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A Tuscan wedding is a very much desired experience to tie the knot in an unforgettable way. There are many Tuscany villas and gorgeous settings in the region offering an idyllic location for both your wedding ceremony and celebrations. Some properties are large enough to welcome the newly wedded and all their guests. It is the perfect solution for an intimate wedding with friends coupled with celebrations and a honey moon in Italy. When it comes to it, however, choosing the perfect property in Tuscany for the perfect wedding isn't easy! There are many criteria you have to take into account, but the most crucial ones are the season you want to get married in, how many guests you have, and whether you should consider hiring a local wedding planner.

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How Many Guests Do You Have?

If you are considering to enlarge your wedding party from just you very best friends and family members, it is fundamental that your desired Tuscan villa has enough comfortable room for everyone. This is going to be a vacation you are offering to your dear guests. Some have children, some may not be very fond of one another. You have to consider that just a bed-count might not fit the needs of the group. You cannot just group people that do not belong together under an intimate accommodation. So make sure everyone will be happy with their arrangements. Fortunately, Tuscan villa owners are very helpful with this, and will sort the room arrangement for you. In case your wedding is going to be really grand, then you may need extra properties in the area. Some owners have castles and nearby apartments. In other cases you will need to arrange two or more separate accommodations.

The Right Season

The months with the fairest weather in Tuscany are those going from April until October, while from June to September you have the high season when most weddings are celebrated. These are the months you should avoid, since they are the busiest, most crowded and expensive. It is harder to find suitable villas during the peak months, while all other service providers are less available and more stressed out. It is true that chances of getting rained in are very slim during this time frame, but June and September are also great candidates to have the highest number of sunny days. In order to make sure you get your accommodation, book it a couple of years in advance; this will also give you enough time to visit the property personally and solve any logistic issues.

Is a Wedding Planner Necessary?

Even if you are a natural-born organizer, planning a wedding abroad may be challenging. Most people would benefit from a Tuscan based wedding planner, at least to accomplish the prominent wedding duties such as paperwork, church or state house arrangements, florists, catering and the photographer. However, if your party is small in size, then you will probably be just fine without a wedding planner. Depending in the Tuscan villas you are renting, you may even find wedding services are catered with your rental for an extra fee.

mattA writer and in love with Italy, Matt will beguest post able to advise you on the best Tuscany villas available for your wedding or just for a relaxing holiday in Italy.

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Cold Feet is a poem about the man at the altar procrastinating so long that he loses the girl who walks out on him. 

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Cold Feet

Jazz music unable to sway reaction
bike pedal simply stuck in idle
maddening state of razzle-dazzle
driving you almost suicidal

Many moments blink like popcorn
blueberry gowns and her in white
great wrench in life’s works
feeling now like some plight

No great processor of solutions
hooked in returning procrastination
love not some deciduous usufruct
so moment ends in desolation

-Poem by Justin Germino

This poem was inspired by the 15 random submissions (in bold) provided by the following Twitter players and originally published on 14th July 2011:

 

dragonblogger_thumb[2]_thumbJustin Germino is the author behind ‘Dragon Blogger’ and'Wanderer Thoughts’ amongst a few other blogs. He has created over 260+ ‘twitter poems’ via random submissions on twitter. He believes you only have one life and you have to live it. Follow him on Twitter @dragonblogger

We have all heard that rain on the wedding day is good luck. This saying was probably invented by the mother of a heartbroken bride whose wedding was rained out! The truth is that no one wants a rainy wedding day. That said, even the most organized bride can't control the weather, so it is important to have plans in place for bad weather. This is how you can rescue a rainy wedding day to ensure that bad weather does not spoil your wedding.

A rainy wedding day is a major headache if you have planned an outdoor wedding. This is why any outdoor ceremony or reception must have a backup plan in case Mother Nature decides not to cooperate. A tent is often the easiest solution. Be sure to rent one with sides which can be rolled down so that a deluge does not invade your wedding reception. You may also need to rent a floor to put inside the tent, especially if rained in the days leading up to your wedding. Your guests do not want to be slogging through a muddy swamp all dressed up in their finest attire and crystal wedding jewelry, after all!

A tent is not a practical solution for every wedding venue, so the threat of rain may require moving the event to an indoor room or a covered porch. Although that is not the ideal, it sure beats getting soaked. Whenever a couple is visiting potential sites for their outdoor wedding, they should be sure to inspect the backup plan for rain. If you really do not like the venue's indoor spaces or there simply is no available indoor space, keep looking for another venue! The last thing you want is to wake up on the morning of your wedding and realize that the wedding is going to be completely rained out.

There is nothing quite as handy as a bunch of giant golf umbrellas when wedding weather takes a turn for the worse. Even for an indoor or tented wedding, it is very thoughtful to station a couple of ushers near the parking area to escort your guests to the ceremony site. If you don't have ushers at your wedding, round up some uncles and cousins to do the job. Also be sure to set up a place in the vestibule or foyer of the venue where guests can hang up wet raincoats and umbrellas.

brideinrainAs for the bride herself, keeping a long wedding gown dry on a wet day is a major concern. It is ideal to cover the gown in waterproof bags and get dressed at the ceremony site. The trick is to cover the long bridal garment bag with a second plastic bag. When you reach your destination, tear off the outer bag and discard it before opening the inner garment bag – that will ensure that no moisture reaches the wedding gown. When it is necessary to get dressed at home and travel to the ceremony in the gown, veil, and crystal wedding jewelry, enlist a group of assistants to keep the wedding gown and train lifted above the wet ground. Definitely plan to wear your rain boots on the way to the venue and change into your silk bridal shoes at the last possible moment.

