How Do I Start Planning My Wedding?

Credit to Andy Brown Photography

What do you mean I can do my wedding my way Hannah?? I don’t know what that looks like I haven’t had a wedding before!!

That’s absolutely fine, but I guarantee you still know… you just don’t know you know.  Capiche?

Let’s start by renaming ‘wedding’ as ‘celebration of your relationship’.  Actually let’s emphasise the your while we’re at it.  It’s a ‘celebration of YOUR relationship’.

I’m pretty sure this is even easier than a Cosmo quiz .  And there are no right or wrong answers. And you do you boo, but I suggest answering these questions BEFORE you open Pinterest or looking at venues or photographers or anything really, then keep them in mind as you discuss options. Use those answers to create your own personalised 'How to Start Planning Your Wedding'.

When you celebrate a birthday/ plan your Christmas break/ make plans for a weekend away… are you surrounded by (select all that apply):

• As many friends and family as possible

• Your inner circle

• Nobody, it’s just the two of you

What’s the MOST important thing:

• The people

• The food

• The music

• The quality of the photos to remember it by

• The location

• The cocktails

Credit to Trev Hill Photography

What’s the vibe that gives you the most joy:

• It could be confused with Mardi Gras

• Exudes sophistication

• Fun but low key and relaxed

• Board games & a cheese platter

When you consider planning something - the research, the spreadsheets, managing everybody in the lead up and on the day… how does it make you feel?

• Rolling my sleeves up, bring it on, this is my zone!

• It’s fine, I am capable, not usually plagued by decision fatigue and can fit this in to my life

• A bit overwhelmed… where do I start?

• I’m good with the planning I’d just really like if someone else (not my Mum I want her to enjoy the day too) could take over running everything on the day, and I could just relax.

• This is not my happy place, help!

What are you wearing (yeah you might take it up a notch from your usual activewear, but still)

• Something new, something fancy.  Screw comfort tonight it’s all about the look

• Something special but it feels like you

• Your favourite jeans

• I don’t know, clothes I suppose

Credit to Andy Brown Photography

How much are you spending (remember this isn’t a wedding, it’s a celebration of YOUR relationship)

• This doesn’t come round very often, we’re willing to save super hard, get financial input from our parents, maybe even take out a loan to drop the cash to get everything exactly the way we want it

• This is a special day but we know what we can comfortably save in the time frame we have and what our families are happy to contribute.  It has to work within that budget.

• We have other priorities (we really want to explore Japan!) so we’re willing to get creative to have a great celebration on a tight budget

• We’d rather ask our guests to not get us gifts and pay for their own dinner at our fave pizza restaurant after a ceremony at the beach

Okay team what do we have?  How are you celebrating your relationship?  How does it feel?

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