The air is thick with planning all around us, some of it is related to the new normal, but much of it is old age, wedding planning.
The one type of planning that we hope will never change is weddings. Yet, while we know it will not change, we should expect it to evolve a bit every once in a while.
kAmrC62E:G:EJ 2=H2JD =625D E@ D@>6 D6>3=2?46 @7 6G@=FE:@?[ 3FE a_a_ D9@H65 >2?J @7 FD ;FDE 9@H 6IA2?D:G6=J ?646DD:EJ 42? 492?86 E9:?8D] %96 a_a` 3C:56 @C 8C@@> 92D E@ >62DFC6 E96 A=2? E96J 92G6 925 :? E96:C 9625 7@C >2?J J62CD 282:?DE H92E’D EC6?5:?8 2?5 A@DD:3=J H92E :D D276 7@C E96 DA64:2= 52J] k^Am
kAmqFE ?@ >2EE6C H92E 49@:46D E96J >2<6[ E96 6?E:C6 2772:C >FDE 36 A@D:E:G6=J >6>@C23=6]k^Am
kAm%96 36DE H2J E@ >2<6 2 >6>@C23=6 >@>6?E \ 36D:56D E96 362FEJ @7 E96 3C:56 :? 96C 8@H? @C E96 A2CE?6C’D 7246 H96? E96:C 6J6D 7:CDE =@4< \ :D E@ 6DE23=:D9 2 362FE:7F= D6EE:?8] %9:D :D H96C6 A6CD@?2= :562D[ AC676C6?46D[ EC6?5D[ =@42E:@? @AE:@?D 2?5 6G6?E 4@?46AED 4@==:56 :? 2 H@?56C7F= 92=@ :7 E96 C:89E DE6AD 2C6 E2<6?] s6G6=@A:?8 E96 C:89E 7@C>F=2 E2<6D E:>6 2?5 C6D62C49[ H9:49 C6BF:C6D 2 =@E @7 A6CD@?2= E:>6 @C E96 C:89E E62>] $@>6E:>6D 3@E9]k^Am
kAmqF:=5:?8 A@D:E:G6 >6>@C:6D DE2CED H:E9 6DE23=:D9:?8 2? 2E>@DA96C6[ 2?5 E96 2E>@DA96C6 4C62E6D E96 766=:?8 J@F H2?E 7@C E9@D6 >6>@C:6D] u@C @?6 3C:56 E9:D >62?D E96 EC25:E:@?D A2DD65 5@H? :? DE@C:6D 7C@> 96C >@>[ 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D] u@C 2?@E96C 3C:56[ :E :D E96 492?46 E@ 6IA6C:6?46 E96 AFC6 A2862?ECJ @7 36:?8 E96 46?E6C @7 2EE6?E:@?] qFE D@>6 3C:56D 2C6 =@@<:?8 7@C E92E !:?E6C6DE >@>6?E H:E9 6=6>6?ED @7 DFCAC:D6 2?5 F?:BF6 6IA6C:6?46D]k^Am
kAm%96 =2DE 3C:56 H:== 36 E96 7@4FD @7 E9:D 2CE:4=6] %96 2:> 96C6 :D E@ H@C< E9C@F89 =@42E:@?D 2?5 E96>6D E@ 6IA2?5 :?E@ =6DD 4@>>@?=J FD65 G6?F6D 2?5 5é4@C] ~C E96 D62C49 42? DE2CE 2?5 6?5 H:E9 D@>6E9:?8 72>:=:2C @C :>A@CE2?E E@ E96 4@FA=6] k^Am
kAmt:E96C H2J[ @?46 E96 =@42E:@? 92D 366? D6=64E65 E96 AC@46DD 42? >@G6 @? E@ E96>6j :7 :E H2D ?@E 6DE23=:D965 29625 @7 E96 D:E6 D6=64E:@?]k^Am
