With one wedding day in your life, working to make the day
absolutely perfect can become stressful and tiresome. There are many things to
remember and account for before your big day, but it doesn’t have to be all filled
with pressure and worry. Use this advice to reduce the stress in your life
during your engagement and enjoy planning your wedding with your fiancé.
Start Early
Even with short engagements, always try to begin planning
early. This includes choosing venues, dates and your guest list. Having your
dream location already booked by someone else will not help alleviate your
stress with planning. Pick your date early as well as your guest list. More
people will be able to make travel arrangements to attend if given a
substantial amount of time, especially if flights and hotel reservations are
needed. Create a checklist specific for your wedding of everything you think
you could need. This will allow you to have a basic understanding of everything
you will need to do before your big day, both big and small. This will save you
stress later on as you are trying to remember if you really did call the caterer
or the florist. Here
is a wedding planning checklist to help you get started. Understanding the length
of your engagement right away will allow you to better budget your time
throughout the planning process.
Stick to your Budget
It’s easy to get caught up in the wedding planning and begin
to stray from your proposed budget. This will only cause stress and tension as
you try to cover all of these extra expenses. Trust that the budget you
originally decided on is the best option and stick to that. Many sites offer
you great money saving advice to ensure you are able to include everything you
want on your day without going over your spending limit. Tips to
Save You Money on Your Wedding offers brides and grooms options to save
money to have your dream money without overspending.
Have a Good Support System
Everyone knows that wedding planning is a lot of work, especially
if you try to do it all on your own, or even just with your fiancé. Encourage
your bridal party to help you work out small details, as well as making favors
or addressing envelopes. As your closet circle of friends, many bridesmaids
look forward to helping you plan your special day, so let them. They are
willing to help you and you should let them assist you. It can be easy to want
to do everything yourself to ensure that your day is perfect, but let your
close friends and family help out when you need it. Everyone in the wedding
party has a role, be sure to let everyone help and participate, as you have
too much to take care of to do it on your own. This will save you time, energy
and stress and let you enjoy your engagement a little more.
