Wedding Planning Tips
Planning your wedding is no small task. However, with the right advice, you can plan an event that will give you some of your best memories. Read on to find valuable tips that can turn potential chaos into a beautiful wedding.
Seek Premarital Counseling
Regardless of whether you are going into a wedding with issues or have the perfect relationship, seek out premarital counseling. Counseling can help increase the chance of having a successful marriage and will teach you a lot of tips that you can put into practice before, during, and after your wedding.
Pick Your Bridesmaids in Advance
When you are planning to tie the knot, pick your bridesmaids in advance. This will help you take away a lot of the pressure that you will face when you are getting married. Make sure that your picks are very personal to you and are key people in your life.
Practice Your Walk Down the Aisle
Practice your walk for your wedding day. Make sure that you do this at the actual site of the wedding, as you will want to test out the floor with the shoes you are going to wear. This is how you will perfect your flow as you make the big walk.
Have a Bathroom Buddy
One of the things that you can do to make sure that everything looks good is to choose a bathroom buddy. This person can sit next to you in the bathroom to give you another set of eyes to analyze your dress, accessories, and the makeup that you will wear on your wedding day.
Consider an Off-Season Wedding
If you are planning a wedding, it may benefit you to plan it in an off month. Two of the cheapest months to get married in are October and November. Marriages, like anything else, are a business. The demand for weddings in these months is very low, so to try to generate higher demand, prices are lower.
Consider Hiring a Wedding Planner
When you are planning your wedding and you just don't have the time to spend on every little detail, consider hiring a wedding planner to take care of those things for you. A wedding planner doesn't have to plan the entire affair for you, and most would be happy to take on fewer tasks for a lesser fee and the ability to handle other jobs alongside your wedding.
Take Photos and Make Adjustments
Follow this advice from star stylists before red carpet appearances: A week before your wedding, put on your head-to-toe big day look (hair, makeup, shoes, dress) and have a member of your wedding party photograph you. Pictures don't lie, and you may find an opportunity to tweak or update your look that you might otherwise not have thought of.
Build Your Gift Registry Wisely
Adding items to your wedding gift registry can be very overwhelming, especially if you register at a large department store. Do not be afraid to make multiple appointments, rather than trying to build your entire registry in a single day. This approach keeps the process stress-free. Consider building your registry by household area. On one trip, choose kitchen items, then bathroom goods, then items for the bedroom and so on.
Be Prepared for Weather Changes
If you are choosing an outdoor wedding, be sure that you have closely followed the weather and have chosen a location that can quickly be changed to indoor, should the weather change, all of a sudden. If you aren't careful when choosing an outdoor wedding, you could find yourself disappointed when the entire event is rained out.
Conclusion
Using these tips and others like them will help you get to the altar with a smile on your face. You can make the most of your day and the most of your budget and perhaps create a lifetime of fond memories.
