Your dream wedding is attainable, even on a budget – however, to ensure that you get what you want and what you need from your wedding, you have to plan. Taking control of as many elements as possible will help you retain control over what your wedding looks and feels like (and of course what it costs). So, when it comes to planning your dream wedding on a budget, where do you need to start the process, and what key areas should you be thinking about?
Think About What You Want
To kick off the process you need to think about what you want. Do you want a traditional wedding, or are you looking for a more modern and simplistic wedding? When you know what you want, you can then start piecing together other elements and aspects of your wedding. Decide what you want, then start putting together your ideas. Start collecting images of what your dream wedding will look like and start visualizing what you want your day to look like.
Put Together a Look Book and Mood-board
Getting a dream wedding together is easier to do when you have pictures and images to work on and work towards. Creating a look board and a mood board will help you get a feel for what your day will feature, and what colors you can expect to work with. When you put together a mood board you can then start to establish what is working, and what is perhaps not. A mood board can help you get ideas together, colors, themes, and styles.
Create a Budget
Budgets can be boring, but they are important. When you make sure you budget for your wedding day you can be sure that you are not overspending. You can also be sure that you are getting the wedding of your dreams for an affordable cost too. When you are putting together a budget, you need to cover as many areas as possible. From the venue hire to the food and drink, and not forgetting the wedding dress and the wedding bands. The more in-depth your budget is, then the better your planning can (and will) be.
Plan In Advance
Planning in advance as much as you can and where you can is going to be beneficial. When you plan ahead you can negotiate better deals and prices on packages. You can also make sure that your wedding includes and features everything that you want it to. When you plan in advance you take greater control over every element of your wedding, and you ensure that you save money where you can.
Love To-do Lists
To-do lists may not always be the type of lists that you love, but when you are planning your wedding, you will see how useful and valuable they are. To-do lists will help you to get things done within a certain timeframe, and they will help you ensure that all aspects of your wedding are covered. Planning a wedding can be a stressful time and experience, and to make the process easier, it helps to have clear and focused to-do lists to work through.