Things without reason are boring. Things with reason are tolerated. Things with awesome reasons are awesome.
If you were watching the video of a wedding the day after and didn’t have good reason for every element of the ceremony, then it lacked purpose.
I’m not advocating putting dad away and not walking down the aisle, after all you have to arrive at the ceremony some how, but every single thing that happens should have a reason. Things without reason are boring.
Simply: everything that happens on your wedding day should have a reason and a purpose, otherwise burn it in the fire!
2. Waste of time
Almost everyone as they plan their ceremony says they want a “short ceremony”.
The problem is, there is no defined long or short of a ceremony.
However, an awesome ceremony can go for hours and it seems like minutes. A boring ceremony can go for minutes and seem like hours.
So try to minimise the time wasters so everyone knows why they’re out in the sun at 3pm on Saturday.
Also, guests, try to arrive early but not to early, and brides, try not to be too late.
Simply: Waste no-one’s time, but take as long as everything takes. This is why morning weddings with lunchtime receptions are often some of the best, the time limit post-reception isn’t there and the party slides into the evening after lunch.
3. Awkward
In-jokes, unexplained traditions, directionless locations, waiting without reason, uncles saying things they shouldn’t, family fights that could have waited until tomorrow, weddings that feel like funerals, all of these things are awkward. Minimise the awkward at your wedding!
Simply: Awkward things usually become awkward because they just aren’t “you!” If something at your wedding isn’t “you” then send it down the chute!
