5 Wedding Planning Myths You Shouldn't Believe
Wedding planning is stressful enough, let alone having to think about everyone and everything else that you needn't have to. Before we got around to planning our wedding, there were things that I thought we'd need to do in order to pull off the day, but it's actually not the case. Here are all of the wedding planning myths I have picked up so far in our journey! I hope it takes some off the stress and pressure out of your wedding planning :)
1. It will take up all of my time
Wedding planning doesn't have to consume your life, despite what you might think. It might feel like that to begin with, especially if you have lots of different venues and churches to visit, but once that part of the process is over and you've committed to a place, wedding planning will no longer feel so full on. You'll find that you'll go weeks without doing anything and your days are yours to do with what you will.
We've been renovating our house, seeing friends and family, going to concerts, took a trip to London and have even found time to chill out a bit whilst in the process of planning our wedding. You're never always busy wedding planning, so don't go into it with the expectation that you've now lost your weekends up until the big day.
2. DIY projects are a good way to go
When we first started, I thought that there would be loads we could do ourselves, but there's actually hardly anything that you can do yourself. Leave it to the professionals, especially if you want a polished, beautiful look as opposed to one that's a bit shabby around the edges.
Put all of your own focus on finding dresses, suits, rings and other things and don't worry about fixing your own table displays or flower arrangements. I know it's a lot of money, but you'll find it much easier on the day, and on the run up to the day, if you just pay for a firm to come in and do it all for you.
3. It has to be traditional
No wedding has to have the traditional bells and whistles. We have been to weddings before that completely non-traditional. It doesn't have to be conventional for it to be beautiful and meaningful. At the end of the day, it's about what yourself and your partner want, it hasn't got anything to do with anyone else.
The people who are coming are there for you and your significant other, because they're happy for you and want to celebrate your love with you. If you want to push the boundaries or make it unconventional then go for it! There's absolutely no pressure to follow any traditions or meet expectations of anyone attending.
4. I'm obliged to invite people I don't actually want there
Your wedding day only, in theory, happens once. Think about who you want there and who you don't and don't feel obliged to invite people just for the sake of it. It's your day and a wedding is expensive. We wrote down a list of everyone who we wanted there and those who didn't come to mind won't be invited. That's just how it works.
We also thought about explaining our wedding pictures to our children. We want them to know everyone there, so we envisage those who are coming to our wedding to be in our lives for the foreseeable. You do you and invite who you want to invite. It's your day and it's your money, at the end of the day!
5. I have to spend a lot of money
Nobody is going to come to your wedding and complain about how much or how little you have spent on the big day. No one really cares about that sort of thing when it comes to a wedding day because they're all there for you and your partner. No one will remember the tiny, expensive details.
You don't have to spend loads of money on a wedding for it be memorable for people or for everyone to have a good time. It has one purpose and that's bringing everyone you care about together to celebrate your love for each other. A wedding can be as inexpensive as you want it to be. But you do not, by any means, have to spend loads of money on your big day.
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I hope you enjoyed this blog post? Let me know in the comments how you're getting on with your wedding planning and I'll see you again very soon with a brand new blog post :)
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