Oct

How to Plan a Wedding

No matter who you are, every woman is excited when she finally gets that engagement ring on her finger from the man that she loves. It’s the day that you’ve dreamed about since you were a little girl, but while women have always dreamed of the perfect wedding, not many of them know the first thing about how to plan a wedding. Really, it’s nothing to be ashamed of, as most of us get engaged young and at a time in our lives when we’ve never had to plan something so extravagant, so important and so expensive. But perhaps, maybe learning how to plan wedding is a rite of passage of sorts to help women be able to juggle the different roles they’re about to be carrying as wife, mother and housekeeper all in one. But regardless, learning how to plan a wedding well is important to accomplishing your dream wedding. So if you’re facing that huge task of jumping in to start your own wedding planning, here are few tips on how to plan a wedding to help you get started.

Learning to Delegate

One of the first things you need to learn when looking at how to plan wedding is how to delegate some of the work. I understand that you’re excited about planning your wedding, just like I was, but if you try to do everything yourself you’re going to get overwhelmed and stressed out. I made a big mistake in not enlisting a lot of the help that was offered, and if I had it to do over again I would definitely use them. So ask a mom or other close friend or family to member to help you with such tasks as decorating name cards, addressing envelopes, tying notes onto wedding favors and other legwork that you’re not going to have the time to do. Trust me, you’ll still get plenty of time putting your own flair and personality into your wedding, and the help is much appreciated.

Get Organized!

I know that I harp on this for new brides to get organized before they start planning their weddings, and it’s not just because I like to hear myself talk. The truth of the matter is, planning a wedding is hard and there are tons of details that you need to know and be able to remember at a moment’s notice. So get yourself a binder or however you want to get organized and make a tab for every vendor. Make sure you have all your quotes, contracts, payment details, and even pictures of what you’ve ordered, a guest list, fabric swatches, pictures of your wedding cake, and any other information that presents itself during your wedding. You’ll find that many vendors need to know the exact colors of what you’re doing, such as a tuxedo rental, florist or other decorator and you’re going to need samples.

Have a Game Plan!

One of the first places you should start when tacking how to plan a wedding is to come up with a game plan before you even make that first phone call to a wedding vendor. What I call a game plan is a pretty comprehensive wedding budget and a rough estimate of how many people are going to be in attendance. So call up your parents and see if they are planning to contribute to your wedding and how much, or if you will be paying it all yourself and come up with a definite number on how much you have to spend, and do not go over that number.

Learning how to plan a wedding is tough, but it’s not impossible. Be sure to enlist some help from friends and family if they have planned weddings recently, look on the Internet for great ideas, and be sure to do your research so that you get exactly what you want for your wedding without having to compromise.

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