Most brides want to know the inside secrets to having the once in a lifetime, perfect wedding day. Here are a couple of dos and don'ts to make your planning easier.
DO
- Plan. In order to get through this day with your hair and sanity intact, you must plan, plan, plan! Give yourself time to plan your day and everything will come out great!
- Communicate. Even though this day is often known as the “bride’s day”, communicate everything with the groom and make him feel a part of it as well. With changing times, many brides and grooms pay for the cost of the wedding day rather than the bride’s parents paying for everything. So, in this case especially, that means that you both are entitled to know where the money is going. It also gives you practice for a lifetime of co-money management.
- BUDGET! I had to put that in all caps. Even though this is your big day and you might only get to do it once; remember, it is only one day. So, create a budget that you plan to stick to. Note: Do allow an extra 10% of the total budget amount for costs and last minute additions.
- Utilize others and work in a Team. Although many women feel as if they can do it all, you really can’t. So, create a team of reliable, dependable, and supportive friends/relatives to help you accomplish all you need for your big day.
- Select a Theme. Deciding on your theme, or look, for your wedding in advance makes the entire process much smoother. It will help with the budget, picking the location, invitations, attire, and menu. Knowing what you want helps to make you a more effective leader; therefore, you can delegate more and use your team to get things accomplished.
DON"T
- Carelessly Select a Dress Don’t just pick a dress because it was marked down and the cheapest thing you could find. The dress is one of the things everyone is coming there to see, so give them something worth looking at.
- Depend solely on RSVP. Don’t waste your time and money on RSVP cards if you know your guest are not the type of people to respond. Come up with inventive and economical ways to RSVP (email, phone call, or cute/fun self-mail reply cards).
- Hastily Select Invitations. Don’t forget that the invitation is the first thing people receive that tells them what to expect of that day. Make sure that your invitations reflect the theme/look of your wedding, while staying within your budget.
- Leave a Mess. Don’t rent your venue, decorate it, let everyone come through and forget you have to return it as you received it. If the facility doesn’t include cleaning services, plan to have a clean-up crew of family and friends who are responsible orchestrating the post-reception clean-up.
- Forget to say "Thank you." Please don’t forget to thank everyone who gave a present, assisted with your day, and helped make your trip down the aisle wonderful. You might not be able to afford to give everyone in your wedding party a gift of gratitude, but you can pen them a simple letter expressing your appreciation for all that they did. The same goes for your gift-givers. What you will spend on a thank you card and postage will not compare to someone feeling that you appreciated them thinking of you.
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