DAY 1:

How To Have A Perfect Wedding Without Hiring A Wedding Organizer

 

Can You Be Your Own Wedding Consultant?

I’m often asked, “Do I need a wedding consultant?  My response is usually, I don’t know, do you?”   A wedding consultant is responsible for helping to plan the wedding from the beginning to the very end.   Theoretically, you can do this yourself.  Some people save money by having a wedding consultant only on the day of the wedding.  I believe this is a good way to save money as well. 

You’re in for the thrill of your life if you decide to coordinate your own wedding!  I’m going to show you how to do it coming up next so get ready!  One of the first things you’ll want to do is sit down and plan out a budget for your wedding.  I always suggest creating your dream wedding. 

I know what you’re thinking.  So many decisions, so little time.  You’ll need some help along the way.  Solicit any and everybody you care about to help you.  There are several things you’ll need to do right away.  Here they are:

1         Meet with parents
2         Pick a date and announce your engagement
3         Reserve the ceremony and reception locations
4         Pick your wedding party
5         Meet with priest, minister or rabbi
6         Choose a color theme and scheme
7         Begin guest list
8         Select a wedding dress, mother’s dresses and bridesmaid dresses

There are a lot of decisions to be made right.  Aren’t you glad that you’re soliciting the help from the people close to you?  One decision you’ll also have to make is whether you’ll need a wedding consultant.  You can SAVE a few hundred dollars if you can work this out without a consultant.  It can be difficult, but not impossible.

Coordinating A Wedding --- Your Own!

Your plans should be the best-case scenario. You’ve heard the old saying what the mind can conceive and believe; it can achieve?  Bet you didn’t know the author of that was talking about wedding planning.  Well, maybe he wasn’t, but I can assure you, he could’ve been.    

Get a pen and paper ready.  I want you to sit back, relax and envision what the perfect wedding would look like.  Imagine what your dress will look like and where the reception will be. Go through every detail from the colors that your attendants are wearing to the time of day it is.  Imagine for about fifteen minutes, and then come back to me. 

Now, you’re ready to begin the exciting process of wedding planning.  You’ll need a three ring binder, loose-leaf writing paper and notebook dividers with tabs.  You’ll proceed to organize all of the information you’ll gather in the coming weeks and months ahead in this notebook.   

Here’s the headings you’ll need for every section in your notebook.

1       Calendar
2       Budget
3       Clothing & Ring
4       Ceremony
5       Flowers
6       Decorations
7       Reception
8       Food
9       Videography/Photography
10     Music
11     Guest/gift list
12     Personal Assistants

You can go to the Resources Section below for a detailed checklist of all you need to prepare for your wedding.   

Planning a wedding is that simple!  And it can be a lot of fun too!  I hope you have had as much of a good time reading Day 1 of our Wedding Guide as I have had writing it.  As you can see, you don’t have to be rich to plan an elegant wedding.  You don’t have to be the most organized person, either.  Just follow my guidelines and you’ll be living a life in love forever after. Here’s to you and a happy future together!

 

 

RESOURCES SECTION:

6-month Wedding Countdown Calendar

Wedding Checklist

Wedding Etiquette Ebook

Hot Deals & Bargains

List of 250 flowers and plants