6 Tips for Stress-Free Wedding Planning

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What if planning the best day ever didn’t have to be the most stressful process ever? If you’re feeling overwhelmed by color palettes, seating charts, and budget setting, take a deep breath and check out these six tips for stress-free wedding planning. From reaching out for help to remembering the “why” behind your wedding, follow these tips to put your mind at ease as you get ready to tie the knot!

Hire Experienced Professionals

No matter what kind of wedding you’re planning, the easiest way to reduce stress leading up to your big day is by building a team of expert wedding professionals. Experienced wedding suppliers know the ins and outs of what it takes to pull off a successful wedding better than anyone because they do it most weekends of the year! You don’t get a do-over when it comes to moments like your first kiss, so make sure you trust the person you’ve hired to capture and craft your event. In knowing you can count on your dream team of vendors, you can enjoy stress-free wedding planning and focus on the fun!

Set Your Budget Early and Check It Often

Raise your hand if you think money is easily the most stressful part of wedding planning! The best way to combat the bank account blues is to set your budget early in the wedding planning process. Consider first what your top priorities are and how much you can spend to make them a reality. Next, go ahead and decide what investments you aren’t interested in making, that way you don’t have to factor them in as you get closer to the big day. It’s important to check back in with your budget as you go because unexpected costs will inevitably pop up. Don’t forget to leave room in the budget for things like alterations, cleaning fees, and postage that add up quickly!

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Delegate Smaller Tasks to Your Team of Loved Ones

Is your mother-in-law eager to get in on the wedding planning? Is your Maid of Honor a spreadsheet queen? Don’t be afraid to delegate and lean on the help you’ve been offered! Wedding planning can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. Look at your wedding planning checklist and assign responsibilities based on each person’s strengths. Your logistics-savvy friend can take on the seating chart while mom calls and sets up wedding dress appointments around town. This takes something off your to-do list, plus makes your loved ones feel like they got to play a role in giving you the best day ever. It’s a win-win!

 

Manage Your Guest List

Can you imagine looking out during your wedding ceremony and not knowing the people sitting in the audience? Keeping your guest list under control not only ensures that the people you really want are present on your big day, but also reduces costs and stresses associated with each additional person. A great way to manage your guest list is to send your invites out in waves. After you’ve received RSVPs from your must-have guests you’ll have a better idea of how many more people you can afford to invite, both for your budget and your sanity.

Create a Wedding Website

Speaking of guests, a major source of stress can come from answering questions as your wedding date draws closer. Creating a wedding website gives you a space to put all the answers to questions your guests might ask. From when and where the wedding is being held to the dress code and plus-one policy, your guests can easily access the answers they need without bugging you for every little question. Include the link to your wedding website on your Save-the-Dates and encourage guests to bookmark it for future use.

Remember What’s Most Important

The best stress-free wedding planning advice there is can be summed up as this: remember what’s important. Look your partner in the eye, squeeze their hand, and remind yourself what really matters. When wedding planning gets too stressful, it can be a sign that you need to go back to basics and focus in on the things that feel the most “you” as a couple. Ask yourselves if you’re making a decision because someone else wants you to, because you feel like you have to, or because it’s what you want. Weddings don’t have rules, so whatever feels right probably is. That means that if something feels wrong, you can let it go!

Feeling a little lighter after reading these tips? Head over to the Junebug Weddings vendor directory to find the best of the best wedding suppliers in your area who will bring your dreams to reality and put your mind at ease!

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Claire Gould

Claire spends her days writing - either in beautiful calligraphy or online. She lives on the edge of the English Lake District only minutes away from the beach, where she loves to escape and unwind. Claire's calligraphy can be found at www.byMoonandTide.com. Claire launched the English Wedding Blog in November 2009 - it's been a top 10 UK wedding blog ever since, with a regional focus we hope you LOVE.

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Claire Seavers · October 7, 2019 at 1:10 pm

Some super ideas and advice! Love it x

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