Planning the perfect wedding can be a source for a lot of stress for many people and sometimes, even leads to a cancellation of the wedding. Using a few tips, you can avoid the stress and hassles of planning your wedding and keep the joyous occasion filled with joy, instead of negativity.
One of the most vital things that you will have to do is to stick to your budget when you are getting married. You will have a lot of temptation to spend a great deal of money, but will have to understand your financial restrictions to avoid getting into a hole.
On the days leading up to your wedding, try to limit the amount of stress that you have by doing pilates and exercising a lot. This will help you to reduce the amount of anxiety that you have so that you can be in good shape and in good spirits when the big day comes.
One of the things that you should consider for your guests is to serve white wine instead of red wine as the drinks at your wedding. Most people will be wearing dresses that have light colors, so you will want to limit the visibility of stains if they were to have an accident.
If you or your future husband have a great voice, one of the things that you can do is to sing a song at your wedding. This should be a slow song that you dedicate either to your future soul mate or someone that is looking down upon you at your wedding.
Don’t be a bridezilla! Delegate tasks for your wedding to your loved ones to help relieve the stress on you and get them involved. If your Mom loves to cook, ask her to help with the catering. If your Dad is a wine aficionado, have him help with the wine selection for your reception. Get everyone involved!
When you are going to get married, try to book your wedding venue at least a few months in advance. If you wait until last minute, the venue may not have any openings and you will have to scramble to find a place that will host your wedding reception on short notice.
Your ceremony is a beautiful, soul-touching event, which will bond you to your partner for a lifetime. You will appreciate having some time directly after the wedding to spend with your new spouse, so schedule in a half an hour, in some secret location, to snuggle up and enjoy your moment.
If you are going to have a DJ at your wedding, ask to see them in action before the big day. You do not want to be stuck with an inexperienced or unskilled DJ whose lack of musical abilities could ruin the whole atmosphere of your wedding reception. Ask to watch them work at another event first.
Try to negotiate as much as possible with the vendors that you are using for your wedding. If you do not act persistent, they will not reduce their cost themselves. Try to give your vendors a rich incentive to beat out the competition and earn your business for your wedding.
Make a beautiful wedding bouquet using flowers that grow on the side of the road! A bouquet that you or a loved one has made by hand will mean much more to you than one you purchased commercially. Weddings should be all about feelings, not about from what store you bought your bouquet.
Give your wedding guests something to do on your wedding day. You do not want all of your guests simply biding their time until the wedding is complete. You can plan any number of fun games, from wedding couple trivia to musical chairs. By including group activities into your wedding day, your guests will have fun and fondly remember your wedding.
Consider having your wedding ceremony abroad. The price of wedding ceremonies overseas can be dramatically lower than the price in your home country and some of the available venues are stunning. If you chose to go down this route, make sure that you sort out all of the legal paper work well in advance.
Get married in an unusual location. The most popular venues in town will book early and will be very expensive. Consider going to an aquarium or a museum and seeing what they charge for a reception. Their packages usually include almost everything that you will need, and they cost less than other traditional venues.
Using these tips, you should be able to plan your wedding with a minimal amount of stress and almost none of the hassles. It is perfectly natural to have a little stress, but to be consumed by stress over wedding plans, is completely unnecessary and not a good way to begin a lifetime with your partner.