Let’s face it, choosing the people that are going to help your wedding day come together can be a daunting task to say the least. With so many items to buy, people to hire and vendors to choose from, just staying focused can be difficult. This is where planning and organization are critical for all brides and grooms.
In this article, we are providing you with some easy methods to stay on course with your planning so that you can enjoy the process instead of being overwhelmed by it.
Step One:
The first of your steps will be one of the easiest. You first need to obtain a Wedding Planner Check List. You can find these checklists in Bridal Magazines, Bridal Stores, and online at various wedding sources. Omahabrides.com will also have a printable version for you that you are welcome to use.
Step Two:
Prioritize, prioritize, and prioritize. Take your Wedding checklist and start to prioritize the critical things that you need to look into right away. For instance, Church, Reception site, music etc. If you are having trouble prioritizing you can obtain priority lists available to you through various sources mentioned above.
Step Three:
Budget. We would all love to have everything and anything with no expense spared for our weddings but that is not realistic. Most of us have a certain amount that we will budget ourselves to spend. It is amazing how creative people can be when it comes to cutting unnecessary items for their wedding.
Everything from unity candles to photographers comes with varying degrees of price so it’s important to figure out what is most important to you. For instance, if your photographer is the most important part of your day and the photographer you wish to use is expensive then hire him or her. It is now up to you to get creative on how to save in some of the other areas to help balance the cost.
Instead of the sit-down dinner at the reception, you may now want to consider a buffet-style dinner. Buffets tend to be a bit cheaper and can help offset the price of the photography. This is obviously just a hypothetical situation but the point is to prioritize, budget and uses your creativity.
Step Four:
Deciding where the money is coming from is crucial at this juncture. Are you paying for everything yourself? Will you have help from your parents? Help from friends or relatives? Knowing these answers will help you to figure out your financial situation so that you can properly budget and plan.
Step Five:
Delegate tasks if necessary. If you feel you can accomplish more by delegating some planning tasks you find out who is willing to help and decide which task will be theirs. All brides and grooms are different so what you delegate is up to you. Make sure you have a personal hand in the things most important to you.
Step Six:
Create daily or weekly things to accomplish list and stick to it. Any Bride or Groom would tell you that the Wedding day came up a lot quicker than they expected.
Step Seven:
Start making calls and setting appointments with local wedding vendors and professionals.