Tips On How To Create Your Dream Wedding
Your wedding day is one of the biggest days of your life. You want the day to go smoothly!
It’s important that you gather ideas and figure out a game plan for getting all the to-dos taken care of. It will require some effort on your part but it’ll be well worth it once the day arrives and you can relax and have some fun. First, learn some tips on how to create your dream wedding.
Get Organized & Determine Your Budget
You’re going to want to make sure you are well-organized as you work on planning your dream wedding. Come up with a to-do list and make sure you lay out a timeline for when each task needs to be completed. My fiancée and I are using Clickup, a Project Management software, and Google Drive to divvy up the responsibilities into tasks. We even have line items for each budget so we can understand our big picture expense. Now is also a good time to start thinking about your budget and how many guests you want to have. Determine what date you want to hold your wedding on and then be sure to send out save-the-date cards.
Focus on the Venue & Food
You should also do some research as to what type of venue you may want to hold your wedding at. Be sure to head out and tour plenty of options so you can start to narrow it down as to which venue will be most suitable for your wedding day. Keep in mind that your guests are going to come hungry so you’ll want to make sure you have plenty of good food to go around. You can look into wedding catering services so you can start to plan your menu. You’re also going to want to go cake tasting and figure out what type of cake you want to serve.
Try on Multiple Outfits
Of all the parts in my wedding, this was surprisingly one of the most frustrating. If you haven’t worn wedding attire before, sure that you try on multiple wedding dresses or suits so you can start to get a better idea of what type of dress you want to wear. You may want to bring some family and friends along with you to get a second opinion. I opted not to. You want to make sure that what you choose to wear is not only breathtaking and beautiful but also comfortable to wear all day.
Some other practical tips - have a change of shoes, and have “ceremony garb”, but have a semi-formal “backup” outfit incase you feel stuffy, restricted, sweaty, uncomfortable, etc.
Take Good Care of Yourself
To each their own - but I watch people struggle with this the most. I’d suggest avoiding too much caffeine or alcohol the day before or the day during until after the big stuff is done. Stay hydrated, stay well fed. You want to make sure you feel your best when your wedding day rolls around. It will help if you find ways to reduce stress and remain calm during the wedding planning process. Make sure that you take good care of yourself by living a healthy lifestyle and indulging in self-care activities. Working out can be a great stress reducer and it will help ensure that your wedding dress fits the way you want it to on your big day.
My biggest cheat code is to make sure you have a very digestible, easy-to-eat snack. I opt for Belvita breakfast biscuits.
Your wedding day is as important as you want it to be. You now have some ideas as to how you can create your dream wedding. Be prepared to put in a lot of hard work but then make sure you enjoy yourself once it’s time to walk down the aisle and celebrate with your closest friends and family.