How to Start Wedding Planning in 5 Easy Steps
This post is about how to start wedding planning.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Recently engaged and have no idea where to start? Yep, been there. I promise, you are going to be okay.
You’re so excited to finally (girl, I know you have been waiting!) be engaged and this is just the beginning of wedding planning season in your life. Get ready to have a second job, wedding planning is no joke.
But you are in luck because there are so many great resources after getting engaged to make the process less overwhelming.
The biggest piece of advice is to enjoy every moment. You only get married once so don’t rush. Take your time, look over all your options, and remember that it is only 1 day of your entire life. There will be worse arguments or things to get upset over after you are married. The wedding is a time for celebration!
Getting engaged is SO fun. There are phone calls, parties, and so much going on that you don’t even think about wedding planning. And then it all hits you. All of a sudden everyone starts asking when the wedding is happening, what are your colors, who is invited? There are a million different questions that start compiling in your head.
Stop. Take a breath. Okay now that you have calmed your nervous system, let’s get started!
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Here are the 5 Steps on How to Start Wedding Planning
1. Get a good planner.
Here is the BEST wedding planner, Erin Condren SAVED me when it came to planning my wedding.
It was especially helpful in the beginning when you overwhelmed and don’t know where to start.
The list feels never ending of decisions and choices. The planner laid everything out and really helped me keep track of all the moving pieces of my wedding.
A wedding truly a second job. You want to separate wedding things from life, job, and other hobbies that keep you busy.
2. Establish your wedding vision.
Do not start booking appointments or putting down deposits until you have your perfect wedding in your head.
Utilize Pinterest and other social media to build out a vision for you and your significant other.
The vision does not have to be realistic or exactly what you want something to look like but enough to create a general idea.
This is most helpful when you are going into meetings with your photographer, florist, or anyone that will be assisting in the designing of your wedding.
3. Talk to your significant other & hear what they want.
He may want a church wedding but she envisioned a beach wedding, she may want a live band but he wants a DJ…..these are all things to discuss.
Of course the husband only gets so many votes (kidding ;)). However, you should give them a chance to share their opinion, even if only one person will be making most of the decisions.
4. Write down your top 5 must haves.
What are the most important items in your wedding?
Is it your dress, flowers, location, cake, DJ, photographers?
Writing down your top 5 priorities will help drive the wedding planning process and where to spend your money.
5. Discuss money and budget.
This is never a fun topic but needs to be discussed up front.
Will parents or grandparents be contributing, what is the budget, what is the limit, how much are you willing to spend?
The dollar amount for your wedding can determine big things in the wedding process: how many people, where the venue is, type of food, etc.
