Best Wedding Planning Advice

Looking for the BEST wedding planning advice? I have you covered.

I am a destination wedding photographer located in Los Angeles, California.

Over the course of documenting 200+ weddings, I have developed some top wedding planning tips, which I'll include below.

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Best Wedding Planning Advice:

1. Make a Statement

Be creative. I know this seems like really simple "Best Wedding Planning Advice," but allowing oneself to be creative with the planning process can make such a positive impact. Use your relationship history, heritage, or favorite colors or activities as inspiration. The more personal, the better.

2. Pick Your Battles

Don't obsess over every single detail. Sit down and decide your top priorities and then spend the mot of your budget, energy, time, and attention, on those items.

3. Best Wedding Planning Advice - Study Up

Weddings have their very own lingo. Whether it's a mermaid shape or a stephanotis, make sure you know what these mean so you and your vendor are vaguely speaking the same language.

4.Best Wedding Planning Advice - Ask lots of questions

Don't ever be afraid that your questions are stupid and don't hire anyone until you have gotten a good to answer to your questions.

5. Trust Yourself

Know the proper wedding etiquette, but decide whether to apply every rule to your situation.

6. Get in Writing

You're spending a lot of money. Protect yourself by making sure all details are down on paper and signed by both parties. Contract points for each vendor are delineated in each tab; check off each list before your sign. Every time you make any kind of payment, making a copy. Staple to these to your invoice or letter and keep them together in a folder or binder.

7. Figure Out Your Budget & Guest List

We can't stress enough how crucial it is to nail down how much you have to spend on your wedding and your guest list size. It may be tempting to buy the dress of your dreams, but it's important to take a look at the entire budget s that you know what you can afford in each category. The budgeting worksheet on pages 26-27 will lead you through that process --and help you keep all expenses organized.

8. Read reviews and Check References

Never sign a contract with a vendor before you check reviews online. Make sure you have recent references!

9. Have a Life Outside of Planning

A crash diet consisting only of wedding planning can kill the mood and make planning a wedding, frankly, less fun. Declare wedding-free days where all talk of table cards and canapes is completely forbidden.

10. Consider a Wedding Planner

Hire a professional to produce your wedding, especially if you fit one of the following categories: You have a really demanding job, you have high aspirations for your wedding that are going to take a lot to pull off, you're planning a destination wedding, you are having a wedding at a DIY venue, or you simply prefer professional help.

You get to make all the decisions, but they do the legwork, hire vendors, negotiate contracts, and maybe even save you money.

11. Play Up Your Passions

What interests or obsessions do you have that really say who you are? What do you do together on the weekends? Would any of these make a great wedding theme? you don't have to go all out to the point of kitsch-- you might just choose to personalize a detail, such as favors or decorations.

No matter what your passion is (be it taking long hikes in nature or watching football on the couch in the fall), there's got to be something about it that you can use.

12. Best Wedding Planning Advice - Find a Muse

A muse can come in many forms, whether it's a movie (like a classic Audrey Hepburn film) or something as seemingly simple as a flower. This will help steer and communicate your style ideas to all your vendors.

There we have it! Those are the Best Wedding Planning Advice tips.

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