3 Top Tips From Us to You
In your season of wedding planning, it can often feel like you’re constantly being bombarded with information from many different sources, and sometimes, it can be difficult to know what advice is worth taking.
For example, you may have an older sister who’s already been married and has tried to give you some suggestions, or, a friend, an aunt, your mom - you name it - and while all out of love and well wishes for you, it’s just becoming a bit ~much.~
That’s why we, as a business devoted to helping couples plan their wedding, wanted to provide some of our top tips, sharing a few things we feel are high up there on the ‘importance’ list.
With each member of our team having been in the wedding industry now for multiple years, working with many different couples that were each in their own specific season of life, we hope these are beneficial for you in some way on your journey to saying ‘I Do.’
The ‘Planning Lull’
In the first few months of planning, excitement is high, and while things are still fairly new, you’ve most likely nailed down a handful of vendors - your venue, caterer, photographer, and maybe even your florist and DJ/band.
Your question then, after a good number of your wedding day players have been ‘drafted,’ so to speak, is what move do I make next or where do I go from here? And this is what we like to refer to as the planning lull.
You may feel as though there’s not much else to do or plan for a while, however, there is usually always something you could be doing to help yourself out later down the road.
For example, to get ahead of the stress that may arise if you push these things off, take the time to start planning out your:
Song choices
First dance (and choreographing it if that’s what you and your partner wish to do)
Rehearsal dinner / welcome party / post-wedding brunch (when, where, who will be invited - again, if you wish to do these things)
Written thank you cards to vendors
Gifts for your wedding party and family
Toiletry baskets (if you’d like to provide these items in the restrooms for your guests)
Hotel welcome bags
Wedding bands (choosing them with your partner and ordering them)
It’s *Your* Day
While you will most likely be thinking about your guests a lot during the planning process - maybe making some special considerations for some in relation to transportation, food choices if there are any allergies, etc., we want you to remember that you and your partners’ wedding day is just that - your day.
You of course want your guests to enjoy themselves and have a good time, but they are also there to celebrate you and your significant other. You don’t want to look back and wish that you did something - but didn’t - just because other peoples’ opinions got in the way of what you both actually wanted.
Soak It All In
Something that you’ll commonly hear married couples say is that your wedding day goes by very quickly, and unfortunately, in a general sense, that does often seem to be the case.
However, if throughout the day you and your partner truly take the time to soak up all that’s happening and enjoy the little moments together, you’ll each be able to be more in the moment and (hopefully) won’t look back at the end of the day and feel like it was all a blur.
A pro tip to help you do this is to just block off small slots in your timeline throughout the day, even if it’s only for a few minutes, to spend some one-on-one time with your partner (away from everyone else) and just for a second, take a breather and reflect on all that’s gone on.
** Some venues even have specific rooms/areas that you can sneak away to for just a little bit before returning to the party :)
Now, while these are only three of our top tips for couples who are planning their wedding, we believe they can be so beneficial both leading up to, and on the actual day of the wedding.
Take the time to get ahead of any tasks that you’ve been putting off in planning, remember that the day is meant to be about you and the love of your life entering into a beautiful marriage together, and try your best to be as present as possible so that time doesn’t pass you by and you can look back and cherish the moments spent with your loved ones, and your new spouse <3
