The 11 Most Common Mistakes Brides Make When Planning a Wedding

1. Rushing

Most brides, having received a marriage proposal, are so inspired that they start preparing for the wedding right away, without having thought through its main stages. Someone is already booking a wedding venue the next day after the engagement, and someone is running to the bridal salon without having yet determined the style of the celebration.

Stop! Wedding planning should start with setting a budget, choosing a concept, and creating a guest list. It is these points that will further determine the style of the celebration, the appropriate venue, and the images of the bride and groom.

2. Discussing everything with the groom

Of course, your fiance should not only be aware of the stages of preparation but also take an active part in it. They also care where the holiday will take place, what color the suit will be and who will be invited. But don't force them to choose the color of the tablecloths or flowers for the wedding arch if they are not interested. Leave other tasks to them that they can easily handle, such as compiling a playlist or choosing a dessert.

Set aside 1-2 evenings a week to discuss all wedding matters, when you can devote time to calculations, calls to contractors, and planning. Don’t forget about the days of rest from preparation: forget all the problems and urgent matters for a few hours and spend time with just the two of you.

3. Neglecting a diary

Keeping in mind all the information about the upcoming celebration is simply impossible, so entrust all plans, ideas, and calculations to your diary. By compiling detailed task lists for each month of preparation, keeping all contractors’ phones in one place, and fixing unresolved issues, you can be sure that you won’t miss anything important, which means there will be much less reason to worry.

4. Doing everything on your own

Many brides, dreaming of a unique and inimitable wedding, refuse the services of a wedding planner, make decor with their own hands, attend floristry and calligraphy courses after work, bake treats for the candy bar on the eve of the wedding, and on the day of the celebration they simply fall down from fatigue. Don't repeat their mistakes!

Choose what you really like to do and what you can find time for without compromising work, personal life, and sleep, and delegate everything else to professionals. And remember, it is not the central compositions or a three-tiered cake that make your wedding beautiful at all, but the warm atmosphere and your sincere feelings.

5. Trying to lose 2 sizes

Every bride wants to look perfect on her wedding day! Eating right and exercising regularly will help you shed a few extra pounds and get your body in better shape, but don't set too many goals for yourself.

A strict diet will really help you get rid of extra centimeters pretty quickly, but at the end of it, the weight will definitely come back - this is how our body works. In addition, unbalanced nutrition, lack of vitamins and minerals, and even too long and frequent sports activities are not the best way to reflect on your health, complexion, and hair condition.

6. Rejection of wedding video

After the wedding, newlyweds usually love to watch their wedding photos and videos. However, many people don’t want to “overpay” and simply don’t get the wedding video because they decided to save money on a videographer. Therefore, think several times before refusing the services of a professional wedding videographer.

7. Delegating all tasks to mom

Many brides think that mom can easily cope with wedding logistics, and with compliments for guests, and with menu preparation, and the services of a wedding organizer are so expensive. But you should understand that your parents should celebrate rather than work.

Before you give your mother an endless to-do list, think about some questions you can entrust to your best friends or fiance? Does the list still seem too long? So, it's time to seek professional help.

8. Spending too much money

Almost every bride makes this mistake: the dream dress turned out to be a little more expensive than originally expected, or maybe the guest list turned out to be longer. If you find that you have underestimated some expenses, don’t panic, but discuss with the groom constructive ways to solve the problem. It may not be too late to return an overpriced item to the store, or you may be able to save on something else that is less important.

9. Choosing a new concept before the wedding

A few weeks before the wedding, you suddenly realized that black and white decoration are boring, and the flowers are too dull? Perhaps it's just natural excitement before an important day, and all you need now is just to calm down. Get a massage, talk to your best friend, have a romantic dinner with your loved one, and you'll feel the excitement subside.

But if you are sure that the style of the celebration needs to be changed, think about how to do it with minimal financial and time costs. Don’t change the entire color scheme, but add a few bright accents to it, you can always refresh the floristry with greenery, and your dress will sparkle in a new way with a belt, veil, or original accessories.

10. Getting upset because of little things

Minor errors in the decor (which are noticeable only to you), the wrong shade of roses, a naughty curl that doesn’t stay where it should - some annoying little things can seriously spoil the mood on the day of the celebration. Don’t give in to negative emotions, but rather take a few deep breaths in and out and ask yourself: “Will this matter to me in a year? And after 5? Most likely, the answer will be negative, which means that you can safely forget about this problem right now and allow yourself to enjoy the holiday!

11. The absence of a seating plan

Now it may seem strange to come up with a seating chart for guests in advance. But guest cards and lists don’t take up much space, but they can save you a lot of nerves a month or two before the celebration. The closer the wedding day, the busier you will be, so it is better to make various schemes and lists early.

Worried about being in too much of a hurry to plan your wedding? Do not worry. You are in the best possible situation. If you do everything in advance, you will greatly facilitate your life in the last months before the wedding and avoid the most common mistakes brides make. It will be a time when anything can happen when everyone needs to talk to you, and you will only want to take a hot bath and go to bed. Therefore, it is better to do all the most difficult and long things in advance and not worry about them anymore.