Another consideration for brides faced with a wet wedding day is their beauty routine. You know your hair best, and how it will react to a damp humid day. It may be that the loose flowing waves you had planned for your wedding hairdo will turn into a frizzy disaster on a rainy day. In that case, a quick change to a low bun or up-do might be in order. Naturally, you will want to take care to keep your face completely dry so that your makeup does not run.

While rain on your wedding day is not ideal, it definitely does not have to spoil the fun. Remember that a good attitude is your best defence against any wedding mishap – if you are upbeat and having a great time, your guests will feel the same way, no matter what the weather may be like. And who knows – maybe the old saying that rain on your wedding day is lucky just might turn out to be true for you

Bridget-Mora_78639Bridget Mora writes about weddings,fashion and jewelry for SilverlandJewelry.com She is a former bridal shop manager who writes full time. Silverland Jewelry has has an excellent selection of Swarovski crystal bridal jewelry for brides and jewelry in your wedding colours for custom bridesmaid gifts.

… and tonight I’m feeling the after effects of being over-worked the past few months ! I'm an events and wedding planner by profession and its peak wedding season from October to February in India …. and right now .. I am tucked in bed, nursing a very bad headache that refuses to go away despite the pills I’ve popped to stop it.

Was on my way back home with my colleague MG and our in-house decorator – and she pointed out to me that it looks like I really need a lot of rest ! Tell me about it .. even last week when I was down with the flu – I was having trouble sleeping because I was so busy thinking about all the pending to-do items on my clients’ upcoming wedding … which is only 13 days away …

On another note .. there have been two articles posted about me on WeddingSutra.com which a portal for weddings.  That’s pretty cool =)  I’ve also been meaning to start writing about the process of event & wedding planning; tips – guides; and also sharing some of my work .. and I really want to do that on my own custom blog domain … which I really need to get working on !

I’m gonna go catch some shut eye now .. but I’m happy to say that I’ve got a bunch of posts already in progress … there have been a handful of blogs that I’ve been reading and they’ve totally inspired me to write on some topics which I haven’t really ventured into.

Until the next post .. Good night and sweet dreams

Nope – I’m not getting married.  Nor do I need wedding advice.  But in my highly medicated and delirious state of mind – I forgot to mention some big news that came to me the other day.

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Last Friday as I pulled into my parking spot about a block away from work (this is another blog post altogether); I received an unexpected phone call.  In case you don’t already know; by profession I am an Events & Wedding Planner.  Yes – just like J-Lo in Wedding Planner – and NO – I don’t wear tight skirts that mould my ass or walk around in high heels because that is not even remotely possible if one was a ‘real’ wedding planner !

 

This phone call was from a company called WeddingSutra.com and they have asked me to … hold your breath now .. feel the excitement in the air … and the fanfare music …  consider writing a Wedding Diary style Column for them for the online magazine !!!

How exciting is that ??  I was super chuffed that they even considered me to do this :)   Now I just have to think of superbly witty headlines for my future stories !

The content of this post refers to an incident that took place on Fri 20th Feb '09

February has been a very busy month for me in terms of family obligations - more specifically - weddings ! Two of my cousins' were getting married; and in all of this - a good friend of mine rings me up and announces that he is also getting married !

Imagine an Indian household preparing for Indian weddings ! Now think of 3 women and 2 men in one house and the about 15 functions to attend during the course of the week ! Yes it's hectic ! Mind-numbingly tiring as well !

So on Fri 20th - after a series of events for my cousin VC - I had efficiently put aside my outfit; jewellery; sandals and handbag in preparation for my mate CS's wedding reception. My mother has quite sweetly ensured that my outfit is ironed; has informed my grandmother that I would be stopping by after work to get my sari draped before the event.

I finish work at about 7:30, head to my grandparents' place, chill with my grandmother and go about getting myself ready for this reception. On arriving at the venue, we go around the property as there are a few halls and I couldn't see the name of the bride or groom so stopped to ask one of the attendents who told me to go to the banquet hall at the back of the property. No problem - so I head along there but find that it's a different name.

So I tell my driver to go back around to the front and check once again - and by this point - I'm getting a bit cranky thinking - how the hell can no one know where the function is taking place ! One of the attendents smirks and tells me 'are you sure you're at the right place?' - of course I'm at the right place ! I'm a wedding planner for god's sake ! I know venues around the city !

In the midst of this conversation, a fleeting thought crosses my mind, and I call up my mom and ask her to go and check the wedding card .... and that sinking feeling took over when I heard my mom's soft giggle ... 'darling it's on Saturday - not today!'

Ofcourse I was only just slightly miffed about the mix-up with dates - then again I was so spaced out from the numerous wedding functions I had to attend - this was almost a dress rehearsal for the real day !

So there I was ... all dressed up in a beautiful Tarun Tahiliani sari and absolutely no where to go but home !