Last week, I shared with you my favourite selection of wedding planners (link) which I feel is probably the first step to planning a wedding – after all, you’re going to need somewhere to jot down all of your ideas, right?
The next step is perhaps the biggest of them all and one that myself and Steve have been discussing at length this past week.
Setting the date.
Setting the date gives you something to work towards. Both Steve and I know that it is pretty much impossible for us to get married before 2015 and we don’t mind that, this gives us at least 2 years to plan. However, we also know that our finances aren’t in the greatest stead right now and we may have to put it off until 2016 to make sure we have the day we’re dreaming of. Luckily, it looks as if our finances may be looking up so hopefully our savings account will start seeing a healthy, steadily growing amount very soon. I know this is a post about setting the date and although it looks like we won’t actually be setting ours for a little while yet, it is obviously the second step in the process – as without a date, how can you know when you’ll need your dress for, book photography, book caterers, sort out bridesmaids and ushers?
I do know what my perfect wedding would be like – and what time of year I’d like it to be too – so I thought I’d make a collage I have made with some ideas.
We both know that we don’t want a church wedding for a variety of reasons, none that I will go into here. We have been looking at manor houses and whilst creating this collage, I came across this picture of a local wedding venue and fell in love. How lovely would it be to take some pictures on that bridge or under that tree? The building is just as amazing and I admit, I did request some more information about the venue!! I chose the dress as it is strapless which is one of the main things I am looking for, it is also not too big (I hate huge wedding dresses, just a personal thing!) but still looks elegant. The shoes are actually a pick from Clarks – I chose these because they are just the right amount of sparkle without being too flashy and taking away attention from the dress.
I still feel very unprepared when it comes to this wedding which I suppose is only normal, I’ve hardly started planning just yet! That being said, hopefully our photographer and wedding cake are already sorted – I spoke to my friend as soon as I got engaged about being our photographer – you can check out her portfolio here. Although I haven’t seen her in a while, she was one of my closest friends in secondary school and is a fantastic photographer – someone who I know will do the job amazingly. We also know that Steve’s cousin has offered her services as our cake maker – and I know just how good her cakes can be!
Are you or have you ever planned a wedding? What parts did you find most stressful?
It's very exciting isn't it? we could be wedding planning buddies ha ha, I have no idea where to start, we have spoken about venues and the sort of wedding we want etc, my dad is a retired vicar so it is sort of expected that we marry in a church, we can't afford a 'big' wedding but still want it to be nice, it is so hard, much harder than I ever thought, saying that I never thought I'd be planning a wedding ha ha I love those shoes and dress and the location looks lovely, I'm sure your going to have an amazing day 🙂 lots of love xxxxx
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<3 Wedding planning buddies! Sooo stressful!x
EEEkkk so exciting loving watching you put it all together! I'm like the crazy friend who wants to know EVERYTHING lol xx
Hahaa!x
Don't worry about the feeling unprepared thing, i feel unprepared and the only thing left to organise are shoes, jewelry and rings!
The main thing, that EVERYONE says is do what YOU want not what other people want. It's also handy to visit your venue on a day you can have the registrar on the other end of the phone, booking venue and registrar should, ideally, be done while you have one person in the room and one on a phone, although booking something this far in advance you may be ok, we ended up with a date 2 months after the one we originally wanted because of a lack of registrar!
Also don't forget that whatever time of year you go for, have indoor options for photos etc. and for when our lovely English weather decides to throw everyone inside (this is why we're happy with November, no outdoor plans).
A note about dress shopping… try EVERYTHING. I ended up with a dress that looks huge in the picture but once I got it on it really isnt a big dress!
(And dont put things off until 8 months before thinking you have loads of time, suppliers like 9 months notice!)
Ooh, thanks for the tips!x
Weddings are stressful, but also enjoyable. Take some of the stress off your plate. Delegate some of the responsibilities to some of the brides maids. I'm here from the blog hop. Please stop by and check out my blog.
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Ooh, what a great idea!
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thank you!x
Hello Bex,
i just found your blog through the ‘I Love My Post’ Blog Hop on Sweetjellybean's blog. 🙂 Nice to meet you.
XoXo, Luchessa.
Hello 🙂
Congratulations on your engagement Bex and I found you through the 'I Love My Post' Blog hop via OhThatEmily 🙂 I've never planned or been to a wedding, but my roommate is currently planning her older sister's wedding and it seems stressful but exciting at the same time. May God bless you and your fiance during your time of planning!
xo Jessika
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Thank you!xxx
Crickey, how did I miss you're getting married???
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
I just hopped here from the Love my post blog hop.
Julie Roo from Mummy's Random Blog.
Thank you!!!xx