It's no secret that wedding planning can be stressful/overwhelming/make you want to run for the hills. BUT it can also be so much fun, and should be! It's important to remind yourself that your wedding is the day you get to marry the love of your life... that's what matters the most!
With that being said, I've put together 5 things that I've noticed to be helpful and learned throughout wedding planning that hopefully can help you while planning your big day!
#1: Don't sweat the small stuff
There are so many details involved in wedding planning from chairs, to centerpieces, to what your guests will eat and drink. All these decisions and options make it difficult to not get overly wrapped up in every.single.detail. I had a mini meltdown towards the beginning of my wedding planning journey because I had chosen one of the most expensive rental packages available from my chosen company and realized it was way out of my budget. After thinking it through I realized NOBODY CARES WHAT CHAIR THEY SIT IN. Thankfully, my rental company allowed me to change packages and all was well.. but the moral of the story is, you don't need to blow your budget for small details like chairs. People will be dancing and enjoying the evening celebrating the newlyweds, not worrying about what chair they're sitting in.
#2: DIY
On Pinterest you can seriously find how to DIY just about anything, and Etsy has so many templates you can purchase for a low price and customize how you want. For example, if you can't fit fancy professional floral arrangement for every centerpiece into your budget (which trust me, I feel you because florals are insanely expensive) then do a more DIY affordable approach. Use wine bottles with twinkle lights in them, mason jars with some wildflowers, or nothing at all because simplistic tables are just as beautiful!! You don't need to blow your budget buying all these professionally made decor items, and doing DIY's allows you and your fiancee's personalities to really shine.
#3: Know when you need the professionals
Decor and even floral arrangements/bouquets are aspects where I'm all about the DIY but other aspects of a wedding, such as food and photography for example, I recommend investing a bit more and hiring a professional vendor. Unless you're having a very intimate and small wedding, food could get overwhelming REAL fast. Professional caterers know how much to make, how to properly cook and serve it and take so much stress off of you on the big day. You already have enough to worry about on the day of your wedding, you don't want to have to worry about making sure 100 or more people are getting fed.
#4: Pay as you go
Weddings are hella expensive. Even when you do things on the cheap and do a lot of DIY's they still cost a lot of money. With that said, I strongly do not recommend taking out a loan for your wedding. Nobody wants to start off a marriage with tens of thousands of dollars worth of debt hanging over their head. Ask your vendors if they will do payment plans for you, chances are they will, and then pay as you go. If you can't afford to pay for something even with a payment plan, then research other options. If you're at your wedding and every single thing is paid off just imagine how much more fun you'll have versus if you know you have a 10, 15, 20 thousand dollar bill looming over your heads once the wedding is over.
#5: Take a break, breathe, enjoy this
No matter how organized and planner-savvy you are, chances are you will have at least one freak out during your wedding planning adventure. When that happens and you're frustrated and feel like you would rather just run away and elope, take a break. Forget about the wedding for a bit, go take a walk and do something totally unrelated. You only get to do this once.. in your whole life.. ONCE, so you should enjoy it. If you've started planning and it's not enjoyable whatsoever then it's not worth it and maybe a big wedding isn't for you. But, if you have one or two meltdowns here and there, trust me, it's normal. Let them happen, take a break, and get back to it once you're in a good headspace! Remember why you're doing this, you're marrying the love of your life and celebrating with everyone you love, and that is so awesome!
Thanks for reading loves, and happy wedding planning! Xoxo, Jocelyn
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