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Getting engaged is one of the most important moments in the life of a woman and a man and it is definitely one of the most beautiful moments in relationships. Although it is such a wonderful episode in soon enough the alarming issue is coming to mind – what to I have to begin with? How to start planning a wedding and maintain this process calm and beautiful?

We can’t promise that by following these suggestions you won’t have to experience a single sleepless night, but they will certainly help you to take a deep breath and inspiration for a great and thoughtful wedding planning.

In this blog post, we will look at:

  • How brainstorm and disscusion with a loved one about your ideal wedding can help you to create your dream wedding (or at least close to it) even if you don’t have an unlimited budget
  • How to create a guest list without a big headache
  • How to choose a wedding date
  • How to plan a wedding budget
  • Why you consider of using wedding planning agency services
  • How your married friends can help you in wedding planning
  • How to choose a wedding venue
  • How to choose a wedding gown and the most important – when to start looking for it
  • How family and friends can help you in the wedding planning process

Dream wedding on a sheet of paper

Once you’ve engaged and the air is full of love, let this magic work and inspire you for vision of your perfect wedding. Take a piece of paper and list everything you can imagine about your dream wedding. Let the dream come true!

This little exercise will be a great helper for all period of wedding planning, so, from time to time, read what you wrote to feel again how exactly you want to feel on your wedding day. The idea for this exercise is not that you should strive to create such weddings, but to set your mind free. This way you will see your desires for the wedding, wedding theme and atmosphere and you will know what you don’t want at all. Perhaps it’s a good idea to put this information to the Maid of Honor and Best Man so that they can see your dream and help to turn it into reality.

Very often couples don’t daydream, instead they immediately begin to think about wedding budget which often doesn’t allow them to understand what is that special thing they want on their wedding day. Although you’ll have to fit into the budget anyway at least you will know clearly and precisely what you really crave to feel and experience at your wedding and understand that some things may be done with a smaller budget by being a little bit more creative.

Overall, don’t be afraid from dreaming! Write down your ideal wedding fantasy while you are still cool-headed and before pre-wedding stress has taken over your mind and there is time for dreaming..

Schedule a guest list

One of the most important questions to answer is “How many people do we invite to our wedding?”. To simplify this process, create three categories:

  • ”People without whom we can not imagine our wedding”
  • ”People who we should definitely invite”
  • ”People who should be called, but for various reasons we do not want it.”

These categories will help you understand how big wedding you really want, and which people you don’t want to invite for various reasons, although you feel pressure to do it. Although it is not always easy to create a guest list, this is the base for a successful wedding planning because it will allow you to understand where to have your wedding reception based on the number of people and other nuances.

Choosing your wedding date

The wedding date is especially important as you’ll celebrate your wedding anniversary on this date. Go over your dream wedding description you wrote down again and try to imagine which season is most appropriate to what you described. Find the right month in the same way, but the date will surely be something with a symbolic meaning for both of you.

Budget planning

One of the most difficult things in wedding planning process is to decide how much money you’re willing to spend for your wedding. To simplify this process, create two categories:

  • The budget we would like to spend for our wedding
  • The maximum budget we can spend for our wedding

Just by setting your wedding budget, it’s possible to plan how much you can spend for wedding venue, catering, musicians, decorations and everything else, so be very careful when deciding this issue. It is very likely that depending on the budget, you will be able to increase or will have to reduce the guest list, so don’t talk about your wedding with people before you are sure they will actually be invited.

Wedding planning agency services

If your budget allows, a wedding planning agency can be a huge help because they have years of experience in this field and they can help to create your dream wedding. You will be able to ask a lot of questions to wedding planning professionals and spend the rest of time with a much more calmly.

This is a great opportunity to spend your pre-wedding period in peace, taking responsibility only for things you really want to by yourself while leaving the rest in the secure hands of the wedding agency.

Support from your married friends

If your wedding budget doesn’t allow you to use services of a wedding planning agency call to a close married couple and ask them to give you some advice.

It’s very likely that at some point in the wedding planning proccess you will skip something, but married couples are more experienced in this field and they will not only help to create a wedding plan for the upcoming wedding, but also give a lot of useful advice on where to begin or how to find creative solutions to fit into the wedding budget.

The most important thing is that they will appreciate your trust to their opinion and you will have a great evening or two, which will definitely make the remaining days more peaceful.

