Introduction
I don’t know about you, but I planned my wedding off-and-on for about four years before my boyfriend even asked me to marry him. Some women I know planned their weddings off-and-on from the time they were eight years old. For we Pre-planners, the execution of the actual event can come as somewhat of a shock.
You’re no longer allowed to say, “Let’s get married on a pier beside the ocean” one week and then, “We should get married in an ancient stone cathedral in Scotland” the next week. You have to decide, once and for all, and then you have to make it happen (and then, darn it, you have to find a way to pay for it). Be warned, this is not as much fun as the fantasy was.
On the other hand, there are some women who never spent six minutes of their lives planning their wedding before someone asked them to get married. In fact, sometimes these women haven’t spent six minutes of their lives planning their wedding until long after someone asks them to get married.
Eventually these women notice that nothing seems to be moving forward on that wedding front.
"Hmm," one of these gals says to herself. “You don’t suppose I’M supposed to do something about this?!”
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Sorry to be the one to break the news, but yes.
Regardless of which type of woman you are, successfully planning a wedding without losing your mind requires vision, organization, creativity, and knowledge of how to play nicely (but firmly. Repeat after me, "firmly") with others. This site can help you with all of the above (and a few things more).
On the following pages, you’ll find information on the best way to approach planning one of the biggest events of your life. There are so many decisions to be made and elements to organize that it can seem overwhelming.
Never fear! Taken with the right attitude, planning a wedding can be a blast, and it should be. This event is one of the defining moments of your life. Define it. Rule it rather than letting it rule you. Why would you do it if it were not going to be fun?
Plan it so that you look forward to it, and so that you have fun. Coleen
Secrets to Planning the Wedding of YOUR Dreams
There are four simple secrets to planning a wedding without (a) losing your sanity or (b) having your dreams stolen by the people around you. I’ll list them, and then describe them in future posts. Then the remainder of this site goes into detail on how you can achieve each of these goals.
- Eat the elephant one bite at a time.
- Stand strong, sister!
- Give yourself time.
- Hand over the reigns . . . at the END.
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