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Top Wedding Day Tips
Found a great site online with some great wedding day help and hints . Thought I would share some with you. (Source is Brides.com )
Intro :
Planning a wedding can feel pretty overwhelming at times. While couples often hire a professional to help manage their wedding plans, there are plenty of reasons why they might also opt to take on the majority of the responsibilities on their own, too. Maybe you’re working with a tight wedding planning budget or maybe you simply love all of the DIY possibilities—in any case, it's a lot of extra details, but it is possible to plan the wedding of your dreams on your own.
Organization is key to keeping everything on track when you’re faced with decisions, lists, deadlines, and everyday life to deal with. The first step is making sure to give yourselves plenty of time for wedding planning. A longer timeline is your friend here—aim for around a year, if possible. And don’t forget to involve your significant other in this step, as well. Your wedding should represent both of you, together as a couple.
So, where to begin? Just remember to keep one very important thing in mind: Try to have some fun! This is your wedding after all. Don’t get too hung up on the tiny details and focus on what’s truly important: celebrating the love the two of you share and getting married, all while surrounded by your friends and family.
Here are some really good tips for how to plan your wedding, from getting organized to maintaining your mental sanity.
Budget
Your wedding budget will be the driving factor for many of your wedding-related decisions, so this should be one of the first things you tackle. If any family members will be contributing, chat with them about what they’re comfortable spending. If you’re footing the bill yourself, it’s time to take a hard look at your finances. Be prepared for a reality check when it comes to actually budgeting for your wedding day as many couples don’t realize the full scope of costs involved. Once you’ve got that magic number, stick to it!
Sit down with your partner and determine what the three most important aspects of your wedding will be. Is it the venue or specific wedding date? Locking in a certain wedding photographer or live band? Prioritize those details and be willing to compromise on the rest. This will help you stay within your budget and help you focus your efforts on what really counts.
Bridal Style
Find a few resources of bridal inspiration you like best—Pinterest, Instagram, magazines, trusty bridal sites—and start researching. Having a good sense of the type of wedding style you want helps immensely once you start meeting with potential vendors. Don’t overwhelm yourself with all the wedding inspiration that’s out there. Creating one or more Pinterest boards—or even a visual collage on a cork or poster board—will help you to figure out what sort of look and feel you really want and keep you aligned with your larger vision.
Get Organised
You can use checklists, spreadsheets, Word, Excel, Google Docs—anything, really—as long as you can gather all your thoughts, budgets, numbers, etc., in one place. There are also some great online tools and apps out there that can keep you organized. We love WeddingHappy for staying on track with tasks and AllSeated for visualizing seating charts and venue layouts.
Think about the time of year
Choose a few ideal dates for your wedding and try to be flexible, if possible, so you’re not constrained when attempting to book the wedding venue and vendors. Take into consideration external factors like how popular those dates might be for other to-be-weds (making availability scarce and prices higher), if the dates would be difficult for your guests to attend, and the price differences of venues and vendors between seasons.
Guest lists
Making decisions about the guest list can be a complicated process and one that will depend largely on your venue and budget. Sit down with your partner and key family members to put together a wish list of wedding guests. Chances are, you’ll need to make some cuts. You will also need to decide whether you’re inviting children and who will be allotted a plus one.
Book vendors your trust
When it comes to booking wedding vendors, it's essential to not rush into any decisions. Consider at least a few different options to make sure these important wedding day partners understand your vision and can also work within your budget. Wedding vendors are the nuts and bolts to ensuring your day is ultra memorable and everything runs smoothly, so make sure they're a team of people that you really vibe well with. They should have a good sense of your vision and you should be able to trust them to execute it well. For lots more ideas do to Brides
Choosing your Wedding Photographer
One of the most important sections of a wedding photographers website and proven 95 % relevant when choosing your wedding photography service in N.I. , is the photo galleries ! Yes , most visited will be the wedding photographs . Here is where clients can check out the style and quality of wedding photographs . The more images the better also ! Please click on the image and have a look at some my faves from the last year or so . Then visit the many galleries of individual couples weddings , and see what is covered and see if the style suits you . It is most important to see these galleries .
Alot of the success achieved over the years has been due to the superb reviews , clients have left . They are truly excellent . A high percentage of brides have checked out the reviews and commented on them , and how really excellent they are . Stating , " this is the sort of wedding day photography we are after " .
So REVIEWS are extremely important when making your decision . Check out what our couples thought -HERE
Coronavirus and your Wedding ?
It really has been a terrible time for brides and the wedding industry as whole for the last year . Postponing , many times . Cancellations , and accepting restricted numbers and rules and restrictions. Personal I have had basically very few weddings , but a few have still gone ahead , especially at the Belfast City Hall . I have attended here , many many times , and over the latest crisis , I have had small ceremonies with as few as 4 people . I even attended one where there was only the Bride and Groom , with the taxi driver being a witness , and myself the other ! , Yes really !
Northern Ireland Latest ( According to Hitched.co.uk , a large wedding planning directory )
According to multiple reports, Northern Ireland is likely to extend Coronavirus restrictions beyond 5th March - possibly past Easter. Small wedding ceremonies can go ahead under the current rules and at the moment we can't see why that would change. f you're due to get married from March-May 2021, your first step is deciding whether a wedding with small numbers is the right thing for you and your partner. If it means cutting your guest list down so dramatically that key members of your family can't come, then it's worth looking into postponing.
Some may want to postpone , but others tired of postponing will go ahead regardless.
Scheduling a call with your venue and officiant will be a priority: “Have a date in mind and check they are available. Ask if there are any penalties for changing the date. It might be that, provided the change of date happens in this financial year, they will change the date for free, but if after the tax year there might be an additional charge. “It’s also very important you speak with the registrars, because it will be a new date and you will need to give notice again, so check the registrars are free on that date.” Of course , your chosen photographer and other services as well , in order of importance. If you have a wedding website , we suggest having an area of the site dedicated to updates on your postponement so that you’re not constantly fielding questions from guests.
Will my Summer Wedding 2021 happen ?
There is reason to be optimistic for summer weddings. Boris Johnson said in his roadmap announcement that he hopes all restrictions will be lifted by 21st June 2021 at the earliest - and he specifically referenced weddings and other life events. However, bear in mind that the roadmap's timeline is subject to change depending on data nearer the time.
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