Choosing the venue

When the budget, date, guest list and dream wedding vision are clear, it’s time to book a guesthouse or other suitable place for wedding celebrations. The faster you can do this, the better, but let’s whisper one secret, which many do not know – if your wedding venue is reserved only a couple of months before the wedding, it is possible to get a good discount. Although it is risky, this is a great news for those who have started to plan their wedding in the last minutes.

Take a look at the description of your wedding dreams and ask yourself can you imagine the wedding in one of the places you already know? If yes, then it’s time to go and look at the place, if not, continue your research and the right place will definitely be there.

Wedding dress

If the proccess of finding the suit for the groom can be relatively simply, then the question about the wedding dress is often not so easy to solve.

You should start looking for your wedding dress much earlier than you think or others might reccomend to you. If you will be chosen the dress beforehand, you will be able to think about wedding decorations and groom’s suit without stress, because usually those things are matched to bridal gown.

Many bridal shops offer to keep your bought dress in the shop unit your wedding day. Our bridal design studio Amelii also offers this service to our brides so they won’t have to worry where to put their dress when it’s purchased.

If you will start looking your dress early, you will have enough time to create a wedding theme, match the groom’s suit and make the necessary alterations to your dress, if needed.

It is recomended to look a wedding dress in a bridal shop where you will be able to make various adjustments and alter the dress to your body and desires.

Nowadays, many brides choose to buy wedding dress online, but unfortunately this can end with frustration, so you hae to be extra careful, when shopping online. It is worth remembering that beautiful dresses at unbelievabely low prices usually:

  • Are mass-produced, unethical (inadequate wages and working conditions for employees, children often work in workshops)
  • The pictures you see in online are photoshopped or stolen and the dresses in life are often difficult to name the same as you saw in the picture.
  • The photo does not reflect the true quality of the dress. Cheap wedding dresses will never be really good quality
  • Wedding dress on model may look very different from how it would look on you. Each body is unique, so you really should use the opportunity to customize the dress specifficaly to your body measurements. Also, small details will mean a lot on your wedding day and for an online bought wedding dress you won’t be able to change them. If something will be too tight or too big, the only option will be some alterations to your local seamstress.

The main thing you want is to be sure about how the dress looks on you and what the quality is, how it is made, so altering your wedding dress in the studio will be the most suitable for the wedding to look and feel exactly the way you want.

Don’t forget that shopping in a bridal shop with the presence of your mom and/or best friends is a fun and special event that you definitely do not want to miss. Remember to hold those people who really know your taste, character and qualities so that this event is joyful rather than turning into a clash of different opinions. You are preparing for YOUR special day, do not allow others to stop you from buying the dress you really love.

Ask your friends and friends for help

The list of required things/services and questions has been made and is not necessarily short and can cause great stress knowing that you have to deal with all this by yourself and your groom. But don’t forget that you can always ask for a help to your friends and family.

Maybe your future mother-in-law is great at a knitting or can make invitations? Do you think that your childhood friend would succeed in hosting an event? Maybe your dad can make some wooden wedding decorations? Do not be afraid to ask for help because most likely everyone will be glad to help. It is becoming more and more popular to help bride and groom with planning the wedding and those weddings are really full of joy and warmth. It will also allow you to get closer to specific people and save you money.

If the to do list still seems pretty overwhelming, divide it into several categories and assign a close friend to each category as a supervisor to whom you need to communicate with the people you need. Create an e-mail for each category, so your friends and you will be able to easily see the progress of the events.

In conclusion, we want to say that wedding planning does not have to be stressful and you do not have to be afraid to ask for help from your friends and acquaintances. They wish you allthe best and will be happy to engage in the creation of wonderful wedding. Try to highlight your desires, create a wonderful event for you and have no respect for other standards, because the wedding is your special day.

We wish all the best for those who have just started planning their dream wedding. Wedding dress design studio Amelii hopes everything will turn out as planned or even better!

Bridal design studio Amelii creates nature inspired wedding gowns for one- of an-kind women. We offer ready-made wedding dresses,individual design, as well as possibility to Mix’n’Match – combination from several Amelii wedding dress designs to create your one and only wedding dress that will be like no other. Bridal design studio Amelii is located in Riga, on Avotu street 22, but if you lie outside of Latvia you are welcome to cotact us and create your very own made to measure wedding dress of your dreams.

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