Everyone dreams of the perfect wedding, but it can take a lot of planning and coordination to plan a stress-free wedding day. Your wedding day is one of the most important events of your life, but if not planned correctly, it can also be one of the most stressful. Hiring a wedding planner can take off most of the wedding day stress, but there are a few other tips you can follow to help ensure your day goes off without a hitch.
There are so many ideas online for how to plan a wedding and it can be easy to get distracted and want to do them all. Maybe you saw some personalized wedding favors on Pinterest, or an epic champagne fountain, but it may not be possible to incorporate every idea you see. It’s best to choose 2-3 areas that are most important to you and focus a majority of the budget on those items. Maybe it’s, the food or the venue, etc. Allocate more of your budget to the top 3 items you choose so those things are AMAZING. Everything else is just a detail that you don’t need to stress over because that will just take away from the joy of your wedding day. Instead, focus on the things that mean the most to you and make them top-notch. Creating a guest list, making a budget, choosing a wedding planner, choosing a wedding venue and choosing a floral recipe and of course a good gastronomy are at the top of the list of things to check off your list first. Why? Because people make plans, money gets spent easily if you don’t have a budget and vendors book up early (sometimes even years out!) Gastronomy is something to fall in love with, and choosing a good caterer to satisfy the palate of your loved ones or family is something important. Don’t forget that our country is known worldwide for its Mediterranean diet and for its great Chefs, many of them Michelin-starred artists. Remember that the best memories are around a good table, and people will always remember a good banquet! From the moment you get engaged, there are going to be so many opinions flying at you about what you should do, where you should get married, what dress you should buy, and so on. My best advice to you is to plan your wedding according to what you and your partner want. Plan events that you think are awesome and avoid the ones that you aren’t so thrilled about. Just because it’s a tradition doesn’t mean that it’s the right thing for your wedding day, so break the rules and start your own traditions! This day is about you AND your significant other so make sure you are both on the same wavelength about what you want for your day. Make a joint effort to choose a venue, photographer, and decorations together and infuse the day with a style that honors you both as individuals and as a couple. Yes, your friends and family matter and we all love them, but they do not get to have a say on what you and your partner choose for your wedding day. The only two opinions that matter are YOURS. Maybe something doesn’t come together the way you thought it would. Perhaps someone is late or got stuck in traffic. Maybe someone forgets to bring the marriage certificate to sign. And maybe, just maybe, someone leaves the rings at the location you got ready and doesn’t discover it until moments before you are supposed to walk down the aisle. After many I have seen many scenarios play out and the couples that have a go-with-the-flow attitude on their wedding day are some of the happiest couples who joyfully enjoy their day. Any number of things can happen that are not part of the plan and trust me, nearly every single wedding has at least one thing that goes amiss, but don’t let those details deter you from enjoying your day because at the end of the day all that matters is you and your partner and your marriage.
Choose your must first
Take care of the biggest tasks first
Choose a good Catering or Restaurant
Do what you want (and don’t forget there are two of you in the making of your wedding)
Go with the flow and don’t get hung up on the small stuff
