5 Biggest Wedding Planning Blunders to Avoid

1.     Micromanaging your Vendors

Once you’ve chosen a team of talented professioinals who ‘get’ your bridal vision, let them do the job you’re paying them to do.

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2.     Telling Everyone About Your Wedding Details

The more specifics you share, the more opinions you’re going to get about your choices. Also, you take away the element of surprise when you share every single detail with others.

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3.     Starting Your Hair and Makeup Late

Schedule your appointment in the middle of your attendants. It’s not a big deal for a bridesmaid to switch to a less complicated hairstyle if the stylist is pressed for time. But the bride’s hairstyle simply CANNOT be rushed.

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4.     Speeding Through Photos

Squeezing photos into the first half hour of your cocktail hour will make you feel anything but relaxed. If you refuse to see your groom before the ceremony, take pictures separately beforehand.

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5.     “Hiring” a Friend Instead of a Professional

You’re better off paying a professional to take care of things like the music and food, so your friends can enjoy the day too.

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                                                                Adapted from theknot.com/planning “10 biggest wedding planning blunders to avoid”

Can I Have My Dream Wedding Without Going Bankrupt?

The answer is, “Yes you can!”

Your wedding is quite possibly the biggest (and most expensive) party you’ll ever throw.

But it could also be the happiest day of your life.

Yet, after all the fun and excitement of the wedding celebrations are finally over, many couples are left bankrupt :-(

This is definitely NOT the way to start your marriage.

So how can you have your dream wedding without breaking the bank? Simple.

1.     Start a Wedding Fund

As soon as you decide to get married, start a wedding fund. Ideally, this should be done at least one year before the wedding.

Each month, put away some money into the wedding fund. A good way to do this is to set up a standing order with your bank so that money is transferred from your current account into a savings account set aside for the wedding.

2.     Develop a Budget

The budget is a benchmark for all activities related to the weddings. Yet, it is also the most neglected item in wedding planning.

A budget asks two important questions: “How much money is available for the wedding?” “How much do we want to spend on each specific item- décor, photography, etc.?”

A budget also helps couples to prioritise their wish list. For example, with limited funds, would you rather splurge on a plush reception venue or a destination honeymoon?

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And of course…….

3.     Hire a Wedding Planner

Yes. Although this comes at an additional cost, hiring a good wedding planner would save you lots of money!

With years of experience planning weddings, a wedding planner can easily match your wedding style and budget with suitable vendors who would give you good value for your money.

A good wedding planner will also tweak a couple’s budget to match actual wedding costs. This is extremely helpful because many times a couple’s dream wedding and wedding budget are completely out of sync, causing unrealistic expectations and inevitably leading to disappointments and frustrations.  

So, yes, you can have your dream wedding without going bankrupt if you follow these three steps:

1.     Start a wedding fund

2.     Develop a wedding budget

3.     Hire a wedding planner

I wish you all the best as you embark on this incredible experience of planning your wedding - the happiest day of your life.

Happy planning :-)