8 Things to Consider When Coming Up With a Wedding Plan

If you are planning to have a wedding, it's definite that you want it to be the dream wedding you've always thought of having. Just like most events, the success of a wedding highly depends on planning. While some people choose to hire wedding planners to do the job, you may decide to cut the planning cost by being your own planner.

If you choose to be your own planner, we've compiled some of the essential tips, that when put in place, will translate to a wedding ceremony you've always craved for. Let's take a look:

When do you want to have the wedding? This is the first thing that you need to ask yourself before jumping to other decisions.

When coming up with a date, you need to put some factors into consideration:

• • Don't schedule the event too soon: This will provide you with more time to prepare. In fact, providing yourself with at least 12 months to prepare will translate to a better wedding.
• • Will there be another important event on the planned date? When a wedding collides with another event, it affects the guests as they may choose to attend another event.
• • Season: Is there a possibility of rain in that wedding day?

This is one of the most important stages in planning. Under this stage, consider the amount you want to spend in the wedding. Ensure that it is an amount that you can comfortably afford to ensure that whatever you decide is within your reach. From the budgeted amount, you can easily tell the size of the wedding, is it small, medium or large? All this will depend on the size of your budget.

A wedding may turn more expensive than expected. Therefore, when drafting a budget, ensure that all small costs such as decoration costs are included. You should also consider whether there are friends or relatives that are willing to help. What is the maximum amount of support do you think they can offer just in case things don't go as expected?

This is another important stage in planning for a wedding. It is the biggest and hardest planning stage, especially when the two families have contributed financially for the event. Therefore, to come up with a perfect guest list, you should consider using a collaborative yet selective system. Other important things to look at involve:

• • The budget: How many guests can your budget comfortably support? Is it 100 guests or 350 guests?
• • Dream friends: Consider coming up with dream friends whom you ever imagined attending your wedding. This will help to ensure that you don't leave out very important friends.
• • Be choosy: If you don't see the essence of inviting someone in your wedding, you don't have to include their names

Where do you want to have your wedding? To come up with the perfect venue, you need to consider the following:

• • The anticipated number of guests: How many guests have you invited? Are they 100 or 350 guests? Obviously, 350 guests will need a larger venue as compared to 100 guests.
• • The weather: When is your wedding? Is it during the rainy season? If so, ensure that you don't choose an open-air venue.
• • The geographical location: Where have you decided to host the wedding? Is it a place that can be easily accessed by your guests?

This can be another hard decision to make. While you have to include friends and/or relatives, you should be very keen when coming up with this list. To ensure that you don't end up disappointed, consider the following:

• • Reliability: When choosing your bridesmaid or groomsmen, ensure that you only pick people whom you can count on.
• • The number: The rule of thumb is that you should have one groomsman and a corresponding groomsman for every 50 guests.

Going through a wedding album is one of the best ways to revive the cherished memories of your wedding. Therefore, you need to get a professional photographer who can deliver exactly what you want. When selecting a photographer, pay attention to the following:

• • Reliability; How reliable is the photographer? Is it someone whom you can trust to give the best?
• • The cost: How much does the photographer charge? What about the quality of pictures they deliver? Does the quality match the price?
• • Experience: Has the photographer ever been involved in another wedding? if yes, ensure that you critically go through the entire wedding album to determine the kind of photos they usually takes.

What kind of food do you want your guests to be served? What quantity? To determine the type of food, you need to consider the nature of your guests; what type of food do they like? Are there kids? What about them? Is there a special meal for them?

About the quantity, the rule of thumb is that only 50%-75% of invited guests will turn up. Therefore, if you have invited 100 guests, consider ordering food for slightly fewer people than 100.

The future is full of uncertainties. You need to be prepared enough in case the unexpected happens. How? It's simple: Ensure that for every decision you make, there is a plan B. This means that in case the original plan fails, the entire event won't fail. Instead, you will go for your alternative option.

It's everyone's dream to have a successful wedding. However, this comes at a cost as you have to ensure proper planning is done. While planning may seem a difficult task, using the provided tips make the entire process easy.

Important resources: www.perfectweddingguide.com – this site contains additional information on how to come up with a perfect wedding. It provides clothing details, catering detail and many other tips.