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Your Wedding day is one of the most important days of your life - and at the Bloomfield House Hotel we are here to make sure your day runs as smoothly and as stress-free as possible. We will take you through, in detail, all the options available to you, incorporating your ideas and requirements to ensure your wedding reception is a wonderful occasion.

The following Planning Guide is to help you organise & plan your wedding arrangements right up to the day after the wedding day. Planning for your wedding is important so that everything runs smoothly on the day and as you dreamed it to be. We at the Bloomfield House Hotel are here to ensure you and your guests have a wonderful and memorable day.

Countdown checklist for your perfect day.

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2 years – 1 years

Decide on a Wedding Date & book the church/priest.
Book your wedding reception at the Bloomfield House Hotel,and secure your booking with a deposit.
Agree on a budget for the wedding expenses with your partner & family.
Book your Band/DJ for the evening reception – remember to listen to your entertainment and ensure they will play the selection of music you require before booking.
Start looking for your wedding dress.
Book your honeymoon early, especially if you plan to travel during peak season.
Talk to your family and friends to get help and advice.

12 – 9 months

Choose your bestman, groomsmen, bridesmaids, flowers girls and page boys.
Book transport for the Wedding Day.
Decide on Your wedding dress and choose your bridesmaids dresses.
Arrange the hire or purchase of men’s formal wear.
Book photographer/ videographer.
Block Book your Accommodation at the Bloomfield House Hotel for any parents, bridesmaids,groomsmen etc.

6 - 9 months

Make guest list.
Visit the Bloomfield House Hotel, to go through details for the Wedding Reception. Get a plan of the room layout & give and outline of menu plans.
Choose and purchase your wedding rings.
Start looking at flowers for the church and book the church choir - if required.
Order your wedding cake.
Order stationery & Flowers.

3 - 4 months

Apply to the registrar of marriages. This has to be done 3 months prior the wedding day.
Organise a meeting with the priest to schedule the pre-marriage course. Discuss the ceremony, readings, music with the priest. Take along baptism certificates and organise letters of release.
Finalise your honeymoon plans. Arrange visas and vaccinations if required. If necessary have your name changed on your passport.
Plan hen & stag parties.
Organise a gift list.
Book Trial for hair & Makeup for the Bride & bridesmaids at Bloomfield Spa & Laser Clinic.
Finalise your wedding details with the Bloomfield House Hotel. Choose Your desired Menu and discuss your requirements for the day with the wedding Co- Ordinator.

2 months

Send out invitations. Make a note of acceptances & refusals as and when they come in.
Choose presents for bridesmaids, mothers, bestman & other family members that you would like to thank.
Reply to presents received.
Check travel arrangements and hotel booking for the Honeymoon.
Organise a pamper day for yourself & your friends in Bloomfield Spa & Laser Clinic.

1 month

Go for dress for dress fitting and check that you have all shoes & accessories organised.
Check Men’s outfits.
Chase up late invitation replies and finalise the guest list.
Decide on your Top table placings and work on the seating plan for all your guests, also organise your place cards if required.
Check that all the transport arrangements for the wedding day are finalized.
If you plan on changing your name and address, then notify your bank, building society etc.
Contact the reservations team in the Bloomfield House Hotel to discuss the rooms that are block booked. If you do not wish to use all the rooms, they can be released at this stage.

1-2 weeks

Have your ceremony rehearsal and check that the wedding booklets have been delivered to the bestman.
Make final checks for your honeymoon.Put your money together with your tickets ands passports in a safe place.
Pack your clothes and other items that you won’t need before the wedding.
Inform the Bloomfield House Hotel of the final seating numbers for your wedding day and send in your printed seating plan.
Make final checks on your dress and accessories.
Make sure the Grooms and the Groomsmen’s suits have been collected.
Wear – in your wedding shoes to avoid discomfort on the day.

1 – 2 days

Bring case of overnight clothes, Favors, cake, place cards and any other extra’s to the hotel.
Meet with the hotel contacts that will be looking after you on the day.

Day of the wedding!

Try to have a leisurely lie – in and have breakfast.
Have your hair and make up done.
Eat a sandwich/salad before you go – it will be a long day.
Sit back and try to relax and enjoy your day.

