Finally, you’re engaged to your true love and planning your dream wedding! Everything seems to be going perfectly, right? Well, the reality is that wedding planning can be pretty stressful. You’ve probably felt some of that stress and pressure yourself. To stay level-headed and avoid burnout while wedding planning, you’ll need to do some prioritizing. Here is how you can make your dream wedding a reality.
Choose a Theme
First of all, you’ll need to choose a theme for your wedding. This doesn’t have to be an actual theme like choosing a Disney Princess theme for a 5-year-old’s birthday party, but having some kind of vision for your wedding can help you to plan more easily. Start by choosing a color theme or aesthetic for your wedding. For example, maybe you’re wanting to have a winter wonderland wedding or maybe you want a rustic country wedding. Having a specific theme will help you to choose colors, venues, vendors, and more that fit within that theme. It can help to make a vision board for your wedding on Pinterest so you can organize which styles you’d like to incorporate into your wedding. Once you’ve decided on your wedding theme, all of the fun planning can get started!
Budget for Expenses
Next, you’ll need to make sure that you have a specific wedding budget for your expenses. To know how to best use your wedding budget, don’t just decide on an overhead cost. Budget out specific amounts for different parts of your wedding. This will help to keep you from going over budget on certain things. For example, have a budget for your dress, your catering, your venue, your flowers, your invitations, etc. Make sure that you factor your wedding’s location into your budget since different locations will have different pricing. A destination wedding will cost much more, so you should save accordingly.
Prioritize Your Must-Haves
Finally, make sure that you prioritize your must-haves for your wedding. If there are certain elements of your wedding that you feel really passionate about, make sure that you have room in your budget for them and save on other parts of your wedding. For example, if you really want a certain venue that is a little more expensive than you’ve planned, spend the money on that venue and save money by choosing more affordable rentals and catering instead. If your dream dress is a little bit more expensive than you anticipated, buy your dream dress and buy or rent a more affordable veil and shoes. Prioritizing your wedding must-haves while still sticking to your wedding budget will help you to have your dream wedding without running into financial troubles.
So, as you’re trying to make your dream wedding a reality, make sure that you keep these tips in mind! Remember to choose a theme, budget for expenses, and prioritize your must-haves as you’re planning. This will help you to have the magical wedding that you’ve always dreamed of without breaking the bank.
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