How to Find Encore Wedding Ideas

If you have been married before and are planning another wedding, you may have purchased bridal magazines.  You may also have noticed that most of them are geared towards first time brides.  But there are things you can do to rest assured your encore wedding is beautiful and just as amazing as or even better than your first wedding.

• If this will be a blended family situation, be sure to include everyone from both families in the planning of the wedding.  They may be able to provide you with great ideas.  Be sure to include your fiancé in the planning as well.


• Search the Internet for wedding ideas.  You will have better luck finding ideas than you would in a magazine.  Websites such as Wedding Channel and The Knot have message boards and chat rooms just for encore brides.


• Bridal expos are a great place to get wedding ideas.  Expos target all kinds of brides.  You can talk with vendors who can tell you about their services for encore brides.


• It may be time to think in a totally new direction this time around.  Be creative and adventurous.  Maybe a destination wedding is in the cards or maybe an outdoor wedding is the answer.  Think about a small, intimate wedding at home.


• Include the children in the wedding itself.  This represents the joining of two families as one unit.  Depending on your religion, there may be certain rituals involved.  For instance, Jewish families may have a Ketubah that includes the children whereas Catholics use a unity candle to join the family.