Wedding planning can be intimidating at first and for good
reasons. Nightmares of late tux deliveries, ugly wedding cakes
and makeup stained wedding dresses could scare anyone catatonic.
The best way to have the “perfect wedding” is to start off on a
good foot. You can start planning your wedding right now without
spending a dime.
Select a Wedding Date
After you’ve told the world that you’re tying the knot, it is a
good idea to not take too long selecting a wedding date.
- That way when you are shopping wedding vendors, you
know what date you need beforehand. - It keeps you from
putting things off, because the wedding date will be quickly
approaching. - It gives your friends and family time to
plan ahead. It is a good idea to tell them as early as possible,
especially if you’re getting married in the summer, due to many
people planning vacations during that time.
Wedding Coordinating Help
Hire a wedding coordinator. I know you think it is expensive,
but you will thank yourself in the end. If you don’t want to
bear the expense of hiring a wedding coordinator, get some
talented family member to help you. Any type of help will do.
Sometimes getting a second opinion can help you think about
issues that you would not have thought of before. Above all, you
should be enjoying yourself and not stressing out and getting
some help will help you accomplish that.
What Type of Wedding Do yo Want?
Your wedding coordinator can help you determine the type of feel
you want your wedding to give. Do you want it small and
intimate, big and formal or somewhere in between? How about the
time? If you have a lot of out of town guests it may be a good
idea to have your wedding in the early evening, but not too
late. Having your wedding at 10 AM may not go over too well with
them.
Wedding Organizer
Wedding Organizers like notebooks or software can keep you from
going into the insane asylum, for your probably can’t and
shouldn’t try to keep all those numbers in your head. This way
you are less likely to forget the small expenses that tend to
add up in the end like wedding dress shoes, slips and veils.
Weddingchannel.com and Theknot.com have free online wedding
organizer software that includes a budget and expense
calculator. At the very least, attempt to carry a notebook with
you and record your wedding budget, expenses and tasks.
Wedding Guest List
Making a wedding guest list now is not too early. Well, at least
attempt to do it! Combine the guest lists of future in-laws with
your parents and your own guest lists for a good starting point.
Don’t fret too much at first, because this will only be a rough
draft. Your wedding coordinator can help you with this also. A
good idea for all of you is to start off with those you must
invite and end with those who you would like to invite
and go from there.
Choose Your Colors
Picking your color scheme will, of course, make decorating a
whole lot easier. The wedding décor that you want so badly may
not come in the colors that you want, so it is good to do this
early on. The same idea goes for the wedding party’s attire.
Above all, relax! It is your wedding day, not a final exam. And
if something goes a little awry on your wedding day, try not to
panic. Usually things work out in the end when you have loved
ones to help you.
