Wedding Planning: Life Lessons
- Apr 13, 2019
- 3 min read
You just got engaged and you're so excited and eager to trawl through venues online, buy alllll the wedding magazines there are despite the fact they cost about a fiver each time and hec you've suddenly got to start watching the pennies because that dream pinterest wedding ain't gonna pay for itself!
Congratulations, I really am happy for you honest but just a little rant about some of my experiences and lessons learnt.
At first it's all prosecco bubbles, constant engagement celebrations and smiles, most people will be buzzing for you and then there will be that odd friend who you thought would be over the moon but barely asks you any questions at all about it all, so you just keep your mouth shut around them and do not drop the W bomb,
Lesson number 1.
Make sure when you choose the venue based on what and where YOU want and not based on anyone else, got an auntie or uncle that won't travel- quite frankly I couldn't give two monkeys that aunt Sally's passport expires soon and she won't travel for it, you want to be at our wedding and you truly love us you'll make it.
Lesson number 2.
Do not try to please everyone! Your wedding should be the one day you get to be totally selfish and have everything the way you like and want it, you shouldn't be trying to please everyone because there will always be someone who won't be happy. When I was a bridesmaid at my brothers wedding I went along with whatever and was just happy to be part of their big day. People should not make your wedding planning anymore stressful than it already is, and if they do then that's totally not cool.
Lesson number 3.
It makes you realise who your true friends are because when it comes down to your invites you envision the people there on the day and they are the people who are a constant in your life. People you actually want to spend one of the most important days of your life with- so don't just throw invites around and invite Julie- who you go out with on ladies night all the time and get hammered with but she doesn't even know your dogs name (however pretty sure the whole world knows mine!)
Lesson number 4.
Never let the wedding planning get in between you and your fiancé. When tiffs arise just think whatever is creating them is no bigger than your relationship. I have said many times before I would marry Gav in a registry office and still be over the moon, the whole point of the wedding ceremony is to seal the bond between you as man and wife- having the big lavish wedding is just the icing on top of the cake- literallllly.
So there we go four little lessons that I have learnt over this experience, just under three months to go and I am so psyched for the big day and to finally marry my best friend, that is the most exciting thought for me.
Any other brides to be that have any advice I would love to hear from you!
Lots of Love
Rosie
xox
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