Movies like The Wedding Planner and Bride Wars give us unrealistic expectations of what wedding planning should be like. Heck, even your own friends and family’s experiences might give you the wrong impression of what it’s like to put together a wedding. But that’s only because you don’t know what happens behind the camera and behind closed doors. Unfortunately, not everything that happens in movies will turn out to be true, and not everything your friend might say about planning their wedding will happen to you.
Now when it comes to planning your dream wedding, it’s easy to fall into the trap of wedding planning myths. You might dive into the planning process with preconceived ideas of what it should or shouldn’t involve, leaving you disappointed when it doesn’t turn out to be what you initially expected.
But remember that your wedding is yours and yours and your partner’s alone, and you shouldn’t believe any wedding planning myth that gets thrown at you when you’re planning your big day. In short, you get to call all the shots. And so when you hear the myths outlined below, you should try your best to kick them to the curb:
Wedding planning will eat up all of your time.
While there’s no denying that wedding planning can take up a lot of your time and energy, it doesn’t mean that it has to take over your whole life. Even if you’re planning it without the help of a professional planner, it’s still possible to do it without succumbing to so much stress. You can allot a specific time out of every day to coordinate with your vendors and do your research, but you don’t have to spend the whole 24 hours on planning alone.
Your wedding has to follow a specific format.
Your wedding is YOUR big day, and you have the freedom to design it the way you want it to. Sure, you can follow the traditional itinerary of having a ceremony and a reception after, but you shouldn’t feel pressured to follow suit. You can have the ceremony as short or as long as you want, or you can make it as formal or as casual as you wish. Don’t let any tradition or outside recommendation keep you from having the wedding of your dreams. As long as you’re happy, then your guests will be satisfied, too.
Friends and family can be a substitute for professional vendors.
Unless you have someone in your friend group or family who does photography, videography, floristry, DJ-ing, catering, or wedding planning for a living, then you shouldn’t expect them to take the place of professional vendors. Your friend or relative may not be able to get all the images you want, take the videos you wish, play the songs in your playlist, and more. You should not skimp on professional vendors. If you don’t want to set yourself up for disappointment, it’s better to rely on people who know their stuff.
Wrapping up
At the end of the day, what matters is that you and your partner are happy with the outcome of your wedding. You should ignore all the wedding planning myths and put together your own special day.
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