Organizing a wedding without an agency is very possible, and if you want to try your luck, our organizers give you some practical advice. Th...
Organizing a wedding without an agency is very possible, and if you want to try your luck, our organizers give you some practical advice. The right approach will save you money correctly!Action plan
Before you start organizing a vacation, you should think in detail about your plan of action, since hasty decisions are fraught not only with frustrated nerves but also with additional costs. Weddings Sasha Mozgel, first of all, advises making a checklist. Before composing it, she does not take any action, because any process consists of successive steps, rearrange one or two and the image will begin to fall apart. “The first thing I would advise is to make a checklist. Many begin, for example, sending invitations before having approved the concept with the decorator. But she can prescribe a palette, additional information about the wedding, a hashtag, etc. And one time the guys forgot to include a wedding cake in the cost estimate, and for 60 people that's a pretty decent amount.
Based on the checklist, you can see your wedding from the outside (which is sometimes very difficult for brides), present it as a unique project, and understand what to do. For the organizer, the image develops by itself, the matter is also in the experience,” continues Sasha. “Based on the checklist, an estimate is made: better to start a Google Drive, and give a link to the groom and everyone involved, so they can always make edits together.
Having made a general estimate, it can be understood that the same budget amount can be distributed in different ways. Next, in the estimate, you need to highlight what is important to you, and to your partner.
Why are you getting married at all? There are no wrong answers here, everything is very individual. Think about what your partner's "trick" is? Sometimes the answer is on the surface, sometimes it isn't, but it definitely is! How will this wedding be different from hundreds of others? Just because it's yours, highlight it, the trend is individuality.
Scale and time of celebration
One of the fundamental principles of budget optimization, in addition to facilitating the organizational process, is, of course, to reduce the guest list. Think about who you really want to see at the wedding, and cross out all those you "must" call because your parents or relatives say so.
Nowadays, chamber weddings are becoming more and more popular also because the family atmosphere and the warmth of human relationships are becoming one of the main wedding trends. Being in the eternal information noise, more and more couples prefer emotional comfort on a day as important as a wedding.
So, first of all: the sooner you start preparing, the better. Even with an organizer, it takes 4 months or more to prepare a small event well. “If you have the opportunity to hire an event coordinator, you better not miss it, as it will make life much easier for you and your guests on the same day.”
Speaking of guests. Try to understand what kind of guests there will be at the celebration and, based on this, choose a host or just a DJ. Sometimes the guests know each other so well that the need for a leader disappears by itself, and sometimes, on the contrary, a person is needed who will prompt everyone. The role of the host on vacation is difficult to overestimate, so choose a professional!
Share and… make life easier for everyone – Paraphrasing famous words, we add two more tips that will help you organize a wedding that everyone will remember with joy. First of all, separate the painting in the civil registry and the celebration. "Then the vacation will be more cozy and memorable, and there will be no load on time, which will greatly facilitate independent organization." Secondly, if possible, divide the zones on the site so that those who are tired have the opportunity to move away from the noise to a secluded place and vice versa.
Most of the time, independent brides make mistakes at the moment, organizer Sasha Mozgel continues. “Don't plan to get up early, the wedding day is very hectic and active. If the registry office and the banquet are planned on the same day, and you want guests to be present at the registry office, then choose a comfortable time - an hour or two before the banquet, depending on the way. Calculate transportation logistics taking into account the traffic jams you and your guests may get into. For many couples, the ideal moment is: meetings, an outdoor ceremony, and a banquet in the same place, without fuss and unnecessary movements, Take note, the organization will also be simplified”.
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