As any bride could tell you, planning a wedding is no easy feat. In the period of time before your selected date you have the burden of choosing your dress, venue, flowers, cake, food, entertainment, bridesmaid dresses, and many more things that will determine the success of your wedding as an event. Before you have an anxiety attack, here are a few tips to make planning your wedding a little easier.
Expect a Few Hiccups
There is a saying that says that no one is perfect, well, the same thing can be said for events. To try and predict every possible curveball in your special night is impossible, and will take you away from enjoying your wedding. The best thing you can do is focus on the things that you can control, and leave the rest to fate and your wedding planner. You have the rest of your life to stress, on days that don't cost upwards of $10,000. Enjoy and appreciate your wedding for what it is, don't hate it for what it wasn't. Sit back, have a glass of wine with your new partner, and let the night unfold in front of you.
Shop Around Before Signing on the Dotted Line
Any women that could be described as a bargain hunter should hang on to this precious gift when it comes to planning her wedding. If you are working with a wedding planner, a little common sense can go a long way with saving you money. As redundant as this may sound, the wedding planner most likely does a lot of weddings, and therefore has most likely developed some sort of relationship with the very people you need to hire. While most wedding planners are on the up and up, some may refer you only to the individuals they know while there could be a better deal elsewhere. It is up to you to smell out any sticky situations, and to shop around. You could end up saving yourself a pretty penny in the long run, but make sure not to belittle your wedding planner. Perhaps ask her to get you a list of pricing from different businesses offering the service you are looking for, that way the planner can still be involved without pushing you towards a business for personal reasons. Chances are your wedding planner will respect and admire the fact that you want to be involved in the planning of your wedding.
Know What Your Planner Can Handle
A wedding planner should make the brides big day significantly easier to plan and enjoy, because they are experienced with planning weddings. They should have the crisis avoiding skills of an FBI negotiator, along with a very long fuse. They should be able to calmly handle the hiccups along the planning road while making the bride more comfortable about their planning skills. You should know exactly how much of your wedding you have paid the planner to take care of, and expect nothing less than what they promised. Your planner should be experienced, and ready for anything. For example, a bride was having her wedding at a conservative chapel so she could not show her shoulders during the service. The bride was devastated because she had chosen and already purchased a strapless dress. The bride's wedding planner had faced this before, and was prepared with the solution: a bridal capelet! This is a perfect example of how the planners experience helped the bride avoid wearing a frumpy jacket or cardigan, and the lace capelet actually enhanced features on her lace accented dress.
By using common sense and keeping calm when you otherwise would not be, you can make the time up until your wedding a lot less stressful. Your wedding planner should be used to a little bit of a cranky bride, but remember to maintain respect for your planner and the people around you. The last thing you want is to earn the badge of a "bridezilla," so use your manners. A little "please" or "thank you" never hurt anyone.
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