Leash In The Cats and Dogs, We Mean - In-laws!
Oops, maybe we shouldn’t call them cats and dogs, but when they fight, we just can’t help but see the comparison. If you’re lucky, your parents and your husband’s parents will never fight throughout the wedding planning or the actual wedding.
Well, we can’t all be that lucky. Chances are, parents are going to clash. Stress often causes ordinarily calm people to become a tad angry or annoyed, and as you know, wedding planning can be quite stressful.
As Dr. Dale Atkins, in “Getting Hitched? Tips to Handle the In-laws” notes, “Wedding planning can bring out the best and the worst in people, and understanding what is important, and why it is important to each member of the family is essential.”
Here’s some tips to keep the sanity in your life:
- Go in with a good attitude. Just because you’ve rented movies like “Monster In-Law” and heard horror stories about in-laws doesn’t mean that your situation will be the same. Put a smile on your face and hug the new people you’re about to share your life with.
- Talk it out. So your in-laws want a light blue theme and you’ve always dreamed of seafoam green. Rather than feeling like they simply have it in for you, explain your side. Chances are, they’re probably just didn’t know what your intentions were anyway. If they still overstep you, be sure to firmly state that this is you and your fiance’s wedding, not theirs.
- Pick your battles. Arguing over the wedding theme is one thing, bickering over whether to have pot stickers over potato pancakes is another - don’t fight over little matters, you don’t need the added stress. Be sure to assert your opinion, but don’t go into a screaming match with your mother-in-law over small details. Plus, it’ll show your maturity and calm everyone down.
- Don’t take sides. You may be tempted to side with your parents instead of your fiance. Don’t! Remember, you’re about to be married and this is the time you need to be united with your fiance. Don’t bad-mouth your parents and in-laws. Instead, listen objectively, and offer ways to help and find a solution that is agreeable for all parties.
- Daughter-in-laws, spend quality time with mother-in-laws. We’re guessing looking at bridal accessories like wedding veils, cute wedding t-shirts, wedding flip flops, and more will have you both excited and looking forward to your wedding! Spend some quality time at LittleThingsFavors.com, have a cup of tea, and check out our fun products!
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Wedding Guest Bag Tips & Ideas
Welcome to Our Wedding, Wedding Guest Bags
A great way to show your gratitude to your out of town or destination wedding guests is to prepare welcome bags for them. A rule of thumb is one bag per hotel room, or one per single or one per couple sharing a room. You should begin to gather your items at least 2 months before your wedding, and assemble them one to three weeks before it.
Once your bags are assembled make sure to give them to the hotel manager with a list of guests to receive them. You could have your welcome bags distributed in one of three ways: when guests check in, already in the guest rooms when guests arrive, or you can have an hotel employee deliver the bags after your guests’ arrival.
Ideas to place in your guest bags:
- Personalized Shower Gel
- Personalized Hand Cream
- Personalized Lip Balm
- Personalized Sunscreen
- Personalized Mint Tins, which can be filled with mints, candy or gum.
- Bath favors items such as soaps, confetti, or fizzers
- Personalized Coffee or Personalized Tea packets
- Bath poufs, loofahs, sponges, mitts or towels
- Spa slippers or flip flops
- Light snacks
- Personalized playing cards, books or games.