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 Hey gems! I am back with a bit more detail on how we budgeted and paid for a 300 person wedding (A BIG ITALIAN ONE LOL). I get asked often how we managed and there are a few key items to note! 1. Research: I knew what florist, photographer, etc. I wanted but we still sent out emails and did some research with a variety of options in order to understand budget ranges, offering, etc. This meant we were able to at a minimum create a budget with ranges and desired spend on each vendor. This was key to having a starting point to work off of.  2. Prioritize: Once the research was completed, we sat down to review the tasks to do, vendor options, etc. and assigned a priority to each. Those with higher priority meant we were open to spending a bit more, versus lower priority meant using the least budget possible because to us they just were of lesser importance.  3. Overshoot: When creating your budget, always round tot he higher end of the budget. For example, if a vendor is cha...

 Ah hello gems! Welcome back to a wedding tip blog and one of the key items is the DAY OF! The day you have been planning comes quick but it also passes in a blur. Here are some tips to make sure you are fully present and enjoying it to the fullest: 1. Prioritize your partner: From the moment you are together, and throughout the reception, ensure to focus on time with your partner. A lot of people are there to celebrate you but don't get distracted taking shots or photos with friends when the truly important item is making memories together. You want to look back and have a similar recollection of the day's events, especially that you were side by side. This was a tip we were given a few months prior to the wedding and it was so true! 2. Something will go wrong, accept that: Something will go wrong inevitably, no matter how much planning you do you cannot control all items and that is something that is better to anticipate rather than trying to avoid. Big or small, the unavoida...

 Hey gems,  Reporting live is your 2024 bride here! Happy to report most wedding planning is complete, but we certainly aren't done just yet! As the process of planning a wedding is always both fun and stressful, here are a few tips I learnt along the way: Photo by Brightsight visuals  1. Have a vision Yourself and your partner should have a vision along with some general guidelines for the event and how you see it coming to life. Big, small, theme, style, etc. This is something that we were pretty lucky to align on from the start, but even then, when family and friends start offering input and suggestions, pushing for you to say YES to what they are thinking is a brilliant idea, it is sometimes so confusing to stick to your original vision. There are plenty of ways to compromise and make everyone happy, but knowing what your basis vision is really helps field some of those moments.  2. Learn about your circle Listen, everyone says you learn who your true friends are...