Hi, I’m recently engaged and have no idea what I need to do first, I feel like there are so many things to consider and I don’t know where to start. Unfortunately I can’t afford a wedding planner, but I wondered if anyone can point me in the direction of a wedding planning course? or Online resource to help me plan.
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Hi Abby!!
Huge congratulations on your engagement!
I am totally in the same position and a friend of mine showed me this Instagram page @gilchristbridesclub, they are about to launch a wedding planning course! I have signed up and I’m super excited!
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Congratulations! Firstly enjoy the engagement bubble and celebrations!!
Then (I know it sounds boring) I’d advise you start with budget and your guest list as this will dictate the venue (certain places have a minimum number they will host for and of course the cost will naturally exclude some venues).
Once you’ve the venue booked everything else will be so much easier as you can’t really do anything until you have a date to start the ball rolling with your other exciting vendors (photographer, musicians, cake, dress shopping etc. as you might get a better idea of the theme once you’ve picked the venue).
I got married last May and didn’t have a wedding planner either. Have fun with it and happy planning x
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Congratulations. I know of a great membership for anyone planning their wedding and it’s only £12 a month The Emboldened Bride Programme – The Emboldened Bride And Sandy who runs it, is an extremely experienced planner
I’ve never planned a wedding, but I hear start with your guestlist - that will determine what kind of venue you can go for and that will inform the rest (i.e theme, dresses, time of year, catering etc). Best of luck and congratulations!
Huge congratulations!!! How exciting! Firstly make sure you enjoy the process and don’t let it stress you out to much. I am a wedding planner and it can be such a joyful experience.
I highly recommend start with your budget, guest list and overall vibe for the day. This will determine your options for venues that suit the day you want to create.
Your venue and cantering costs should come in between 50%-60% of your overall budget, so it can be a scary figure but it’s a huge part.
Once you have date and venue secured start looking at your other suppliers, use mood boards galore and you will quickly see your style emerge!
Have fun and enjoy the planning x
totally second this I’ve signed up to the email notifications - it sounds really fab
I’ve also seen that Wiskow & White offer both one hour ‘clarity’ calls which I think is a lovely idea if you can’t afford their full wedding planning service, but also they have a ‘club’ which is a monthly membership that gives you access to fortnightly live sessions with Lucy and other brides covering particular topics each time, along with mini tutorial videos. Here’s a link to their site in case you want to have a look in more detail: https://www.wiskowandwhite.com/the-club