Arrival to Bloomfield House Hotel

The Happy Couple will be met at the Red Carpet with a glass of champagne.
Champagne is then offered to your bridal party.
You are invited to join your party.
The hotel management will then liaise with both you and the photographer to ensure everything is going well for you.

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The Meal

When the Meal is about to be served, The Management will show their guests to their seats.
The bestman will then be called upon to announce the arrival of the Bride & Groom into the Banquet.
The bestman will then call upon the priest to say grace before meals.
The meal will now commence.

Toasts/Speeches

The Speeches normally take place at the end of the meal and would accompany the cutting of the cake.

The following are the proceedings:

After the top table and all their guests have finished the main course, the bride & Groom will be called upon to cut the cake. The desserts are then served while the cake is been cut up. The cake is served with the tea/coffee.

The Order of Speeches

Brides Father
Grooms Father
Groom
Bestman
Priest (Grace after meals)

After the speeches, the Banqueting team will re – enter the room and set the room up for the evening entertainment.

The Band will also come into the room at this stage and begin to set up. This normally takes 30 minutes to do.

When the banqueting suite and the band is ready, the management will invite your guests to re – enter. After this the Bride & Groom will be announced into the room to perform their first dance.

The evening Buffet will be served at approximately 11.30pm

Ask family and friends to see to the following arrangements are made after the wedding day:

Wedding Dress and groom’s suit are both packed and taken home.
Hired items are returned.
Wedding cake is sent to those unable to attend.

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Wedding Traditions

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Old, New, Borrowed, Blue
The saying, "Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” is a popular rhyme that has been used since Victorian times. The "something old" represents the bond to the bride's family and her old life; "something new" represents the couple's new life together and their future hope for happiness, prosperity and success; "something borrowed" from a happily married woman is meant to impart similar happiness to the bride; and "something blue" represents fidelity and constancy.

White Bridal Dresses
Wearing white also dates back to Victorian times when Queen Victoria abandoned the usual royal tradition of wearing a silver gown, instead choosing to wear white. Before that time brides simply wore their best gown, rather than a special wedding dress. The popularity of white can also be attributed to it symbolizing purity and virginity. White was also thought to ward off evil spirits.

Throwing Rice
Showering the couple with rice is an ancient tradition. As rice is considered a "life giving" seed it is thought that by throwing in on the couple they will be bestowed with fertility and have many children. Many churches now forbid it on their property but there are some safe alternatives to throwing rice.

Sharing the first piece of wedding cake is a wedding tradition with Roman roots. The Romans believed that by eating the wedding cake together a special bond was created between the couple. The wheat used to bake the cake was symbolic of fertility and a "fruitful union", while the cake's sweetness was thought to bring sweetness to all areas of the couple's new life.

The ceremonial kiss that concludes the wedding ceremony is said to represent the couple sharing and joining their souls. In Roman times the kiss "sealed" the couple's agreement to join in a life-long commitment.

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The wedding tradition of the groom wearing a boutonniere originates in medieval times when a knight wore his lady's colors (through flowers) as a statement of his love. Flowers and bouquets have long been used in weddings. In addition to adorning the bride with flowers to promote good luck and good health flower meanings allow the bride to express her feelings for the groom. Orange blossoms signify purity, daisies loyalty, violets modesty and red roses signify true love.

Placing the wedding ring on the third finger of the left hand has two possible origins; ancient Egypt or 17th century Europe. The Egyptians believed the "vein of love" ran directly from the ring finger to the heart, therefore the ring was placed there to denote eternal love. During a 17th century wedding ceremony the groom would slide the wedding ring part way up the bride's thumb, index finger and middle finger as the priest said "In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit". As the ring finger was the first free finger, the ring was placed there.

Wedding Check List

Wedding stationary
Wedding Dress
Grooms Outfit
Bridesmaid outfits
Going away outfits
Wedding car
Flowers
Church Music
Church/Registry office fees
Weddings rings
Gifts
Photographer/videographer
Entertainment
Drinks Receptions
Wedding menu
Wine and drinks with meal
Toast
Evening buffet/beverage
Cake
Honeymoon

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