Note: This blog post is a sponsored conversation written by Lynn Smythe, the Founder and Chief Blogger for The Creative Cottage lifestyle blog. The opinions, thoughts, ideas and text are all mine.
The new year is almost upon us; Halloween and Thanksgiving have already passed and you’re probably in the middle of Christmas and other holiday celebration planning. With a new year comes new opportunities with Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter just around the corner.
Are you also planning a spring or summer wedding after the start of the new year? Now is the perfect time to start planning your perfect dream wedding and start searching information on a wedding website! Here are our top tips for brides and grooms to be to help you plan out and organize every step of your dream wedding, right down to choosing the perfect wedding venue, to help you have the perfect day that is just for the 2 of you.
Start Planning the Perfect Dream Wedding
It doesn’t matter if you are thinking of a huge wedding with hundreds of guests, a small intimate celebration in your backyard with a few friends or something in between. A little planning and preparation go a long way helping you create the perfect, dream wedding.
For the best experience, it is recommended that you start planning your dream day at least 9 months, or longer, before you plan to get married. Many wedding venues get booked years in advance, so the longer you have to plan your perfect day, the better chance you will be able to book the perfect wedding venue on the beach you’ve always dreamed of.
Wedding Planning Experts
A wedding planning website will give you lots of ideas and inspiration right at your fingertips to help you plan your perfect day. Instead of having to visit tons of websites, or stop by multiple businesses, a wedding website is really a one stop shop for all your dreams.
Take as long as you want to search for ideas for your perfect:
- Wedding dress
- Wedding venue
- Wedding flowers
- Wedding cake
- Wedding caterers
- Wedding music
- Wedding photographer
These wedding planning websites also offer many recommendations, and lots of photographs to look through, to help you find the perfect person, or an entire creative team, to help you and your bridesmaids have the best wedding day hair and makeup.
And, if you think you want help planning out your entire day, right down to the limousine to take you to your wedding venue and help coordinating the perfect honeymoon, then the wedding website can also help you find a Wedding Planner to take care of all of your needs and help make your dream wedding come true!
Wedding Planning Checklist
You can do a quick search on the internet to find tips for creating a wedding checklist of everything you need to take care of before your special wedding day. Your ultimate wedding planning list should include basic items – like what is your budget, how many guests are you going to invite and when you should order the invitations. Then you can move onto more detailed items such as what type of food do you want to serve, do you want a buffet or sit down dinner, wedding music, florists, etc.
Once you’ve got the basics planned out don’t forget the most important part – where and when are you going to shop for your perfect wedding dress!?! Buying your wedding dress should be a special occasion so you want to make sure you have some special people with you. Invite your best friends (bridesmaids, maid of honor) and your mom and even grandmother to come along and help you pick out the perfect dress for your special day.
So, there you have it – a few quick tips and tricks to help you plan your perfect, dream wedding day!
Do you have any wedding planning tips or tricks you’d like to share? Leave a comment on this post or shoot me an email: info@thecreativecottage.net and I just might feature your story in a future blog post.
Take care,
Lynn Smythe
Founder and Chief Blogger
The Creative Cottage
Sloth Athletica
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