5 Things to Consider Before Starting Your Wedding Planning
2017-12-12

Wedding planning can be overwhelming at first, but it gets more comfortable with time. You have to juggle between choosing your wedding location and the bridal team, setting up a budget, allocating duties, and finding reliable suppliers.  All this planning requires time, patience and resources but sometimes it becomes a little bit hard to complete the wedding planning process without the help of a professional. Knowing where to start can also be a bit challenging for most people. This guide covers some of the things to consider while you are about to kick-start your planning process.

Your budget

You should properly align your expectations with the amount you intend to spend on your wedding. A comprehensive breakdown of the wedding costs is very important before you begin the planning process. You can start off with the entire budget for the whole wedding before allocating a specified amount to every action. Remember to cover the unexpected costs in your budget to avoid getting into debts. Some family members or friends may be willing to contribute to your wedding, and this would be an ideal time for them to identify a specific item they would like to cover or a particular amount that they would be willing to spend.

Identify your Guest List

Every other thing that you plan for after this relies heavily on the number of people attending your wedding. You don’t want to have a surprising event where you book an event space that can hold only a 100 people and end up with 200 guests. Therefore, a guest list should be among the first things you choose while planning a wedding. Remember that you could end up with more or less than the number of guests you expect, so get a wedding venue that can fit your estimate! Identifying a guest list will also allow you to order an appropriate amount of door gifts for your guests at the wedding.

Choose the Date and the Venue

It is ideal to have 2-3 possible wedding dates before you begin looking for a wedding venue. You should pick a date depending on the time of the year, work schedule, or a holiday season. At different timings of the year, you can expect the availability of your preferred date to fluctuate. You can expect your chosen venue to come at increased rates should there be a high demand for the venue during your preferred date and timing. The choice of a venue also relies on the time of the year, the wedding style and theme, your budget and the number of people that you are expecting on your wedding.

Vet Your Service Providers

Choosing and booking your service providers as early as possible is very important if you want excellent service on your special day. You can consider talking to several videographers, photographers, florists, catering stuff, and the people providing other items such as cakes, tents, and chairs.  Discuss your expectations with them and the style that you want for your wedding. You may also consider attending some of the events that they are serving to see their quality of work.

Talk to Your Bridal Team

The attendants include the people you intend to be on your bridal team as well as the maid of honour and best man. The ideal number of people on your bridal team should range between 2 to 12 people. The team can help you with the planning process and also in the choice of perfect wedding locations and vendors. Delegating some small things on your checklist to your team will also make your work a little easier. Remember that you will be asking the bridal team members to sacrifice their time and resources for your wedding, so it is ideal to inform them earlier in advance.

Planning a wedding can be challenging for any couple, but you can easily get through it by starting early. Alternatively, you can hire a wedding planner to help you with the planning from scratch until you get to your big day. Remember to always have a backup of everything including the wedding location to avoid significant setbacks on your big day.