Well, you just got engaged to the love of your life, and now begins the process of sharing that with your friends and family through your personalized wedding celebration! Every relationship, especially yours, is unique and one of a kind. So the question must be asked: how do you make your celebration represent something that is truly and individually yours? In this post, we will answer that exact question and offer you a myriad of pro tips along the way!
What defines a personalized wedding experience?
As we approach the question of what makes a personalized wedding, well, personal, it is worth remembering that amidst the frenzy of wedding planning, your wedding day is ultimately all about you. It can be easy to get distracted by the unrealistic expectations of others or the intricacies of family politics but it is important to remember that you are your own top priority on your wedding day. Considering this, as you think about your truly personalized wedding, it is important to be motivated by the things you truly want.
Now, while defining what makes a personalized wedding what it is in a broad sense is great and all, what really matters is what it means for you. To begin to understand what makes a wedding personal to an individual, it is important to consider what makes them who they are. This question may be answered in a hobby or a fulfilling endeavour but what really matters is that it is yours.
Adding Wedding Personal Touches to Reflect Your Story
Once you have put your finger on how you want to represent yourself on your special day, it will be time to think about how you can add wedding personal touches to reflect those important aspects that make you who you are. Let's say, for example, that your favorite activity in the world is baking. Even though it will be hard to make baking a theme of a wedding, it may be that you enjoy baking so much because you get to do something that you can share with loved ones. Even if this example doesn't resonate with you, there is always a heart behind the things that we enjoy, and it is that heart that we want to share with others.
On the other hand, what may be important to you is a long-held family tradition and you see your wedding as an opportunity to honor those that made you who you are. In many cultures and traditions, dress is a very significant part of the cultural or traditional expression. Here, your wedding personal touch could be the way that you and your spouse dress on your wedding day. Going beyond that, you could offer a styling guide for the wedding party to dress in the traditional style.
Wedding Ceremony Elements That Create Meaning
Creating meaning within your wedding celebration is the best way to personalize your wedding. We often find meaning in the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and how we got to where we are in life today. One ceremony element that you could consider implementing in your wedding would be telling the story of how you and your spouse-to-be got to the place that you are in today. This could be done with a memory wall where you can display pictures of significant events that took place throughout your life that have culminated themselves in your marriage.
Similarly, creating a vision of where you and your spouse plan to go in your marriage is another way to bring personal meaning to your celebration. Agreeing to incorporate commitments to the life that you two will create with one another will demonstrate to your guests where your story will go next. These commitments could be commitments to raising a family, commitments to serving others, or simply committing to loving each other fully for the rest of your lives. These commitments will give your guests a glimpse into the story that you will continue to write for yourself.
Aligning Ceremony and Reception for Consistency
To fully and clearly represent yourself in all of your individuality, it is important for your guests to keep track of where your wedding celebration is going. To make the direction of your wedding celebration as clear as possible, it is important for your ceremony and reception to be consistent. Not only will this help you bring clarity to the direction of your wedding, but it will also make the progression of the celebration feel more natural.
Creating consistency between your ceremony and reception will take a bit of forethought and decisiveness about the aesthetic of your wedding. Remember, your wedding is all about representing your love story to your loved ones. It can be easy to get overwhelmed in what can feel like an extremely complicated planning process. While it may not eliminate all the complications of planning a wedding, focusing on representing who you are will simplify the process of making your ceremony and reception flow together.
At Camp Hosea, we love helping our couples express their love to one another and share that love with the world. We love seeing how each couple expresses themselves in their own way. If you find the process of planning your own, personalized wedding daunting, our rockstar in-house coordinator, Kenna, is here to help! Kenna is always receptive to the wants and needs of our couples. If you would like to learn more about who we are, our wedding coordinating services or you would like to tour our venue, please reach out to us at our Contact Us page– we look forward to meeting you!
