Falling for the Common Wedding Planning Mistakes The happy couple’s special day should be one to remember, and not for all of the mistakes that were made in the planning phase. While every wedding can still be a memorable and enjoyable event even if mistakes are made during the planning phase, a couple, and especially the bride, will be able to better enjoy their special day if they will strive to avoid the following common wedding planning mistakes.
Over Spending on the Dress One of the first mistakes that many brides make while planning for their wedding day is over spending on the dress. And while some brides are of the mentality that over spending on the dress is one of those perks of getting married, it will be their wedding dress after all, the real danger or mistake of overspending on the bride’s dress is not that the budget has been blown, but that the budget has been blown to the point of having nothing but the dress. In other words, one of the most common bridal mistakes a bride can make while planning for her wedding is to spend their entire fashion budget on the dress alone. While a trendy dress may cost mega bucks, a bride will want to weight the need for the most expensive dress with the need to adorn herself beyond simply the dress. For example, if a bride has set a fashion budget of one thousand dollars, this does not mean that she should buy a dress with a thousand dollar price tag. Not only will the dress come out to be more than the one grand, what with taxes and alterations, but then the bride’s fashion budget will have been blown on the dress alone, leaving no room for accessories, jewelry, hair ordainments, etc.
Flowers The next major planning mistake that brides and grooms often make is getting set on a specific flower before they know the exact date of their wedding day. This can lead to one major problem—the specific flower the couple so desires is not in season, which means the cost for flowers just skyrocketed as those flowers have to be brought in from distant greenhouses or locations. Instead, a couple should only plan for what flowers they want to have at their wedding after they know the season of their marriage and what flowers are readily available. The occasional special request, like for the bride’s bouquet, on flowers is acceptable, but if a bride and groom really wish to spend less on flowers they will plan according to the seasons to find the best deals.
Wedding Packages One more frequent planning mistake that happy couples make while preparing for their weddings is that they forget to look into such money saving options as wedding packages and deals offered by event planners. Not only do these services offered by event planners and their wedding packages greatly reduce the stress of planning for the wedding, but they likewise will most often come in under budget and so allow the bride and groom to have a joyful and well planned wedding with little of the fuss of planning the wedding by themselves. Photo Credit: linder6580, aga-grafik