Before this series gets into full swing, let me say again that everything I say on weddings is my own opinion, and it is OK to not agree! Mack and I are quite nontraditional in our approach so we haven't done a lot of the 'normal' things in planning for our wedding. Take all of my checklists and do what makes sense to you - if you don't need or want something, take it out; if you want something that I don't mention, add it in! It's that simple.
Here you have it - my first things first checklist :)
1. Announce your engagement!
Don't forget to hold off on the classic ring photo on Insta until after you have told your nearest and dearest. You really don't want your mum or best friend finding out on social media!
2. Draft a budget
At the very least, have a total figure in mind of how much $$ you have to work with before you get going planning a champagne wedding on a beer budget.
3. Discuss with each other the type of wedding you both want
I recommend separately writing down your top 3 requirements, and then fusing them together to create your top 3 important wedding features to you. This means that when you budget, you can splurge on those things, and compromise on everything else, because you already decided what is important and what isn't.
4. Start thinking about the guest list, and how many people you want to invite
This really should be one of the first things to at least get a draft of; it makes it much easier to budget, choose venues & get quotes if you have a number in mind.
5. Enjoy being engaged!
This is a new stage of life, and it's so easy to storm in head first into the planning phase of the wedding. Weddings can consume your every waking moment if you let it, so at least for the first couple of months, enjoy engagement.
And that's it!
Unless you have a really short lead time, you don't need to be doing anything else straight away!
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Hx
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