#1 wedding - I should have listened to my gut and run far far away and not married him.
#2 wedding - I shouldn't have asked my Aunty to do a speech at the wedding. She crapped on for ages, embarrassed the hell out of me, my mother and my entire family. And not about good stuff - family secret stuff.
I would have chosen a different photographer. I didn't feel comfortable with her from the beginning and I should have trusted my gut. She couldn't look us in the eye and her photos are awful!I have much better photos from our wedding that were taken by guests.
Other than that, looking back I wouldn't have invited a certain couple but that's about it.
If I could change one thing about my wedding day, it would be to not have hired a photography student. I wish we had just spent the extra money & used a professional.
She took nice photos but lacked experience. Because of this I don't look relaxed in the pictures, eg stiff shoulders. I feel a pro would have made sure I was looking my best before taking any pictures. She also didn't make sure we were looking at her when she took photos right after the ceremony. So we're all looking in different directions!!
Other than that I loved my wedding day!!
It's a special day, enjoy it as it goes very fast.
I would have hired someone to tape my wedding, instead of just getting my sister to do it - her taping was crap, and I still haven't seen the whole thing! We have this photo from our ceremony that we love where we are all laughing, but no one remembers exactly WHY...
Actually, I half-wish I had Bridezilla'd. I'd have picked dresses for my bridesmaids that made me look prettier and not have been halternecks. I'd have put everyone on a diet and exercise plan - including the in-laws. I'd have told MiL to buy a new chuffing outfit because she's NOT wearing the same to my wedding as she did to her older son's wedding. I'd have insisted the ducks at the castle for the reception were put in top hats/girly hats.
And I'd have had about 10 hair rehersals, each with a different hairdresser. Although I do like the hair I had, maybe I could have loved it...
I would have stuck MIL much further in the back corner if I had know how much she was going to complain about where she was sitting
I would have checked my dress over & tried it on before the day if I had know the zip was going to break & need replacing on my wedding day.....making me late for church & made some photo's rushed of me!!! but we still got some great ones.
i really loved my wedding, it was a great day! looking back there is only a few things i would change..
1. i wish i wore a vail
2. i wish someone told me i was slouching in some of the photos - so remember good posture for the day!
3. i wish i choose a differant friend to be bridesmaid
4. i wish we hadnt given my MIL our camera, cos she left it in the taxi on her way home.
5. i wish i didn't drink so much! we were all so relaxed and having a great time, and the waiter kept filling my glass
sounds like quiet alot now i'm looking at what i've typed! lol!
all i can say is relax and enjoy it, make sure you steal 5 mins during the day, alone with your hubby too take a breath and pause, look in at everyone, and enjoy the moment together. the day will pass too quickly. the best thing we did was have a glass of champagne alone together before our guests arrived at the reception. bliss.
I would have liked to have had a voice. I had larangitis on the day which made saying my vows and talking to all our guests a bit challenging . But it still was an amazing day. The moral is to try and be as well as you can leading up to the big day. The stress sure did bring on my condition.
Also I should have drunk more water all day. I was so dehydrated by the time we got back to our room.
I would have hired a professional photographer!! I assumed my brother and dad had the same flair as me......wrong!! I love them for doing it, but didn't get any good photos worth putting up on the wall. Also, I am no longer friends with the person I chose to witness my wedding, on the wedding certificate. I wish I had chosen my mum or dad.
Different photographer here. He was a family friend on DH's side. I did check out his photos before hand and they were passable. On they day though, they were awful. I warned him I was a blinker, but he did not take that into account and he made no effort to get the groups to pose nicely.
My next regret is saying no to a plate of food in the room. We had our room at the same place we had the reception, there was a tonne of food and they offered to have platter waiting for us in the room. Silly me said no, even though I had barely eaten a thing all night. Got back to the room and I was starving! So have food waiting in the room if you can.
I would NOT have apologised when, on the phone to my mother's insurance company because my sister had written off her car two days previously, my flowers arrived. I would NOT say "I'm sorry, I'm getting married today and my flowers have just arrived, would you mind waiting two seconds?" We'd been on hold with them for 40 minutes, which was why I was alone in the house while Dad picked up Mum and Sis from the hairdressers!
I would have made sure the photographer gave us all the photos he took, which were many, not just the 50-60 he liked. But he did the photography for free: he's a nice chap and I wouldn't have changed photographers because we'd have blown half the budget on just photographs if we'd have done that.
My mum picked the DJ and he was RUBBISH. I'd have shopped around more. He didn't understand that if we couldn't have our first choice of song we'd swap. We DIDN'T want a different artist singing that song. So he gave us two first dances, one with the song we wanted and one with the song we had wanted but the version we certainly didn't. Then he didn't understand we wanted him to announce I was about the throw the bouquet - yes, early, but some friends are leaving. Turn the music off NOW, not five songs later after nagging. He annoyed me, but small fry really because we went to bed "too early" - btw, I think 10.30-11 is an OK wedding night bedtime as we didn't want to go straight to sleep, as I was forced to explain to my mother when she got cross about us leaving "early". Anyway, we missed him but not his stupidly loud music.
I'd have done something about that flyaway bit of hair that annoys me about the later photographs.
Things I am grateful for: everyone said I'd forget my wedding, so I set my internal camcorder to tape the whole thing. It was fast but I still remember 90% of it! Also, I spoke to EVERY guest (who didn't avoid me naming no names but only because it's a public forum). That creates really good memories not just for me but also for the guests: my favourite weddings have been ones where the bride takes just two minutes of her day to say hello and just talk for two minutes. It means such a lot to everyone. And it was easier to write the thank-yous then too because I could comment on what we'd chatted about. (My thank-yous were positive epistles, which they don't have to be!)
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i was too drunk
Also, I am no longer friends with the person I chose to witness my wedding, on the wedding certificate. I wish I had chosen my mum or dad.
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