Event planner Natalie Bradley, runs a successful wedding business in Athens, GA. Natalie helps couples with full service wedding planning & design, wedding day management and wedding consultations. She has helped many couples attain the wedding of their dreams.
“Are you having fun yet? Six ways to put fun back into your wedding planning.” by Natalie Bradley
If you’ve stopped having fun planning your wedding….STOP NOW and READ THIS! It’s imperative that you quit dreading or even hating the planning process for your wedding day. Most brides who are stressed beyond belief make 6 common bridal mistakes that make wedding planning a nightmare. So, today, I’m giving you 6 ways to put the fun back into your wedding planning….let’s get started!
Here are 6 ways to put the FUN back in planning your day
- Make a List that Works. Stop planning for a minute. Write down everything you need to do, and I mean everything. Prioritize your to do list in order of importance or time-sensitive items. Now get out your calendar and put a brightly colored sticky note on every Monday and Wednesday with 1 or 2 of these things to be done every single Monday and Wednesday. You will unload your to do list quickly and efficiently…and you’ll feel much better. Having a plan to plan will make your life so very much easier!
- Take some time off. Don’t treat your wedding planning like another job — you’re sure to suck the fun out of this if you do. Take some days OFF from your wedding. Don’t even talk about it. Seriously. Ask your fiancée, friends and family what they’re thinking about, what’s going on with them (outside of the wedding) and enjoy other important parts of your life too. This will also help you from experiencing the post-wedding blues that so many brides go through after being so laser-focused only on wedding planning and nothing else.
- Make a Date Night. Have at least one date night every week with your fiancée. Go out (or stay in) and enjoy each other. After all, you’re getting married because you have fun together and love each other, right? Don’t lose sight of this while planning your wedding. Make time to continue nurturing your relationship, which will help you plan for your marriage and not just the wedding.
- Speak Up! Is that what you want? Do you think that flower arrangement is hideous? Speak your mind. I’m not saying to be rude or to turn into bridezilla, but I’m telling you that you do have the right to have and say what you want. It is your wedding after all! Just because everyone else you know has planned their wedding a certain way doesn’t mean you have to. Listen to yourself for a change, and be honest about what’s important to you … and what’s not!
- Let go. Many brides who stop having fun are trying to control every one and every thing. Well, even as a professional wedding planner, I can honestly tell you that it won’t be perfect…and that’s okay. It will still be amazing and beautiful, and most importantly…you’ll be married to the love of your life! In fact, perfect is boring, so let’s have some fun with it. Just go with the flow. What will happen will happen, but it will all be taken care of and work out even better than you imagined with the help of your carefully selected vendors.
- Get some help. If you’re still not happy planning, hire a planner to pull your ideas together, even if it’s just to get you organized, make sure you’re on the right path, and to get you down the aisle on time. Your fiancée, friends and family will thank you…but more importantly, you’ll have fun planning the most extraordinary day of your life again! Planners offer a variety of packages to suit your needs, from wedding day management and coordination, to full service planning and design. See where you fit and get some help!
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