Planning your wedding is one of the most exciting times of your life. Choosing a dress, finding the perfect wedding venue and taking care of the finer details can help you get creative and help plan your perfect day. But with all of the lovely things that come with wedding planning, there’s also a lot of stress! From family feuds to worries about the guest list, you can soon find yourself wishing you’d chosen to elope instead!
But fortunately for you, there are ways to avoid some of the typical stresses of wedding planning. Here are some suggestions for easing stress at this time to help you plan your perfect wedding day.
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Get organized
There are a lot of details that need to come together when planning a wedding. If you were a project manager, this would be a large-scale, high-value project which will need a plan, tasks and deadlines - why not take the same approach with wedding planning? There are wedding planning apps and websites that can help ease a lot of stress with your wedding, helping you check off key tasks, manage deadlines and keep track of cost. Being organized will help you avoid silly mistakes, and will mentally make you feel more in control too.
Choose a venue nearby
While a destination wedding can seem like a wonderful idea, there’s a lot of travel involved if you want everything to be perfect. If you choose a local wedding venue, you’ll be able to pop in much easier to check different details or speak to the wedding planner - making the process much less of a hassle. You might even be able to see part of a wedding in progress to give you a clearer idea of what your own day will look like.
Keep some wiggle room in your guest list
Planning your wedding guest list is one of the most stressful parts of planning. There’s always family politics to consider, and issues around plus ones, etc. One way to make things less stressful is to aim for lower than your maximum list, leaving a bit of wiggle room to accomodate people further down the line. Knowing you have that buffer will make things much easier to manage, and you might not even need to use it by the time the RSVPs come in.
Consider a wedding planner
Finally, if things are beginning to get out of hand, you could consider hiring a wedding planner. A wedding planner can take care of your entire wedding, or even just parts of it. This will be a big help to you when things are getting too much, and an established planner could haggle some great deals on your behalf too. If wedding planning isn’t something you’re enjoying, it could be time to hand over the reins to a professional.
Wedding planning will keep you busy, and there are plenty of fantastic wedding planning tips out there to help you. Make it easier on yourself with some smart decisions that will help you enjoy the build-up as you plan your perfect wedding day.