I'm just going to warn you, right here and right now, for the next four weeks I am going to be posting a lot (ALOT) of wedding posts. Call it an obsession as it is all I've been doing for the last month. Call it inspiration because it seems to be the only thing I can think about. But I don't have a choice. The wedding bells are starting to ring and it's the final countdown *insert music*.
Yeah. I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed right now.
Just a little overview. I'm doing my wedding on a $4000 budget. Now I don't know if you've planned a wedding before, but it's NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I've had to sacrifice several things that I wanted and cling to the things I couldn't live without. But something I've discovered is that weddings aren't so much for you, as they are for other people. It's an appearance. A show. I mean, I won't even officially be Mrs. Allen until AFTER our honeymoon when I can change my name and all that jazz. But on the wedding day I'm declared the Mrs. in Mr. and Mrs. Allen. So. Here are some things I've learned from this process.
1. Don't take things so seriously. Okay, when your wedding is four weeks away and you don't have shoes, wedding bands, or your altered dress...it might be time to take some stuff seriously. But when you're ahead of the ball on things, unlike me, and you know what you want- YOU, not your mother-in-law- then just make sure as long as the ceremony means something to you, other things that go wrong aren't a big deal.
2. Stick to your guns. When other people are trying to impose their ideas of your wedding, just lay down the boundaries. Give them things to do so they can feel in control and special, and save the things you are adamant about for yourself.
3. Never ever ever EVER go to David's Bridal. Yes I know they are so great because they have tons of dresses and sales and yada yada yada, but my personal experience with them has been terrible. They practically forced me to buy the dress and were trying to rush me out the store after only two hours of trying on dresses (I wasn't a difficult customer, I promise). Then they kept getting my date wrong and wouldn't let my bridesmaids order their dresses because my wedding was December 2nd, and it was too late to order them...no, my wedding is March 3rd. THEN, they quoted me a certain amount for alterations and wound up charging me nearly $100 more. Now they're saying my dress will be ready four days before my wedding. If it isn't ready...I will go kamakazi on them and sue!
4. Start planning your wedding a year prior, if possible. I had a year, but no one believed me when I told them I was getting married (I'm 21, and I don't think anyone wanted to accept my young marriage), so by the time they got the picture, we had three months. Yeah. The more time you have, the less stressful the experience is. *sigh* That would've been nice lol.
5. And the final thing- at the end of the day all that matters is that you are his, and he is yours!
Just a little overview. I'm doing my wedding on a $4000 budget. Now I don't know if you've planned a wedding before, but it's NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I've had to sacrifice several things that I wanted and cling to the things I couldn't live without. But something I've discovered is that weddings aren't so much for you, as they are for other people. It's an appearance. A show. I mean, I won't even officially be Mrs. Allen until AFTER our honeymoon when I can change my name and all that jazz. But on the wedding day I'm declared the Mrs. in Mr. and Mrs. Allen. So. Here are some things I've learned from this process.
1. Don't take things so seriously. Okay, when your wedding is four weeks away and you don't have shoes, wedding bands, or your altered dress...it might be time to take some stuff seriously. But when you're ahead of the ball on things, unlike me, and you know what you want- YOU, not your mother-in-law- then just make sure as long as the ceremony means something to you, other things that go wrong aren't a big deal.
2. Stick to your guns. When other people are trying to impose their ideas of your wedding, just lay down the boundaries. Give them things to do so they can feel in control and special, and save the things you are adamant about for yourself.
3. Never ever ever EVER go to David's Bridal. Yes I know they are so great because they have tons of dresses and sales and yada yada yada, but my personal experience with them has been terrible. They practically forced me to buy the dress and were trying to rush me out the store after only two hours of trying on dresses (I wasn't a difficult customer, I promise). Then they kept getting my date wrong and wouldn't let my bridesmaids order their dresses because my wedding was December 2nd, and it was too late to order them...no, my wedding is March 3rd. THEN, they quoted me a certain amount for alterations and wound up charging me nearly $100 more. Now they're saying my dress will be ready four days before my wedding. If it isn't ready...I will go kamakazi on them and sue!
4. Start planning your wedding a year prior, if possible. I had a year, but no one believed me when I told them I was getting married (I'm 21, and I don't think anyone wanted to accept my young marriage), so by the time they got the picture, we had three months. Yeah. The more time you have, the less stressful the experience is. *sigh* That would've been nice lol.
5. And the final thing- at the end of the day all that matters is that you are his, and he is yours!
So here's to hoping I have a smooth wedding and that I can get everything together before it's here!
xoxo,
GG
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