Planning a wedding should be one of the happiest, most exciting times in someone’s life?but unfortunately, that’s just not always the case. In fact, wedding planning can be very stressful, and it can bring out the bride- or groom-zilla in even the nicest of folk. What is it that makes us want to scream at our vendors, stress out our loved ones, and generally make the planning process a nightmare" It all boils down to bad habits.
Below, I’ve listed some of the most common pitfalls couples experience while planning a wedding. If you are careful to avoid these bad habits, you can make the wedding planning process better for vendors, your family, your bridal party, your partner, and yourself!
1. Being a Perfectionist
Some of us have been planning our weddings since we were kids. We know exactly how we want everything to look, down to the very last detail. But it’s important to remember that any time you bring a perfect vision to life in the real world, there are bound to be some…complications. Odds are, your wedding just isn’t going to be perfect. Your dream dress may be out of your budget. Your partner may want a different kind of cake. The tooth fairy and a unicorn probably won’t be available to co-officiate. And most importantly, while your wedding will be many things?beautiful, memorable, joyous?it probably won’t be perfect. The sooner you let go of that “p-word,” the easier planning will be.
2. Expecting Eve...