In almost every culture, a wedding is preceded by the sending out of invitations. For a large wedding, the future bride must usually use a printer, someone who can produce a large quantity of attractive invitations. No expert in wedding planning is apt to rule out the need for invitations. Thus that item remains a vital part of any wedding planning guide.
The introduction of revisions in a wedding planning checklist might begin at the moment that the bride and the wedding planner focus on the actual wedding ceremony. The nature of that ceremony is often shaped by the religious beliefs of the bride and groom. The direction of the wedding planning should also take into account the religious beliefs of the bride’s parents and the groom’s parents.
Some brides want to have special vows presented within the ceremony. Some religious traditions call for particular “props” during the wedding ceremony. In both Jewish and Muslim weddings, the bride and groom stand or sit under some sort of canopy.
Even if a bride is going to have a traditional ceremony, she might still need to have in mind the availability of a “prop.” When doing wedding planning, one can not plan the weather. If the bride wants to have an outdoor wedding, then she should plan ahead, and consider what she might do in the event of rain.
Some brides who have elected to have an outdoor wedding have also planned for a possible indoor wedding. They have had an alternate site in mind, one they could use in the event of rain. If a bride can not get an alternated site, then she might be forced to have a covering for the wedding participants.
A bride might be asked by a wedding planner to select her wedding music, decoration theme and wedding favors. Wedding music another area where a bride might call for revisions in the wedding planner’s checklist. At a Muslim wedding ceremony music is not used, although the chanting of a prayer can add to the spiritual nature of the ceremony.
The absence of music does not nullify the spiritual nature of a truly loving
relationship.