Wedding Planning Basics

From theme and personalization ideas to attire and décor, the wedding world is full of inspiration loveliness! So many incredible ideas… it almost makes me want to get married all over again! *sigh*
Newly engaged? If so, are you swimming in a sea of wedding magazines? Is your Google Reader overflowing with amazing wedding blogs? Are you feeling joyous yet overwhelmed with all the possibilities? Perhaps it’s a good time to get down to basics {I’ll explain soon}.
Your wedding invitations are the most important communication tool for your guests- reflecting the tone of your wedding as well as your colors, theme and style. With all of today’s wedding inspiration goodness, a challenge lies in staying focused and keeping a cohesive look. Of course, it can be done~ hopefully, by the time you order your invites.
Back to wedding planning basics. This simply involves deciphering your style and knowing what you want for your wedding day. If you stay true to your personalities and style, wedding planning will be a joy {as it should be}! You’ll have a much easier time making decisions while staying focused, consistent and true to yourselves.
Talk Amongst Yourselves
- Dream over your vision. How do you see your wedding day?
- What’s your style? Are you modern, traditional, destination, non-traditional…
- Which colors and season are you naturally drawn to?
- Is there a theme that effortlessly captures your personality and style?
- Where do you lean… rustic or metropolitan? Somewhere in between?
- What are the most important elements? {Great food. Great music. Dream dress…}
- What is your budget?
Thoughts? What other questions are worth asking?
I’d love to hear from you,
Heidi
Save the Date image via MagnetStreet Weddings










Heidi, I know exactly what you mean by staying true to yourself. You can get lost by sticking to what you are "suppose to do" vs. personalizing the wedding around you and your fiance's taste and personality.
I asked my groom if we could do cookies instead of a cake (everyone one said "but you are suppose to have a cake" without having a significance of why we did). He's a cookie man, gotta have one after dinner, felt more personal and we could share something about us with everyone. In the end it saved us money by going this route too!
Thanks for sharing this Nalie! I love that you went with cookies instead of the "traditional" route. What a great example of staying true to yourselves
How I love an original wedding! I have been to MANY in the past few years and it all seems like the same old boring routine. Even wedding registry are no surprise - Everyone seem registers at the same 3 stores. It's refreshing to come across something different and thanks for reminding brides to be that it is okay to be different.