There are many different planning
aspects that go into planning your own wedding. You cannot forget the little
details that go in between all of the larger decision processes. Once you get
engaged, you should first set you budget and pick a theme. You and your fiancé should
be making these decisions together, so you should be talking through your ideas
together and make sure you’re both getting involved! You should be asking each
other what your dream wedding looks like, because you may have completely
different ideas and can bounce them off of each other!
Once you have talked about your
theme together, you should look at your budget and what you envision spending
on your special day. It is important to be very realistic when talking about
this once you’ve talked about your expectations because this will make the
whole planning process so much easier. You need to talk about what you can and
cannot afford, and about what you have saved and how much more you can save
leading up to the wedding. The amount of money you have/need to have by your
wedding date can affect what you choose to be your wedding date. When talking
about things like this, you should also talk about what family members may be
contributing, and how much they will be. This can fluctuate how much your
budget can be.
You should then move on to
prioritizing with your fiancé. You need to make sure you each know what is
important to the other person. With talking about this, you will be able to
know where you need to spend more money, and where you can save as well. This
will help you make less mistakes in the planning process by allowing for you to
have enough time, money, and attention to the things that mean the most to each
of you.
One very important thing that you
must have when planning a wedding is a folder/notebook containing all of your
information about venues, photographers, photos of ideas, etc. so that nothing
will get lost. You can keep all of your contacts, contracts, emails, and quotes
in one place so that you can access them easier. This will help the closer you
get towards the date because most vendors will ask for other vendors contact
information so that they can be in contact and on the same page about
everything the day of.
Once all of this is taken care
of, you can set a date and create a guest list. You should first decide what
part of the year you want to get married in, and check with your important
family members before you book anything. You need to be very flexible in this
process because it is very hard to get the first date you decide at a venue.
Most people are booked up until 2020 right now, and 2018 just started. Once you
decide on the date, you should start counting up a rough estimate of numbers of
guests that will be invited. This will help in getting quotes from rental
companies and catering companies when you’re looking at costs!
Things will come up that you may
have forgotten to write down or take care of, and that’s why it is so important
to keep a check list of all of the things you need to get done. It can get very
overwhelming, but you need to remember that you can’t do everything at once, so
split it up! A great idea would be to list each job, then break down how many
months you have until the wedding, and allot each month a list of jobs that
need to be done.
The next step would be to choose
a venue. This is one of the biggest decisions, but it should be the most fun!
Once you find one, a lot of things will fall directly into place. When looking
at venues, you should always remember that you don’t have to get married in
only a home or church, there are plenty of other places to consider! This is
another part of the process that needs you and your fiancé to be flexible in
the process.
Once you have chosen a venue, the
next steps would be to find a photographer, a dress, entertainment, catering
and drink, and suppliers. Some things will be harder than others, but if you
planned your date far enough in advance, you should have plenty of time to find
the perfect people for these jobs in order to make your special day that much
better!
Good photographers get booked up
QUICKLY. This is why it is one of the first people you should be looking for.
You do not want to be disappointed when you didn’t get a booking in soon enough
with the specific photographer you wanted. It is a very personal thing and
there is a large amount of people out there that you can choose from. You
should consider looking at their blogs, websites, and previous work. You want
to be able to click with this person because you will spend the whole day with
them, so this is important!
Choosing a dress is super
exciting!!! It can be stressful if you put a lot of pressure on finding the
perfect dress, but you should make sure to do as much research as possible
beforehand! If you have an idea of what you like before you go, it will make
this process that much easier. This is another point where you need to be very
flexible, and try as many styles as possible because what you thought you liked
may not look like you thought it would on you.
Do not let the planning get the
best of you, make sure to enjoy it along the way! It is you day, so you need to
make sure that you are not just focusing on making other people happy, and you
focus more on how to make you and your fiancé happy. Marriage is so exciting
and your wedding day should be the best day of your life, but remember what
really matters- you will be with the person you love the most for the rest of
your life!
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