kAmr@?D:56C:?8 E96 D:E6 2?5 E96 E96>6[ :E :D E:>6 E@ C6G:6H E96 6=6>6?ED @7 E96 D:E6 7@C E96 H655:?8 2?5^@C C646AE:@? D6EE:?8] p 566A6C =@@< :?E@ E96 =@42E:@? 96=AD H:E9 3@E9 6IA6C:6?46 2?5 A9@E@8C2A9:4 324<5C@A 7@C E9@D6 :>A@CE2?E >6>@C:6D] k^Am
kAmv@:?8 2 DE6A 7FCE96C :D E@ :?4@CA@C2E6 E96 C:89E 4@=@CD 2?5 >2E6C:2=D E@ 6>A92D:K6 @C D@7E6? E96 >@@5 4C62E65 3J E96 6=6>6?ED E92E H:== 36 42F89E :? E9@D6 A6C>2?6?E :>286D] k^Am
kAmr@=@C :D :>A@CE2?E 3642FD6 :E ?@E @?=J 6?92?46D E96 362FEJ @7 E96 @442D:@? 3FE :E 2=D@ 92D ADJ49@=@8:42= 36?67:ED] x7 J@F 255 2 D46?E 2?5 G:DF2= DFAA@CE E@ E96 A:4EFC6[ J@F H:== 92G6 >F=E:A=6 =2J6CD E@ DFAA@CE E9:D =:76=@?8 >2C< @? E96 >:?5 @7 E96 A2CE:4:A2?ED 2?5 2EE6?566D @7 E96 6G6?E]k^Am
kAm|@G:?8 @? 7C@> E96 ?@C>2= 24E:G:E:6D @7 3F:=5:?8 2 H655:?8 @C 6G6?E D6EE:?8[ =6E’D >@G6 :?E@ H92E >@E:G2E6D 2 3C:56 =:<6 E9:D @?6 E@ D66< D@>6E9:?8 F?:BF6] '6CJ @7E6?[ E9:D :D AC@G@<65 3J D@4:2= 6IA@DFC6 G:2 E96 :?E6C?6E[ H9:49 92D 5C2>2E:42==J :?4C62D65 E96 ?665 E@ 7@==@H EC6?5D 2?5 725D @G6C E96 A2DE a_ J62CD]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%@ 4C62E6 E96 A6C764E A=2?ik^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmu:CDE[ 4C62E6 2 !:?E6C6DE A286 H:E9 2== @7 E96 6=6>6?ED J@F =@G6[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 D:E6D 36:?8 4@?D:56C65]k^Am
kAm&D6 A2:?E 49:AD @C @E96C 6=6>6?ED E92E H:== 96=A 56E6C>:?6 E96 C:89E 4@=@C 4@>3:?2E:@?D]k^Am
kAmqF:=5 2 |@@5 q@2C5 =:<6 8C2A9:4 E@ D66 6G6CJE9:?8 :? 2 4@==64E65 >2??6C]k^Am
kAmx7 2 DA64:7:4 E96>6 :D FD65[ >2<6 DFC6 E92E E96 E96>6 :D 4@?D:DE6?E @C C6DA64E65 :? 6G6CJ 6=6>6?E]k^Am
kAmq6 DFC6 E@ 244@F?E 7@C E96 ?F>36C @7 A6@A=6 36:?8 :?G:E65 E@ E96 H655:?8 2?5^@C E96 C646AE:@?]k^Am
kAm}@E6i %649?@=@8J >:89E 36 BF:E6 96=A7F= :? 56G6=@A:?8 E96 C:89E =2J@FE 2?5 @G6C2== A=2? 3J E6DE:?8 :E E9C@F89 rps @C C6?56C:?8 D@7EH2C6] &D6 @?=:?6 C6D@FC46D =:<6 $<6E49FA @C 9:C6 D@>6@?6 H9@ FD6D E96D6 E649?@=@8:6D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8ma_a_\a_a` =:DED @7 H655:?8 EC6?5D :? D6EE:?8Dik^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm• ~FE5@@C H655:?8D 2C6 @? E96 C:D6 – A2C<D[ C@@7E@AD[ E6?ED :? J2C5D[ @FED:56 9:DE@C:4 3F:=5:?8D[ 7@@E3C:586D[ 2C6?2D :? E96 @77D62D@? W2==@HD >@C6 D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8X[ =@42= 362496Dk^Am
