Top 5 Ways to Save Time When Planning Your Wedding. 1. Locate a planner that you connect with; one with a sensational personality, who you can work with and trust. The planner you choose will work with you hand in hand for the next several months to help with the areas, elements and needs that you want for your wedding. It is a planner's job to help you and make your vision become a reality. A planner has many ways to help you save time, and cut your stress in one quick movement. In addition, a planner does many duties themselves, which saves time and is more efficient.
2. Have a clear vision of what you and your partner want on your wedding day. This usually happens after you meet with and hire your planner. New brides are bombarded with emails and lots of information about their big day. It is easy to become confused, frustrated and overwhelmed. If this happens, your vision may become clouded. In addition, moms and grandmas may be blown away by how drastic weddings have changed in the last decade. Your mom's wedding was probably a lot less lavish then you wish yours to be; so wedding expenses may be a little mind-blowing for a parent. But, remember that parents want the best for their children. They want to give you what you want and help to make every dream and wish for your wedding come true. However, when parents become involved with expenses, they may try to tell you what to do for YOUR big day. This may be upsetting, but the planner is here to help! Working with a planner can help you make your dream wedding. A Planner will help you in blending the ideas of your family with yours, without losing your personal style. Planning a wedding is very overwhelming for the bride, and the planner is aware of that fact. A Planner will open your eyes to the different elements of a wedding and give you all the prices up front, so you can make smart and educated decisions. This is the value of a good wedding planner, and there are very few planners that work this way.
3. Plan all of your vendor/wedding professional meetings for the same day. It may feel like a long day, but in the end, a big part of the planning will be underway. The best plan is to start in the morning on one end of town and meet with all the vendors in that area, then head to the opposite end of town, and meet with all the vendors in that area.
4. Keep your entourage small when you go dress shopping. Going dress shopping with a lot of people may become overwhelming, and may result in leaving without a dress. Receiving too many, and sometimes conflicting, opinions make it confusing, and maybe even heartbreaking, if your group doesn't agree with your choice. You should plan to take 2 or 3 people who really want you to get the dress that makes you happy and who understand what your vision is for your wedding day. In addition, it is wise to bring ideas with you to the dress salon/studio. It is very helpful to your consultant to have an idea of what you want for your wedding day. It is important to be open to ideas from your consultant, especially if you're unsure about what you really want. Also, remember that wedding dresses are made in a myriad of styles, shapes and fabric textures. You may be surprised what will look beautiful on you, so you should try on all different types of dresses. Hangers don't do wedding dresses justice; it's you that does the dress justice. If the combination of your body shape and dress fit just right, then you're sure to be the princess for your entire night!
5. Delegate, delegate, delegate! Your wedding planner is there to help you. Your wedding party is there to help too. Ask the to help with tasks such as addressing, stamping and mailing. They can help with RSVP's, and call guests who haven't RSVP'd for the wedding.
Jennifer Lane is the owner and operator of A Memory Lane Event, a professional event and wedding planning, coordinating, decor and floral company. A Memory Lane Event is located in Denver Colorado, and is serving all throughout the US and International destinations.
Our goal is to help brides, individuals and companies make the visions for their special occasions come true. It is easy to become confused, overwhelmed and frustrated when trying to create your "dream" event. Together as a team, our clients and ourselves, plan, coordinate, and skillfully execute flawless quality events that have created a luxuriant "wow" factor since 1991.