You’re engaged and you want the wedding of your dreams. One problem…you have a full time job, social life, volunteering, oh and the part time job you just picked up at the coffee shop because hello! you have a wedding to pay for! So how do you live your life and plan a wedding without completely loosing your sanity? Well have no fear, I’m here; and I’m going to teach you all the ways to plan a wedding without pulling your hair out because honey, you need your lovely locks for the big day!
Determine a budget: Your budget needs to be the first thing you think about when you get engaged! Hammering this out, laying out the numbers and talking to the family and friends who will be helping you financially is a huge task to tackle early... bright and early. By getting your budget set you won’t have that panic attack 6 months before your wedding because you are finally filling out your budget excel spreadsheet and notice you just spent $1K extra on flowers. You also won't lose sleep at night or have to slack on the pedicures to pay for your big day. Why you ask? Well, it's because you took the 2 hours at the beginning to figure it out!
Know what you want before you need it: If you determine your theme and colors at the very beginning, you are able to start searching for the things you need before you absolutely need them! By knowing what you need, you can find the items at your leisure and possibly bargain a bit rather than having to make special trips and pay and arm and leg for them because uhhhh you needed them like YESTERDAY.
Be organized: The number one thing about planning a successful wedding day is being organized. Your coordinating a lot of different vendors, ideas and people and things can get missed if you're not organized. So create a binder, print a calendar and give yourself deadlines on when things need to be done!
Make a timeline: Know what is priority and what can wait. You don’t want to push out a high priority vendor like your reception venue because you were too busy picking out your bridesmaids accessories. Make a list and determine what needs your immediate attention and what does not.
There you have it; steps to planning the wedding of your dreams without completely losing your mind. Happy planning loves!
XOXO
Determine a budget: Your budget needs to be the first thing you think about when you get engaged! Hammering this out, laying out the numbers and talking to the family and friends who will be helping you financially is a huge task to tackle early... bright and early. By getting your budget set you won’t have that panic attack 6 months before your wedding because you are finally filling out your budget excel spreadsheet and notice you just spent $1K extra on flowers. You also won't lose sleep at night or have to slack on the pedicures to pay for your big day. Why you ask? Well, it's because you took the 2 hours at the beginning to figure it out!
Know what you want before you need it: If you determine your theme and colors at the very beginning, you are able to start searching for the things you need before you absolutely need them! By knowing what you need, you can find the items at your leisure and possibly bargain a bit rather than having to make special trips and pay and arm and leg for them because uhhhh you needed them like YESTERDAY.
Be organized: The number one thing about planning a successful wedding day is being organized. Your coordinating a lot of different vendors, ideas and people and things can get missed if you're not organized. So create a binder, print a calendar and give yourself deadlines on when things need to be done!
Make a timeline: Know what is priority and what can wait. You don’t want to push out a high priority vendor like your reception venue because you were too busy picking out your bridesmaids accessories. Make a list and determine what needs your immediate attention and what does not.
There you have it; steps to planning the wedding of your dreams without completely losing your mind. Happy planning loves!
XOXO