Wedding "Wish I had"s from Mother of the bride

Our daughter got married A couple years ago. It was a fall wedding And The wedding was very Non-traditional but reflected the two being married. As I look back on this event, There are a few things I wish I had done...

First, Would be to enjoy the day more. We were still setting things up as Guests started to arrive. So I was unable to really even see my daughter for more than a couple of minutes before the Wedding...And those were taking pictures. While I love those pictures, I wish I had had time to slow down and hug her longer. I also was not able to be the hostess and greet guests as I wanted to do, but the guests didn't seem to mind.

Second, i would have packed differently. I should have put together each of the displays they wanted into specific boxes - MARKED boxes. This would have made set up and clean up much easier.

Third, I would Mark all of the items which were being borrowed from people - That way everything would have gotten back to everyone.

Forth, I would have taken disposable containers to split up the leftovers into. We took a few, but not enough. Also being able to Mark these with a sharpie or permanent marker would have made splitting up the leftovers easier. I could have marked what was claimed and what was still available.

Lastly, I would have liked to thank everyone who graciously helped us clean up. I was so thankful, BUT I wish I would have asked them to mark boxes or put things back into the correct boxes. Six months later, I still didn't know where some items ended up.

Even though I have helped with several weddings, It was different with it being my own daughter. There were several of us doing the planning and I was supposed to be coordinating. If I had it to do again, I think I would let someone else do the organizing and just be "the overly involved Mom". But I was honored that my daughter wanted me involved.

Do you have any tips on wedding planning? Please comment below!!

This Blog Post was originally posted in one of my former blogs And updated Nov.2022.