Are you a smoker?  You might want to give this habit up on your wedding day.  Even if everyone knows, think about how you will look in your wedding photographs and videos smoking  while wearing your beautiful wedding gown.  Also, there is the possibility of  ruining your dress by dropping ashes and having it smell like smoke at the end of the day.

Granted, if you smoke, it is difficult to suddenly stop for a day.  So, while you’re planning your wedding, talk to a health care professional to see if there is anything she or he can do to help you get through the day with minimal number of cigarettes or without smoking at all.   Ask the members of your wedding party to refrain also, so everyone looks their best on the wedding day.

You might also want to talk to your photographer and videographer and tell them to stay away from any designated smoking areas and not capture any shots of  the wedding party smoking, even in candid shots.

By the way, sorry I haven’t blogged in a few weeks, I got hacked and had to have some work done to put this blog back together.  Many thanks to Cathy Perkins, The WordPress Wizard, for her time, patience, and expertise.

A book of your wedding photos would make a great gift for parents, the wedding party and you.  Go to blurb.com and find out how you can make them at reasonable prices.  The book doesn’t have to have only wedding photos, make one that includes photos from your engagement party, shower and bridesmaids’ luncheon.  Or one that includes the story of your relationship from beginning all the way to your honeymoon.  Invite family and friends to share their photos too and make your book a fun group project.