Top 10 Mistakes made by Engaged Couples and How to Avoid Them.

Avoid these Wedding Planning Blunders

1: Procrastinating: Start planning your wedding as soon as you get engaged. The more time that you allow the more choices you will have and your budget will be more flexible.

2: No Vision or Theme creating a fragmented look and flow. Envision your wedding day in your mind from the moment you wake up to the end of the day. A theme should emerge that will help you have continuity and a pleasing outcome.

3: Trying to do it alone-this can get ugly! Even if your family is not available, delegate some tasks to trustworthy friends. You would do the same for them.

4: No Budget or Unreasonable Budget. Although you can’t know exactly what you will spend on each item, try to set a realistic expectation of your total budget and allocation to each category.

5: Vendor Disaster. Hiring the right vendor is of utmost importance since you only get one chance to do it right. Check references. Don’t hire friends or relatives unless you would hire them if they weren’t related.

6: Broken promises. If money is to be exchanged between you and a vendor you should have a contract in detail and outlining what each party can expect from the other that is dated and signed.

7: Bridezilla obsessing about the wedding. Have one day a week when nobody talks about the wedding. It will help you enjoy the planning process. Pace yourself.

8: Your wedding is in a few weeks and there is more to do than can possibly be accomplished. Assuming that things will work themselves out on their own is a big mistake. If you aren’t concerned, why should anybody else be? Nobody knows what you want unless you tell them. Many of your details can be arranged by your mom or trusted friend. Some things will require your attention. If you are too busy to plan a wedding, chances are, you are too busy to be married. Make a list of what you need to do, break down by tasks. Divide the tasks by how many month you have left. Take one day per week when you will focus on your wedding planning.

9: Your gown won’t arrive in time for your wedding. There is no good reason to wait once you find the right gown and attendant dresses. Bridesmaids come in all shapes and sizes. In order to get the right size, style and dye lot (color/shade) you might need to allow as much as 12 weeks. Not getting the right dresses is one headache you can avoid with a little pre planning.

10: Allowing your wishes to be over ruled by someone with their own agenda. When hearing advice about any aspect of your wedding, just smile, nod, and tell them thank you. Unless they are paying, it is just an opinion, nothing more. Remember, this is your wedding!