Monday, March 28, 2016

Wedding Planning Timeline | Three Month Mark


In-between six months, and three months before the wedding, there tends to not be much to do. You got all the big things- the venue, food, photographer/videographer, DJ, wedding planner/day of coordinator, florist, and dress -handled, and at the three month mark it’s time for all the little details! 

1. Start looking at wedding bands for you and your fiancĂ©, and order them so they can be in, and sized in time. 

2. Finalize your guest list, and get your wedding invites ready to be sent out in the next couple of weeks. 

3. Schedule your cake tasting, and order your wedding cake (or another dessert if you’re not doing cake). Side note: it is normal for bakeries to charge for tastings! 

4. Set up the tasting with your venue/caterer and finalize the food, and drink selection. 

5. Book your rehearsal dinner location! The earlier the better with this if you’re getting married in “wedding season”!

6. Start your wedding registry! Go prepared with a list, and give yourself a whole day! ENJOY! This is one of the funnest parts of the planning process!

7. Decide on your hair and makeup artist, and schedule your trials. It’s normal for there to be a charge for this, too!

Check out my other posts in my wedding planning timeline series! 



Tuesday, March 8, 2016

The 5 Thousand Dollar Wedding

Hi Everyone! 

If you’ve been on Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve stumbled upon an article entitled “The $5000 wedding”.  I want to start off by saying that I am in no way saying this is impossible, I’m only saying that there are a lot of hidden components to consider! 

My problem with this article is, I think some people don’t actually read the article fully. You might see a beautiful rustic barn, beautiful real flowers covering every foot of the venue, or an enormous 6-tiered wedding cake, you might be a little confused because all those things sometimes cost $5,000 on their own when you start researching!  

What usually isn’t included in the article is that the wedding only included less than 50 people, the couple is using a family barn for free, the brides aunt is a florist so they got the flowers at cost, or the grooms grandmother is a baker and the cake was their wedding gift! 

If you’re looking at ways to save money on floral, try lots of greenery, and baby’s breath! They’re affordable and beautiful! 

To save money on a wedding cake, get some second-hand cake stands, and get some simple round cakes from a local grocery store.  Add some fresh flowers, and you have affordable wedding cakes for around $100!

It is possible to have the wedding of your dreams for $5000, just do your research, and figure out what is most important to you!

xo, Val