What Happens If.....I Lose My Wedding Rings?

Mary Kate McKenna Photography

In our first "What Happens If..." post we talked about bad weather on your wedding day.  Our next debacle that we hope never happens to you is missing jewelry.  What happens if you lose your wedding or engagement ring?

If you have Jewelry Insurance, you will be covered for the cost of the rings.  If you don't, you are out of luck.  If you haven't thought about jewelry insurance before we highly recommend you and your fiance or spouse consider buying it to cover your wedding and engagement rings.  After you've spent months or years saving, your rings can be gone in an instant if your house is broken into or you accidentally lose them.  Jewelry insurance can buy you peace of mind so that you know if something every does happen to your rings, you will be able to replace them.  For more information on Jewelry Insurance check out Jewelers Mutual, a great resource for Jewelry Insurance information: http://www.jewelersmutual.com/PersonalJewelry.aspx.  

Wedding Day Disasters Solved: Stain Removal 101

This is the second installment in our series of 'What Happens If' posts.  Today we want to mention what to do if you accidentally get some common stains on your wedding dress on your big day.

Blood- the quickest way to remove blood from fabric is by applying the saliva of whoever's blood it is on the fabric.  To remove the blood it has to be that same person's saliva.

Lipstick- chalk or baby powder will take the stain right out.

Red wine- alternate blotting the stain with a dry and wet white towel until the stain is gone.

Ink and oils/ grease should both come out with rubbing alcohol and chalk or baby powder.

Luckily for Splash brides we carry rubbing alcohol, baby powder and chalk with us to every wedding we work in our emergency kit.  Unfortunately accidents do happen which is why as professional planners we are always prepared!

What Happens If.....It Is Pouring Down Rain on Your Wedding Day?

We are excited to announce a new series of blog posts, What Happens If?  In What Happens If, we want to address so common and not so common issues, mistakes and situations that may arise on your wedding day.

This week we want to talk about inclement weather on your big day.  For every wedding we plan, we always prepare an Inclement Weather Plan.  This is a Plan B which we can quickly execute in the event that the weather impedes with your Plan A.  Even if your ceremony and reception are both indoors, it is always a good idea to write out and think through your Inclement Weather Plan, or IWP.  For instance, your bridal party may need to be outside for a few seconds leaving the ceremony site to load up in the limo to head to the reception.  If this was a Splash wedding, we would have several oversized golf umbrellas on hand to shield the bridal party as they load up.  An IWP might list alternate exits that provide more cover to the bridal party that limits the time they need to be out in the rain.

When either ceremony or reception are taking place outside, it is absolutely necessary to prepare an IWP.  Your IWP should be realistically executable in a short amount of time; preferably 15 minutes or less.  If a few minutes before your ceremony start time, the skies open up on your beautiful beach wedding and it starts pouring down rain, you need to have a plan B in place.  Depending on your venue, you could either move the entire ceremony inside, or move all your guests inside if it looks like the bad weather will be passing over shortly.

Whether you are getting married inside or outside, make sure you and your planner have a concrete Inclement Weather Plan in place to make sure your big day is chaos and confusion free!

Happy Planning!

Julie Daniel, Splash Consultant