The Best Wedding Planning Tips
You are now engaged but you are stuck on were to start this wedding planning journey? Here are best wedding planning tips that will help you get started in creating your dream wedding!
1- SET YOUR BUDGET
Before you start anything else, you need to set your budget. Where is the money for your big day coming from? You savings? Your fiancé’s? Parents? It’s important to know how much money you have available before you start booking any vendors. Remember that just because you’re getting married doesn’t mean you have to go deep into debt. I can help you plan you dream wedding and still keep within your budget! And that means you can also enjoy a fun honeymoon afterwards!
2- GUESTIMATE
Estimate the number of guests you want at your event. Start with the “must-be-there” (parents, siblings, etc.) and work your way to “would-like” (Coworkers, etc.) This way you have an idea of how big your event will be and you will have a more accurate guestimate number for when you start contacting vendors.
3- SET YOUR DATE
This seems obvious but setting a date as soon as possible will ensure that venues and vendors will be available, and you will also be giving your guests, and yourself as much time as possible to prepare. Specially if you have any out-of-town family that need to book flights and/or hotel.
4- FOCUS ON MUST-HAVES
Weddings are full of many details and vendors and concepts, but the easiest way to tackle such complex planning is to first focus on your wedding-musts. Think of things that you really would like to have at your wedding and prioritize those over other non-essentials. I remember for our wedding we absolutely wanted a delicious cake, so we prioritized that over a sweets table/party favors. That way if our cake was more expensive than we anticipated, we didn’t mind opting out from a sweets table and party favors in order to have a delicious cake that everyone would enjoy.
5- ONLINE RSVP’S
Paper RSVP’s are such a hassle, and many guests either forget to send the card by mail, or they get lost on the way. Online RSVP’s are much more friendlier, easier, and timesaving, for you and your guests. There are many sites that include this services which will make your life much easier and save you a ton on postage and printing!
