Staying Sane During Wedding Planning
Dreaming Of A Honeymoon
After the rush of the proposal, parties and celebration settle - you and your beloved are in the thick of wedding planning. If you’re having a big fat Indian wedding, it’s not as simple as you imagined. There’s an incredible amount of logistics, planning and coordination involved to pull off your special day. Emotions will flare as you work with siblings, parents, friends and of course, one another to execute your dream day.
It’s important to remember a few crucial tips to ensure you make it to your honeymoon with a smile on your face, not desperately needing a break from each other and/or the world.
Keeping Your Head On Straight
By following these short and simple tips, you and your chosen one can avoid the most common pitfalls the newly betrothed encounter while they go about building the wedding of a lifetime for themselves.
1. Share Responsibilities
Sometimes, the simplest things need to be said out loud. You and your partner will need to share the workload. Guys, don’t be potato chip that just barely shows up to the wedding, shrugging at every suggestion and saying “she’ll take care of it.” Take ownership of the parts that play to your strengths and interests, from flowers to financials. Ladies, resist the temptation to be a hero by spreading yourself too thin across all tasks that need to get done. Don’t forget, you have an entire family and numerous friends who are willing to help, if you’ll just make a specific ask of them.
2. Have a Regular Meeting Cadence
Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not “killing the magic” by having a planned meeting for wedding planning. You had your special moment at your proposal - authentic, surprising and spontaneous to boot. Now, it’s time for structure and a cadence. Whether it’s Wednesday nights after class or Saturday morning before your shift, designate a consistent time period where you both can chip away at your nuptial activities.
3. Hire the Right Coordinator Or Be Incredibly Organized
A wedding is not the sort of thing you can tap out on an iPhone note, unlike your “restaurants to try” and “Bali vacation” favorites. You’ll need to use digital or analog (long live the wedding binder!) to keep all your work on track. If this feels daunting (“we’re both doctors, not consultants!”), consider hiring a professional wedding coordinator who will handle this leg work for you, so you only need to supply your opinions and cut checks. Reach out to All-In Productions to help you with this.
4. Hire the Right Vendor Partners
Think back to the last time you and your beloved had a hilarious, outgoing and engaged waiter at a restaurant. Now, think about the food you had. Do you remember it being delicious? That’s because your personal physical experience is completely related to your service experience. Hiring kind, aware and family-oriented vendors like the All-In Productions team will ensure you feel comfortable during the planning and execution of your wedding. You will rest easy knowing you are in good hands, because AIP always puts our clients above ourselves.
5. Relax, Everyone Will Forget
This one will be a bit hard to swallow for my wedding-animals out there - everyone will forget your wedding. Seriously, not even your parents or best man will remember your wedding in a few years. The only people as focused on this event as you both are, are - nevermind, it’s just you two. Let out a deep breath knowing that as long as you and your beloved get those rings on your fingers, let your wedding-day beautiful wins and fabulous failures fade away, knowing that the most important thing - becoming a new family - has been taken care of.
Invest In The Experience
If you’re currently in the process of planning a wedding, invest in yourselves, your experience and your guests by hiring All-In Productions as your vendor partners. We offer premium photography, videography, MC and DJ services for your large-scale events that include a combined 20+ years of experience hosting large events within the partnership. All-In Productions also produces custom videos, slideshows and audio mixes to enhance your guests’ experience upon request.
Ensure you and your guests enjoy a seamless experience they won’t soon forget. Reach out to All-In Productions below to inquire about doing your wedding the right way. And remember - everything is going to be okay.