| We have all been to plenty of weddings. Some | | | | face and would have chosen a simple dress and |
| were boring, some were wonderful, and some we | | | | jewelry for her wedding. Don't leave your guests |
| just could not wait to escape from. These are | | | | wondering what happened to the woman they |
| some of the things that people say they cannot | | | | thought they knew! |
| stand at weddings. If you want your wedding to | | | | Music is an important part of any wedding, and it |
| be fantastic, you would be wise to keep these | | | | can make or break yours. Across the board, one |
| things out of your event. | | | | thing that guests cannot stand is a cheesy d.j. No |
| Everyone agrees that the personal touches are | | | | one needs to hear the d.j. yammer on all night; his |
| what make a wedding unique and special. You | | | | only job should be to play music and introduce the |
| may not realize, though, that over-personalization | | | | bride and groom. As far as the music itself goes, |
| can be as unappealing as a bland an generic | | | | try to choose a selection of tunes that is either |
| wedding. Of course the bride and groom are the | | | | very classic, or has a broad appeal for guests of |
| V.I.P.s at their own wedding, but at the same | | | | all ages. If you know that most of your guests |
| time, your guests don't want to feel like the day | | | | do not enjoy country music, for instance, don't |
| is only for you. Some of the things that you may | | | | get a band that plays country and nothing else. |
| think will make your wedding more personal may | | | | You want everyone to have a good time, not |
| actually be driving your guests crazy. | | | | just the bride and groom. (Besides, if your guests |
| One example of over-personalization of a wedding | | | | hate the music, they will not dance, making for a |
| is having a lengthy slide show or video playing that | | | | pretty lame reception.) |
| shows the bride and groom's entire life. You may | | | | Something else that is guaranteed to aggravate |
| think it is charming, but your guests just want to | | | | your wedding guests is having a long gap |
| get a cocktail and hit the dance floor! If you feel | | | | between the ceremony and the reception. People |
| strongly about having this in your wedding, have it | | | | do not want to have to drive for an hour from |
| projected on a wall near the bar where your | | | | one location to the next, nor do they want to |
| guests can watch it as they wait for their drinks; | | | | have to kill a long empty space between the two |
| do not force a captive audience to sit through a | | | | halves of your wedding. Keep this in mind when |
| long presentation. | | | | you are booking your venues. |
| Something else to avoid at your wedding is | | | | There are plenty of other things that wedding |
| changing into a stranger that your guests will not | | | | guests dislike, from bland food, to long speeches, |
| even recognize. I once attended the wedding of a | | | | to cash bars. If you stop and think about it, what |
| dear friend who I had not seen in a while. When | | | | really makes people happy is good food, good |
| she walked down the aisle in heavy makeup and | | | | music, and being made to feel welcome. With that |
| overdone wedding jewelry, all I could think was | | | | in mind, it should be easy to plan a wedding that |
| that her mother must have picked everything | | | | will be a great time for everyone involved. |
| out. The friend that I knew had a fresh pretty | | | | |