Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. Whether you are a romantic soul that’s always dreamed of the perfect wedding or someone who is happier with something small and tends to shy away from attention, it’s important. It’s the day that you and your partner become one. The day that you commit yourselves to each other, for the rest of your life. The day that you say “I Do” to the life that you are about to start together. Even if you have lived together for years, already have kids, and can’t see how a wedding will change your day to day lives, it’s a big step. It’s a commitment to a future together.
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The average engagement, so the time between the proposal and the wedding day, is around 18 months. Most couples take their time to find the right venue, to look at outfits and to narrow down their guest lists. Some couples spend over two years thinking about their wedding and finalizing plans. But, the average couple also spends over $30000, so perhaps there is a lot to be said for not being quite average.
If you’ve been together for a long time, or you are more excited about being married than you are the wedding itself, you might decide that you don’t want a long engagement. You might want to get married much sooner. Whatever your reasons, you shouldn’t worry. It’s more than possible to throw together your perfect wedding day in a few months, or less.
Keep It Small
The best way to keep your wedding plans under control, and to a tight budget if you need to, is keeping things small. The fewer people you invite, the less you need when it comes to food, favors, invitations and near enough everything else. It opens up your options when it comes to venues, and means that there are fewer people to consider when it comes to setting a date.
Focus on Venue
Keeping things small also gives you more venue options. Large, and popular reception locations book up in advance. When your wedding is small, you can choose a smaller, more unique venue that might have space in the near future. Remember, that when it comes down to it, there are few things that you need to get married, the venue and the registrar are two of these things, so secure them as early as you can.
Get Married on a Weekday
Many reception locations and wedding venues are fully booked on Saturdays in the summer months, years in advance. You’d struggle to plan a wedding in a year if you had your heart set on a Saturday wedding in July. So, get married on a weekday instead. You’ll have much less trouble securing the venues, suppliers and help that you need.
Prioritize
When you are short on time, some things might not be available. You might not be able to book the DJ that you want or get the cake of your dreams made. You might have to settle for an off the rack dress if there’s no time to get one made. So, before you make plans ask yourself if these are things that you can do without? Asking your friends for help and calling in favors wherever you can give you a great chance to get more sorted in time for the big day.
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