The Top 3 Avoidable Wedding Bloopers, pt. 2

Tip #2

Rethink the Unity Candles

Unity candles are a beautiful way to symbolically show that you are uniting as one.  However, if you are having an outdoor wedding, be prepared for this scene... the couples struggle to get the lighters lit, the guests try to stifle their chuckles as the stubborn wicks won't light up, and worst of all if you get your unity candle to burn at all, a breeze extinguishes it.  Not exactly the scenario you envisioned with the two flames merging into one as you begin your life together.  

One tip is to let each of the candles burn for at least a minute at some point before the ceremony.   That way the wicks are more likely to light up on the first try during the ceremony.  Many couples have switched to unity sand instead of candles.  Each has a clear container of sand (one light & one dark)  & they pour the sand together into a vase in the center.  It's neat to see the two colors of sand blend together and can result in a lot less embarrassment.

Stay tuned for Tip #3 coming up.

Stephanie
Captured Memories Videography
Bend, Oregon
www.capturedmemoriesofbend.com

The Top 3 Avoidable Wedding Bloopers, pt. 1

Don't want your wedding ceremony to end up on one of those bloopers shows?  Here's tip #1 on how to avoid turning your own wedding into a spectacle.

Tip #1
Skip the Runner
At many outdoor weddings, you'll notice a beautiful white runner that goes down the aisle.  Pretty?  Yes!      Dangerous?  Yes!      Asking for trouble?  Yes!      As wedding videographers, we've seen  flower girls trip on runners and end up in tears down the aisle, bridesmaids giving looks that could kill when they try to make the trek in high heels, and for one bride a gust of wind blew her runner up high in the air, causing her to dodge underneath and around it.  It literally looked like a kite flying in the wind.

If you manage to make it up and down the aisle okay without any unintended stunts, you're still most likely left with a trampled and mangled white runner with a bunch of footprints on it.

May we suggest some nice flower petals instead?

Stay tuned for Tip #2 coming up.

Stephanie
Captured Memories Videography
Bend, Oregon
www.capturedmemoriesofbend.com