What are the hardest parts of wedding planning you’ve experienced so far? When I was planning mine, I thought it was difficult allocating the budget and figuring out how much to spend in which areas. You don’t know how hard wedding planning really is until you’re going through it! 😅
In this blog post, I’m sharing a short video featuring 5 of the hardest parts of planning a wedding, based on couples’ votes. I asked 50 engaged couples what they’re struggling with and this is what they told me.
Watch the video:
Read about it below – including solutions to many of the common wedding planning gripes. Hope it helps!
5. Venue
Finding the venue for the wedding is one of the biggest gripes. It can be hard to find the venue you want at the price you can afford that fits the number of guests on your list. Furthermore, getting it on the date you want it? Now that’s just asking for an impossibility!
SOLUTION: Start looking for venues early and learn to be a bit flexible. Try to find a venue that suits you and your partner’s style and budget best. And be sure to ask these questions when you tour a venue.
4. Budgeting / Expenses
Many of the couples polled told me they weren’t expecting so many costs associated with planning a wedding. Others suggested they had no idea where to allocate funds from their wedding budget – and which ones to prioritize.
SOLUTION: Use the FREE Wedding Budget Planning Tool to help!
3. No Help From Partner
Some of the couples polled said they are planning the wedding solo, with very little input from their partner. Perhaps some partners aren’t into wedding planning or just want to say, “do it however you want”. However, this can make it tough for the person shouldering all the load of planning on their own. (So, help out!)
SOLUTION: Delegate tasks amongst the two of you – and be sure to communicate.
2. Guest List
The guest list is undoubtedly the hardest part of wedding planning because it can add a lot of costs to your bottom line.
If you have large families, you’ll likely need to invite many guests. But some couples face the issue of inviting kids, or NOT inviting kids – and how to address it to their guests. Others complain ab out the sheer weight of cutting the guest list without guilt, or having the hard discussion of whether or not to invite plus-ones.
SOLUTION: Use our Guest List Flow Chart to cut the list down when needed – without guilt.
1. People Telling You What to Do
The number one gripe of planning a wedding? Across the board, many couples reported, “unsolicited advice” and friends or family giving their input on wedding planning. From what people think you should do, shouldn’t do, or telling you what you have to do, it can be one of the hardest parts of planning and take the joy out of it.
SOLUTION: Remember, it’s your day! The decisions you carefully make with your partner are going to make your wedding day everything you’ve dreamed it to be. Trust in the process and try not to listen to the distractions along the way. :)
I hope this helps you feel a little less alone while planning. Many are going through it right there with you, so know that your gripes and the hard elements of making wedding plans will eventually subside. :)
Happy to help, just ask!
TELL ME: What are the wedding planning struggles you’re facing now? Let me know in the comment box below.
xo
Emma
