to go with all the beads and swarovski crystals on the gowns these days. A beautiful pair of chandalier earrings also will add some class! Pearls are still good,but they are now better embellished with some swarovski crystals and rhinestones to set the pearls off!
Don't forget your bridesmaids!!! You can set them up with the perfect set to match their dresses. What a perfect gift for them! We most always have quantity in stock to ship out immediately for your girls. We can certainly help you with that!
Good Luck with your planning!

Shopping For Your Wedding Gown!!!

Tell me what kind of gown you are looking for. Have you seen it in the bridal magazine or online?Keep in mind,you have to try on quite a few before you will know which style looks the best on you. Sometimes they look totally different on you, than the picture you have seen. Keep an open mind. You need to try on many different styles to start with. So many girls start planning around the picture they see and think they have to have that gown. Everybody is built different,so you never know what you are going to look good in ,until you make an appointment at a bridal shop and start trying them on. That gown on the model in the magazine doesn't always work out to be the right dress for you.
I recommend shopping with a full service bridal shop for your gown. You need to have an expert that knows what he or she is doing to help you make that major decision. They know how to recommend the right style and they also know how to fit you correctly. They should have a alteration lady on hand to help also. So many girls never know what a good fit is and you really need a profesional to be there for advice.