This page is packed full of useful tips and articles to help you plan your perfect wedding with ease. They have all been contributed by local Wedding Planner Stephanie Allison from How 2 I Do Wedding Planning. Don't forget to also visit the inpiration page for lots of Steph's stylish theme ideas as well as great local venues and real local weddings.
Contingency and Planning Tips
- Make sure that you have good quality wedding insurance as the £50 you spend will be invaluable if anything goes wrong or you have to cancel at short notice
- Have a wet weather plan for photos and drinks receptions
- Buy some large golf umbrellas just in case
- Visit your venue 6 weeks before and reconfirm with all of your suppliers
- Go to Wedding Fairs to meet lots of suppliers in person
- Expensive Weddings are not always the best - spend your money wisely and you can have an amazing day from anywhere between £5000 and £10000
- If your budget is smaller, limit your numbers as you will need to allow about £50 per guest to pay for food and drinks
- Keeping your bridal party small will also help your budget as Bridesmaids can cost £200 each
- You can make lots of things yourself to keep costs down from invitation to favours, cakes and decorations
- Large floral displays are expensive but tea lights, rose petals, floating candles, hurricane lamps or pretty foil helium balloons can look just as effective at a fraction of the cost
- Use talented friends to sing, play instruments or make cakes
- Don't scrimp on photography, food quality or entertainment as you may regret it afterwards
- Wedding magazines can be a great source of inspiration. Wedding Ideas and Perfect Weddings are good
- Photographers blogs are a good place to see real weddings in local venues and can provide great inspiration
- Wedding forums like You and Your Wedding, Wedding Ideas and Hitched allow you to chat to other Brides and share ideas
- Wedding Fairs allow you to meet lots of suppliers and sample their products. The large ones often have fashion shows to give you dress ideas
Helpful Planning Articles: Read some fantasic planning tips in these useful articles
Where to start planning your big day
After the Big Day: Dealing with post wedding blues
Ask a Bristol Wedding Planner: Unusual local venue ideas
Ask a Bristol Wedding Planner: Managing a £10,000 budget
Ask a Bristol Wedding Planner: Making weddings fun for guests
Planning a wedding come rain or shine
10 Top Wedding Budget Tips
Managing a Smaller Budget: The Guest List
Venue and Theme Ideas: Don't forget to also visit the Venues & Inpiration Page for lots of great local wedding venue and theme ideas.
About How 2 I Do Wedding & Event Planning
How 2 I Do is owned by Bristol based Wedding Planner Stephanie Allison, who provides a fantastic range of Wedding Planning Tools and Services. How 2 I Do offers three innovative Planning Packages to offer differing levels of help based on your budget or how much support you need or you can even use "pay as you plan" by booking two hour workshop sessions as and when you need a bit of help or inspiration. Some of the services offered include,
- On the day coordination
- Pay as you plan options
- Three planning packages
- Bespoke 2 hour personal wedding planning worshops
- Venue sourcing
- Candy buffets
Visit the How 2 I Do Wedding Planning Website now