kAm• x?5@@C H655:?8D 2C6 DE:== >@G:?8 E@ F?:BF6 G6?F6D – =:3C2C:6D[ 82==6C:6D[ :?D:56 9:DE@C:4 3F:=5:?8D[ AC:G2E6 5:?:?8 DA246D W4=@D65 C6DE2FC2?ED[ AC:G2E6 4=F3D[ 6E4]Xk^Am
kAm• qC:?8 2 5:DE2?E =@42=6 E@ J@F – u:?5 2 A=246 E92E :D C6>:?:D46?E @7 2 72G@C:E6 =@42E:@? 2?5 4C62E6 E96 G6?F6 H:E9 4@=@C[ >:?: DECF4EFC6D 2?5 2446?E A:646Dk^Am
kAm• %C6?5D :? sé4@C U2>Aj !9@E@8C2A9J WD>2==6C 8C@FAD 2==@HD 7@C 566A6C 5:G6D :?E@ 56E2:=DX k^Am
kAm• pC49:E64EFC2= :?7=F6?46D – H:?5@HD[ 5@@CH2JD[ 4@=F>?D[ 86@>6EC:4 6=6>6?ED[ A6C:@5 56E2:=Dk^Am
kAm• x?E6C:@C 56D:8? :?7=F6?46D – r@=@C @7 E96 *62C WG2C:6D 7C@> !2?E@?6 E@ A2:?E 4@>A2?:6DX[ :?4C62D6 E6IEFC2= 56E2:=D @? G2D6D^42?5=6DE:4<D^>F=E:\4@=@C 7=@C2=D[ >:I >6E2=D W8@=5[ D:=G6C[ A6HE6CX[ 255 A2EE6C?D E@ 5é4@C WA=2E6D[ ?2A<:?D[ C:?8DXk^Am
kAm• x?5@@C 2?5 @FE5@@C =:G:?8 C@@>D – DE:== A@AF=2C[ 3FE >@G:?8 7C@> CFDE:4 2?E:BF6D E@ =FD9 2?5 A=FD9k^Am
kAm• {2C86 A=2?ED >:I65 H:E9 u=@C2=D W@C ?@ 7=@C2=DX – 46CE2:? A=2?ED AFC:7J E96 2:C H9:=6 AC@G:5:?8 2 362FE:7F= D6EE:?8k^Am
kAm• u@@5 2?5 8:7ED – >2<6 :E A@CE23=6 D:?46 H655:?8D^C646AE:@?D >:89E 36 D>2==6C @C @FE5@@CDk^Am
kAm• (655:?8 3@I6D 2?5 D6?5@77 <:ED – u:== @?6 @C 3@E9 H:E9 A6CD@?2=:K65 D2?:E:K6CD 4FDE@> D46?E65 E@ C6>:?5 E96> @7 E96 4@FA=6[ 4FDE@>:K65 >2D<D[ A@DE42C5D @C D?24<Dk^Am
kAm• $>2==6C H655:?8 42<6 – s@?’E D<:A E96 42<6 4FEE:?8[ 3FE 4@?D:56C :?5:G:5F2= 42<6D W>:?:D @C 4FA42<6DX 7@C 8F6DEDk^Am
kAm• u@@5 2?5 5C:?< – AC6>:I65 5C:?<D[ >:?:\9@CD 5’@6FGC6D[ E@\8@ 3@I6Dk^Am
kAm}@H E92E E96 ?F2?46D 2C6 =2:5 @FE :E’D E:>6 E@ 86E 324< E@ E96 A=2?] (92E :D E96 A=2?n (9J :D :E E96 A=2?n (96C6 H:== E96 A=2? 36 6I64FE65n (9@ H:== 96=A H:E9 E96 A=2?n w@H H:== E96 A=2? 36 6I64FE65n (96? :D E96 36DE E:>6 @C D62D@? E@ 9@DE E9:D A2CE:4F=2C A=2?nk^Am
kAmk6>mO $E6A92?:6 $:>@? :D 2 46CE:7:65 56D:8? 2?5 4@?DECF4E:@? AC@76DD:@?2= H:E9 >@C6 E92? aa J62CD @7 >F=E:\5:D4:A=:?6 6IA6C:6?46] u@==@H 96C @? x?DE28C2> oD46?2C:@56D:8?:?4 @C 4@?E24E 96C 3J 6>2:= 2Ek^6>m k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iDD:>@?oD46?2C4956D:8?]4@>QmDD:>@?oD46?2C4956D:8?]4@>k^2m]k^Am
