A lot of weddings in Italy can’t go without a serenade. It’s a romantic local tradition. The serenade is performed on the night before the wedding. The groom is supposed to wake the bride up with a song. Usually, it’s a surprise for her, but her friends and family are often alerted in advance. The groom sings a serenade under the bride’s balcony or window. Romantic, isn’t it?

If a company or person you work with can’t cope with your needs or you’re unhappy and stressed because of their unprofessionalism, just fire them. Don’t be afraid to fire someone. But, of course, make sure the vendor deserves it and it’s not just a swing of your mood. And before firing them, talk to the vendor. Explain what exactly you don’t like and be specific. Maybe the vendor just doesn’t understand your expectations or sees your cooperation differently.

Any wedding should have a perfectly planned timeline, but for summer weddings, it’s vital. Because extreme conditions such as hot direct sun and high humidity are a challenge for the guests. So, plan your wedding so that people are as comfortable as possible. The time they have to spend in direct sun needs to be brief.

This American wedding tradition is really awful. Why would the groom – and especially the bride – want to spoil their makeup and hairdo by smashing a cake into each other’s face? The bride is usually way too beautiful and has spent a fortune on her wedding makeup to spoil all that with a cake.

But if you still want to do it, you must discuss it with your partner beforehand and sort of get a permission. Don’t make this as a surprise to your bride.

If you have a very limited wedding budget, there are several tricks to help you out. How to save on food? For example, opt for a buffet, a food station, or even a food truck instead of a plated dinner. It will be a lot cheaper and still tasty. Remember that meat is always costly, while veggies can be really cheap – serve vegetarian dishes but make sure they’re delicious.

You are free to create your wedding vow just the way you like it. But here are a few suggestions that might help you. Include these focal points in the vow: your love story (a few words about the path you’ve come together), a few compliments to your loved one (tell him/her why you love your partner, what are the best traits of your future spouse, etc.), a promise (voice your promises and vows. It doesn’t have to be serious – little things you promise to do for your loved one), and a final big vow (the main vow, like “I promise to always love and protect you” or your variant. Make it a culmination of your wedding vow).

A lot of couples forget to consider this factor when they’re choosing the wedding venue for their big day. You should think about how this particular wedding destination will look on your wedding date, not on the day you visit it to book the location. It’s very important because if you come to see the venue in spring when the flowers and trees are in bloom, and everything looks beautiful and romantic, but the date of your wedding is in fall or winter, the location will be totally different. The landscape will change dramatically. So, always look at the photos from the wedding venue made in the right season and discuss the matter with the stuff.

This year, one of popular wedding attire trends is to wear a jumpsuit instead of a gown for the wedding ceremony or at least for the reception. A jumpsuit can be much comfier and looks stylish. Some brides choose a wedding gown for the official part of the wedding and change into a jumpsuit for the party.

Start to work on your wedding vow at least a few weeks before the marriage ceremony. The vow has to be ready about 3-4 weeks before the wedding, so you should begin to work on it earlier. Remember that the last month of wedding prep will be too busy for you to have time for wedding vows, so never leave this work for the last minute. It’s common to rewrite the vow several times to make it perfect, so the sooner you start working on it, the better.

If you’re tight on your wedding reception budget, you can have just appetizers and a dessert instead of a full-fledged meal. This is much cheaper and even adds a sophisticated vibe to the reception, sort of like you’re having a fancy, high-toned wedding dinner. But there is one important condition – it’s better to warn the wedding guests beforehand that there will be only a light dinner so that they were ready that a full meal won’t be served. You don’t want them to find that out when they’re hungry and waiting for food.

One of beautiful Irish wedding ceremonies is the ring warming. It’s a pity this wedding tradition isn’t as popular these days is it used to be in the past. The wedding rings were passed during the wedding ceremony from one guest to the other, and each of them held the rings for just a few seconds, thinking about something good or wishing happiness to the couple. In the end, the rings returned to the bride and groom full of positive energy and good vibes. This was supposed to bring happiness in marriage for the couple. Adorable ritual that involves all of the wedding guests!