Tips for organizing your wedding

Because planning a wedding can quickly become an obstacle course, I have gathered ten essential tips to help you organize a stress-free wedding !

SET YOUR BUDGET

This is the essential point when organizing your wedding . Do you have a nest egg to dedicate to this day? Or savings that you will make a little every month until the big day? The help of your loved ones perhaps? Whatever way you will finance your wedding, evaluate all the expense items , and the budget that you will be able to devote to it, and define your priorities … photo, caterer, dress, it is only you who can decide.

 Tips for organizing your wedding

He or she has just asked you the question, the emotion has subsided somewhat, that’s it, it’s time to start organizing your day. And if we can say to ourselves for a moment, that it’s okay, we have time, the wedding is only in 12 months, know that the most popular providers are often booked very well in advance . Allow about 12 to 18 months for a room, or 10 to 12 months for a photographer, or a wedding planner depending on the date. Obviously this is especially the case for weekends between May and September. If you choose a Saturday out of season, or a weekday, your providers will probably be more available .

TAKE YOUR TIME

Yes, I’m telling you everything and its opposite. You certainly have to plan ahead for many positions, but you also have to take the time to think about it, like for a dress for example. There’s no point in deciding in June of this year for a wedding that won’t take place until next summer, or two years later. The new collection is coming out in September, so there might be a dress that you like even more! On the other hand, count on 6 to 8 months to make your custom dress, and the schedules of talented designers fill up quickly, very quickly!

CHOOSE YOUR PROVIDERS CAREFULLY

Florist, invitation maker, filmmaker or DJ, you must absolutely choose them for their work, and trust them . Do not ask a photographer for photos with a vintage or fine art treatment if that is not their style, or a florist for graphic compositions if their favorite world is more rustic compositions. If your service providers are not comfortable with the work you are asking them to do, they will not be able to give you what you expect, and everyone will be disappointed. Better to avoid it.

Get the network going! Ask your friends and family for their good (and bad!) addresses! Even if it’s primarily a question of feeling, the opinions of those who know you will surely be relevant. And of course ask the service providers you’ve already chosen for their good addresses. They’ll be able to recommend professionals who meet your expectations, and who they’ve already had the opportunity to see at work! I can’t say it enough, a good team of service providers is almost the assurance of a wedding without any hitches or drama on the organizational side.

DO ACCORDING TO YOUR DESIRES

From the  choice of colors , to the location of your reception, to the menu or the style of your dress, don’t let yourself be forced into something that doesn’t suit you. Whether it’s by your loved ones or by certain ideas of conventions, and  imagine a wedding that suits you . If I had to do it again, I would probably organize a nice, simple brunch for our wedding, rather than a dinner, which is certainly very beautiful, but maybe a bit too sophisticated for us.

MAKE COMPROMISES

Yes pretty fiancée, this day is your day, but it is also a bit of your mom’s, your dad’s, and especially your other half’s moment. So if he’s not a fan of the idea of ​​wearing a bow tie or colorful sneakers, and even if it’s really too cute, listen to him. And if your mom is really dying to embroider you a little wedding ring cushion, say yes, if that’s all it takes to please her.

COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR PROVIDERS

Establish your schedule for the day and discuss it with your service providers to ensure that everything is realistic and achievable. For example, allow at least two hours for the bride’s beauty, hair and dressing, or at least an extra quarter of an hour to the initial schedule for trips such as the town hall-ceremony-cocktail when everything does not take place in the same place. There is always a car that does not follow, a missed motorway slip road or a forgotten key.

BEWARE OF DIY

Don’t overestimate your DIY desires! You may be handy, enthusiastic and full of good ideas, but don’t force yourself to make 170 organic soaps if you really don’t want to (and you can find them ready-made on Etsy *!).

THE ESSENTIALS

Remember the essentials . Of course, there is the choice of wine, the dress, the wedding rings, and the sacred step of the table plan, but have you taken a little time, together, to discuss your desires for life together, your vision of marriage?

LET GO

Because no, despite all your good will, the schedules , Excel spreadsheets and other good advice , there will inevitably be an unforeseen detail, a speech that goes awry, or a slightly cloudy sky… But remember that whatever happens, you will have put all your heart into it, and that the essential is there, that’s it, you’re married!