My Top 5 Wedding Preparation Tips
Monday, March 06, 2017
Like I promised, here comes my Wedding Preparation blog post *wink*
I don't really want to make it sound cliché but there's no other way to put it: IT WAS NOT EASY. Probably mostly just like any other wedding preparations you've heard. There is no way I could call it "smooth sailing" because Big Day preparations aren't always easy --- not unless you have all the resources to pay for people who can do all the necessary job for you.
We
did have an event organizer and On-The-Day Wedding coordinators. But wedding
isn't only about venues, church, reception, motif, style and decors. There were
also friends, families, schedules, visitors and rules that you have to
consider. Not to mention the inevitable changes because when it comes to big
occasions, nothing really goes according to plans. At some point, something
changes somehow. And when I say "At some point" --- it usually means
"in the nick of time" and
"on the day itself".
Families
do play a very important role. They have all these opinions, feelings, suggestions
(which is actually a command), emotions and appeals that need to be heard and
considered. You don't really want to celebrate your big day having some family
members attending with a heavy heart. Yes... Yes... yes.... I know. I know. Weddings are about YOU TWO, not them. So they
say. But believe me. It isn't. Weddings aren't only about the bride and the
groom ---- they are mostly about your families.
I'm
not trying to scare you if you are actually a bride-to-be. And there is
honestly nothing to be scared of. All I'm saying is before preparing about the
wedding details, prepare yourselves first because like I mentioned earlier: Nothing
goes to plan. I swear.
I
did not mean to begin my post this way. My introduction went longer than I expected,
Haha! So anyway, here's what we did for our wedding preparation. I don't really
plan on sharing everything we went through because that would probably take me
3 pages. I will just share top 5 things we prepared and some tips I want to
share.
- WEDDING DATE.
We got married on October 17, 2016. That was not our first choice. We initially planned getting wed on March. Due to some circumstances I cannot share here, it was then moved to September. Then it was changed to October. It even almost was about to be changed again to December --- fortunately, God heard our prayers. We honestly wanted it to be as soon as possible and we just didn't feel like doing it later than October. After agreeing about the dates, we started preparing for the other wedding details.
TIP: Share your planned wedding date to your immediate family and friends who you want to be present during your wedding day. That way, you will know whether the date is ideal enough for most, if not all, of your friends and love ones. They do have their own lives and schedules to plan too. Don't forget to consider that.
- MOTIF & ENTOURAGE.
Motif was the easiest decision making we had. Entourage on the other hand was harder to finalize. Both I and my husband already had people in our minds that we want to be in it --- but so was his family... and mine. We already started informing people to be a part of our entourage... Without knowing our families were actually doing the same... or expecting some relatives to be a part of it too! We were only limited to 5 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen, so yes you could imagine the brainstorming we had to solve that problem. Luckily, we were allowed by the church to make it 10 ladies and 10 gentlemen which helped us come up to a solution.
TIP: Do not commit yet with people about being a part of your entourage without first informing your family. You are excited about the wedding, but so are they! So yes, get them involved. Ask so that you'll know.
- EVENT PLANNER & WEDDING
COORDINATORS.
If you plan on getting people to help you organize the event, this is a very critical decision that you have to make. It's like putting your dream wedding into other people's hands. It's not easy to do it on your own anyway so getting help is the key. But understand that if you do so, the success of your wedding greatly depends on the people you chose to handle the details. My husband and I chose the people who most of our colleagues recommended. It was a good decision we made.
TIP: Inquire. Research. And ask. Don't fall for their sales talk --- that's what they were trained mostly: how to convince clients. Go for recommendations. Ask their previous clients how well they performed and do not hesitate to ask for their feedback. Former clients won't lie. They'll tell you if they're happy about the service or not.
- PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHERS.
This is just as important as the event planner people. This is also the part we had deep regrets. Yes, we made a bad decision with this aspect. Photographers are responsible for documenting your momentous occasion -- and you surely want to keep the memories in the best way possible. You don't really want to be looking flat in your photo albums. You don't want your wedding photos to be looking like straight from camera without editing effort. So get someone who most of your family and friends recommend. When people tell you something negative about a certain photography team, DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. LISTEN because it's usually true. I am sharing here base on experience. We did not listen to what our friends say about them. Look where it got us? Again, do not take it for granted. Ask former clients about their performance if you have to. Better be sure than be sorry.
TIP: Do not always go for who your coordinators recommend. They're recommending mostly according to their "business tie-ups" instead of recommending according to performance. Skills are important-- but trust me, ATTITUDE and CUSTOMER SERVICE is waaay more important than that. Aanhin mo ang "skills" kung ang "attitude" eh panira ng kasal, di ba? Go for the people who can handle customer reactions professionally. Again, as I want to emphasize this: GO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CAN HANDLE CUSTOMER REACTIONS PROFESSIONALLY. They're the best ones to handle customers like you.
- HMUA (HAIR & MAKE UP ARTIST).
I'm sure you want to look your best on your wedding day. It's as important as the wedding gown you'll wear. I honestly didn't have a good make-up artist during our prenuptial photoshoot. That resulted to my dying excitement and losing confidence. Fortunately, my organizer changed the HMUA on the day of the wedding and he was the best. We were all looking naturally beautiful and I was looking the best too!
TIP: Look for someone who has a Facebook page that posts samples of his/her output. Artists who shares the before and after photos of their creations. That way it's easier for you to decide whether that artist is someone who you like the make-up style or not.
Getting
married? Planning your wedding yet? Are you from Davao City or anywhere here in
Mindanao? If that’s three YES-ses and you want some ideas and recommendations,
do not hesitate to send me a message. I know a lot of 'good' people to
recommend who I swear will deliver good performance to make your wedding the
best.
'Til
then, see yah!
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