Wedding Consultant
Now that you have become engaged (Congratulations by the way) what is the next step?
You are probably overwhelmed just thinking about it. Marriage is a very big step and planning a wedding is a big undertaking. Realizing that you are about to undertake on this journey can be scary and intimidating.
You are probably overwhelmed just thinking about it. Marriage is a very big step and planning a wedding is a big undertaking. Realizing that you are about to undertake on this journey can be scary and intimidating.
While you are sharing the happy event with family and friends you need to channel some of that energy and excitement into laying solid groundwork for the big day ahead. At this point you have a clean slate to work with and the possibilities of what you can accomplish are endless. That is where I can help you get and stay organized.
Hopefully by the time I finish this blog we will have covered every aspect of planning your wedding so that you can start using my information right away and get off on an organized foot from the very beginning. We won’t be able to avoid every pit fall but as every savvy bride knows, grace under pressure is everything.
My first piece of advice to you before you meet with the officiant, or the caterers and yes before you go to the bridal shop, make a trip to the store for a few office supplies to help you get organized. A sturdy three-ring binder 3” or bigger is best (you will be collecting a lot of information), dividers to separate different sections of your notebook. Pocket folders that you can insert into the binder to hold receipts, samples, and other little loose items that you don’t want to get lost.
Grab a hole punch so you can put contracts, brochures and lists into your binder. You could also use sheet protectors but they ad extra width and could hide your tabs.
Sticky tabs of different colors to flag important items.
Hopefully by the time I finish this blog we will have covered every aspect of planning your wedding so that you can start using my information right away and get off on an organized foot from the very beginning. We won’t be able to avoid every pit fall but as every savvy bride knows, grace under pressure is everything.
My first piece of advice to you before you meet with the officiant, or the caterers and yes before you go to the bridal shop, make a trip to the store for a few office supplies to help you get organized. A sturdy three-ring binder 3” or bigger is best (you will be collecting a lot of information), dividers to separate different sections of your notebook. Pocket folders that you can insert into the binder to hold receipts, samples, and other little loose items that you don’t want to get lost.
Grab a hole punch so you can put contracts, brochures and lists into your binder. You could also use sheet protectors but they ad extra width and could hide your tabs.
Sticky tabs of different colors to flag important items.
You will be swimming in a lot of details right away so the sooner you get moving the better. The best way to tackle this is to have a reliable schedule, this will help you not to get confused and overwhelmed by all of the detail. Take it month by month or week by week or day by day depending on how far away the wedding date is.
A general idea of what needs to take place is:
Announce your engagement.
Decide on what kind of wedding you want: Big, small, formal, informal ect...
Consider the time of the year, day of the week, and time of day that you want to get married.
Where you will want to have the ceremony( a lot of this will depend on your budget)
Budget, how much do you want to spend. You don’t want any big surprises and we will talk more about the budgeting later.
A general idea of what needs to take place is:
Announce your engagement.
Decide on what kind of wedding you want: Big, small, formal, informal ect...
Consider the time of the year, day of the week, and time of day that you want to get married.
Where you will want to have the ceremony( a lot of this will depend on your budget)
Budget, how much do you want to spend. You don’t want any big surprises and we will talk more about the budgeting later.
