What She Did: A West Palm Beach Bride's Tips for Having A Fun & Memorable Wedding Day

Social media content creator and podcast host Carly Fiderer (née Silverman)) tied the knot at her parents' country club in West Palm Beach on April 20, 2024. She shares her must-listen to advice that she learned as a bride.

On April 20, 2024, under an acrylic Chuppah adorned with white florals and floating petals, Carly Silverman married Jason Fiderer. While they may not have been physically at the West Palm Beach fete, her hundreds of thousands of followers anxiously awaited Carly's wedding content overload, as anxiously as they awaited her engagement the year prior. The couple, who met on the dating app Hinge, decided to wed at Carly's parents' country club -- a venue Carly noted she "always" had in mind for her wedding day. It was an elegant and intimate affair, during which the bride wore a form-fitting lace gown with a long train and a sheer veil, from Brides Of Florida. The bride and groom exchanged their own vows, something Carly says made the day even more personal and meaningful, and went on to party the night away. "The energy and vibe of a wedding is truly about the bride and groom," the bride, who is now offering wedding day content creator services of her own, noted. "I may be biased, but I'm convinced we had the most fun wedding because we just never left the dance floor which was exactly what we wanted."

Don't Be Afraid To Be Selfish

This is YOUR day. Not your friends, not your parents, not social media, it is YOUR day. Which means you make the rules. There is no 'one wedding fits all' so don't feel like you need to abide by everyone else's opinions, or do something you see on social media because you think other people would like it.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Don't sweat the small stuff. I know this sounds so cliche, but the stress of the little tiny things is not going to make or break your wedding. For example, for months my husband and I were stressing over if we should have 2 extra hors d'oeuvres passed around at cocktail hour and we legit, went back and fourth on this for MONTHS. As if people would really notice if we had them! We ended up not having them and it was the best cocktail hour ever and we saved money. I stressed over the thickness of the menu paper. How dumb is that???? It's just so important to remember that your guests aren't inspecting every single detail the way you are.

Decide & Move The Heck On

Make decisions quickly and don't harp on them. There are SO many decisions you will have to make when wedding planning and it's really overwhelming. My biggest advice is make a decision quickly and don't look back. It took me 7 months to decide on aisle songs and I didn't make a decision until a couple weeks before the wedding and it stressed me out so much, when it reality, it truly didn't matter. Any song was going to be amazing. I wish I had just made a decision months prior so it would have been one less thing taking up my brain space.

Tackle Tasks As Early As You Can

Tackle all the small things earlier than you think you need to. Make a master list of every single thing you want from the big vendors, all the way down to the smallest of things (like what hanger you want your dress on!). I made the mistake of waiting until the last minute for all the 'small' things, because I didn't think it was important to get them done early and it ended up stressing me out so much. I spent the week leading up to my wedding getting all of the last minute things together, when I could have done it a month prior. You'll feel so much better if you knock everything out way before you need to and can just chill the week leading up to the wedding.

Be Present (Or, At Least Try Your Best To Be!)

On your wedding day, let go of all control and be as present as possible. Accept the fact that things may not go exactly as planned and thats ok. Your wedding night goes by in A FLASH. Trust me when I say that. So, just be as present as possible and make sure to find times to really take it all in!

Embrace Non-Traditional Elements

We had a roaming photo booth which I would 10000% recommend. We really don't love at weddings when people are just lined up at a photobooth. Our biggest thing was wanting people to stay on the dance floor and so having a roaming photo booth on the dance floor was perfect. We also had unique little details throughout the wedding that were personal, like cocktail napkins that had our first Hinge conversation on it, signature drinks that represented us and certain music choices that were special to us.