At last, you and your beloved are to be wed after spending quality time with each other. Sure, everybody is happy and excited about the wedding, but do any of you actually know how to plan a wedding?
Wedding planners can get the work done for you, but shouldn’t you also know the steps and things needed to make your dream wedding a reality? A wedding is a special event; a day where your friends and family get together and enjoy each other’s company while you finally become husband and wife.
All other details like the dress and suit, food choices, and decor will come later. Learn the important steps of planning the wedding.
Set a budget
You can’t plan a wedding without a budget. Wedding planning can be very taxing, so you need to have a budget that can fill in for all your needs and wants. If you want a simple and intimate wedding with only a few people involved, then your budget can be lower than what other people spend on their weddings. If you want something grand and extravagant with hundreds of people in attendance, then you need to raise the budget a lot higher.
By creating a budget, you can easily list the things you can only spend on; therefore, removing unnecessary costs. However, it is always recommended that you save a bit more on the side just in case something disrupts the budget you initially planned for.
Set the date and location
Once you have the budget, you can set the date and location of your wedding. You and your fiancée will have different tastes than other people. Other couples might like a summer wedding in a chapel; some might want to tie the knot in the garden during springtime. Bolder couples might even get married during the winter.
Work with your budget and find good deals for renting locations during the different seasons. Perhaps you might want to make it really memorable, such as an exclusive engagement and wedding destination in France. The choice is entirely yours; you just need to plan ahead or you will have a logistical nightmare on your hands.
Choosing the attendees
Choosing the number of guests and who gets to go can be difficult. Should you invite your friends from high school or your extended family members? Do you want to make it small and intimate by inviting only your immediate family members and closest friends, or do you want everyone you know to be present?
Questions like these will take days, if not weeks, to answer. But it’s something that you need to do to finalize the first steps of planning your wedding. Once you have the official list of attendees, it’s time to send out those invitations and wait for their replies. If any are unavailable, then those you initially crossed out can fill in for them if you still want to go with the number of attendees you originally planned for.
Planning for a wedding can be tough, but it will all be worth it once the big day finally comes. Here’s to getting the job done and for finally tying the knot with the love of your life!