The spectacle of a wedding day celebration is due to careful and timely planning.  It isn't all peaches and cream.  There is a lot of work involved in planning a wedding day.  Often times it can become stressful and disheartening to plan.  What fun can be found in planning a wedding day?   There are several really fun things you can do before your wedding.

Deciding where to go on a honeymoon can be exciting.  It is rare that I hear of a bride or groom complaining about planning to go to Hawaii, Costa Rica, or somewhere that you may have never been before.  I heard a psychologist say that sometimes planning a vacation has more fulfillment than the actual vacation.  It is something that you can definately look forward to as a newly married couple.

Engagement pictures can be very fun.  This is a time that you and your spouse can just have fun with each other and show everybody you know how much you love each other.  There isn't a lot of pressure about an engagement photo.  It is just a time to be yourself with your future spouse.  Also consider getting an engagement video!  Many times guests to weddings will come from far out of town and may have not ever have met your new husband or wife.  A video is a good way for guests to see you as a couple.  They can see how you interact with each other and get to enjoy the reason why they are there at the wedding ceremony.  Professional videographers will often call this a "Love Story".  The video will tell a short story more or less about your love for one another.  It is usually put to music and is just a few minutes long.  But it has a lasting impression on those who view it.  It is definitely something that will be fun to do.

Cake tasting is my personal favorite.  Picking out a wedding cake is one of the joys especially for the groom.  Grooms may complain about the planning process for a wedding, but they will never complain about the cake tasting.  When else in your life have you been able to take several different flavors of cake like you do with a box of chocolates.  It is a subtle joy, but it is very fun. 

Getting engage hits the top of my list for the most fun things to do before a wedding.  It is like the climax of life up to that point.  Sometimes it is a surprise, sometimes it is a long awaited proposal, but nonetheless it is very exciting.  When I gave my wife her wedding ring it was a surprise and it was very special to us.  We knew we were to get married, but we thought that it would be down the road.  I flew to her home state without her knowing just to get permission from her parents to ask her to marry me.  While there I bought the perfect ring and flew home.  My soon to be wife thought I was on a camping trip.  When she least expected I got down on one knee and proposed to her.  We were both in tears and it was a night I will never forget.  It was EXCITING!  I loved that time and my wife and I can reflect at that night for the rest of our lives. 

The wedding day is a celebration of the most meaningful union we will ever take part in.   There are many things you and your future spouse will get to enjoy leading up to that special day.  Make sure and take advantage of the planning process and enjoy it.