Did you just get engaged and aren’t sure where to start in terms of planning the wedding? Here are a few tips that can make things a bit easier for you. Keep in mind, these tips are in no particular order.
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The Dresses
You should give yourself ample time to locate the ideal dress for your special day. When it comes to wedding and bridesmaid dresses, it can take many months from when you buy them to when they’re ready and properly altered. This is definitely a step that can’t wait until the last minute. It’s also important to decide what style of dresses you want everyone to wear. There are plenty of relatively affordable white dress options that don’t look like every other wedding dress you’ve ever seen.
Get Inspired
One of the most enjoyable parts of planning your wedding can be the inspiration gathering. Think about that Vera Wang dress you’ll be wearing and how you want the rest of the wedding to complement it. The choice is always up to you, but you can get a lot of ideas from sites like Instagram and Pinterest. Begin considering décor ideas, colors, and more. You can start the process as early as you want and then kick it into a higher gear once you’ve set a date and chosen a venue.
Set a Budget
It’s vital to set a wedding budget. This may not be the part where you have the most fun, but it has to be done so you don’t overspend. The very last thing you want to do is to fall in love with a vendor, venue, or anything else, only to find out you can’t afford it. Have a meeting with your parents or any other potential contributors and come up with a budget and then divide that number by service or vendor accordingly.
Wedding Planning Apps
If you want to get more done by having the ability to do a bit of planning on the fly instead of being chained to your computer, try a wedding planning app. These give you access to planning tools, check out inspirations, browse and even contact wedding vendors, and handle quite a few of the tasks that need to be done right from the mobile device of your choosing.
Guest List
The first part of defining your guest list is deciding on an estimated headcount, and this should be done relatively early on in the process. There’s a large difference between 20 guests and 200 guests, specifically when it comes to venue options. Before you begin perusing those particular sites, it’s a good idea to have an idea of just how many people will be there.
Wedding Party
Once you have your guest list, it’ll be time to choose those people you want to stand beside you as you take the biggest step of your life – your wedding party. Choose your bridesmaids and groomsmen, or bridesmen and groomswomen, or anyone else you want by your side. Then you need to formally ask them to play this role.
Honestly, when it comes to planning your wedding, there’s no rule of thumb for how long it will take. The steps you’ve just read can be molded into your timeline, speeding up or slowing down wherever it works. The amount of time you’ll need will depend on two main things – the general season or time you want to get married and the length of engagement you prefer.
Various parts of this process will be harder or easier for different people. You might find décor fun, but coming up with a guest list tedious. The good thing is that once you have your vendors, you’ll have a host of people to help you. Working together and getting all of the planning done can lead to your special day being absolutely perfect.
