
We understand that planning a wedding can be stressful and take up a huge amount of time. Sometimes it can all seem a little daunting and downright scary. It can also seem distant…and then all of a sudden the day is just a couple of short months away and you need to get moving on the finishing touches! This is where our Wedding Planning Guide comes in…
Here’s a helpful resource guide that will make planning your big day easier. Some of our clients have told us that these sites made their planning a dream rather than a nightmare!
[Note: These are resources that we recommend and know directly have helped couples in planning their weddings, rather than vendor endorsements.]
Without further ado, here’s our Wedding Planning Guide: The 8 Things You Need To Get Right On The Day:
WEDDING PLANNING
Wedding Planning: Where to Start? – “Planning your perfect wedding day can be both fun and exciting, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the different options out there.”
Top 25 Wedding Planning Tips from Real Couples – “When all of the craziness calmed down and they returned from their honeymoons, they whispered their “best advice” to us…and we’re passing it down to you!”
Ultimate Wedding Planning Checklist – “To plan the perfect celebration, use this comprehensive wedding checklist, with a timeline.”
The 3 Biggest Decisions Brides Make When Planning a Wedding – “I decided to ask four notable wedding experts what they think are the most important decisions brides make when planning their weddings.”
WEDDING DIRECTORIES
Guides For Brides – “Guides for Brides wedding planner has ideas and information for anyone getting married in the UK.”
Confetti – “The go to place for wedding ideas, planning, advice and shopping.”
Hitched – “Free wedding planning website and guides can help you with every aspect of getting married from the engagement through to your honeymoon.”
DRESSES
Wedding Dress Shopping – “Your wedding dress will very likely be the most stared-at, photographed piece of clothing you ever buy. No pressure!”
How to Find the Perfect Wedding Dress for Your Body Type – “By the time you’re ready to start wedding dress shopping, you’ve probably amassed a pretty nice-sized wish list about your dream gown. Most bridal shops will only let you book an hour-long appointment.”
10 Top Tips for Wedding Dress Shopping – “Starting your search for “the one” can sometimes be a daunting task. With the internet offering so much inspiration and options for your big day it can sometimes be hard to know where to start. “
FITNESS – GETTING IN SHAPE FOR THE DAY
The Buff Bride’s Handbook – “Getting married? These workouts and diet strategies will help you lose weight and tone your arms, abs, butt, and thighs by your wedding day – all while keeping your inner Bridezilla at bay.”
6 Month Wedding Fitness Plan – “If you have a fitness goal you’d like to achieve before your wedding day, look no further than our safe and effective workout plan.”
Tone It Up: 10 Tips to Get Fit for Your Wedding – “Following these tips will have you feeling great when you wear your dream dress on your big day!”
PHOTO + VIDEO
6 Tools We Use To Create Beautiful Wedding Videography – “This isn’t meant to be seen as some all-encompassing description of our process, or even a detailed look into what equipment we have. This is a rough guide about just some of the key items that we carry in our wedding video business.”
How to Choose a Wedding Photographer – “I asked four top wedding photographers to share their advice for perfect wedding shots.”
Why Should Your Hire a Wedding Videographer? – “Hiring а wedding videographer іѕ оnе оf thе bеѕt ways tо capture оnе оf thе biggest days оf уоur life. With a capable videography, you can rest assured that your wedding is being preserved in the kind of detail deserving of the big occasion that it is.”
HAIR + BEAUTY
Bridal Make-Up Tips: The 10 Dos And Donts You Need To Pay Attention To – “You’ve got the dress sorted, now it’s time to think about wedding beauty. We’ve put together these 20 bridal make-up tips, with a little help from the experts, to make sure you look flawless on your big day.”
75 Wedding Hairstyles for Every Length – “Still searching for the perfect ‘do for your big day? Get inspired by these gorgeous styles that will leave any bride tressed to impress!”
STPP’s Guide To Bridal Fashion – “It’s important to maintain your own vision when planning your big day. Still, it’s good to be informed and an article like this, which jumps into celebrity and mainstream trends, is always useful.”
CAKES + FLOWERS
The Ultimate Guide to Wedding Flowers – “Flowers are indispensable items in most weddings around the world, because they generally symbolize love and beauty. They determine the color and tone of a wedding ceremony, and they are a representation of the bride and groom’s personal tastes.”
A Simple Guide to the Wedding Cake – “There are so many styles and types to choose from and cake designers are getting more and more creative, choosing the perfect wedding cake is becoming quite the bamboozling process.”
A Glossary of Wedding Flowers by Colour – “Use this guide to become a flower pro and choose the best blooms for your wedding colour palette.”
WEDDING INVITES
The Wedding Planner’s Guide to Wedding Invitations – “As your guests eagerly open their wedding invitations, this will be the first hint they get of the fabulous day that you have in store for them. Your invitation sets the scene, so consider this when choosing your perfect invite design.”
The Ultimate Guide to Invitation Wording – “In most cases, there’s more than one way to do it, so feel free to riff off these wording rules to create your own.”
How To Make Your Own Wedding Invitations – “You can always pay a designer to create your wedding invitations, but will they be exactly how you imagined? If you’re not sure, then it makes perfect sense to create your own invites.”