Weddings can definitely grow without you noticing, and although you might start with something quite simple in mind, you’ll end up with something much more extravagant just because you had to make a lot of decisions in a short space of time.
But the thing is, it doesn’t have to be complicated to be special, and in fact, the simpler it is, the more it’s going to feel like it’s actually your day rather than everyone else’s. With that in mind, keep reading for some tips on how to simplify your wedding.
What Matters To You?
If you really want to simplify your wedding, the first step is to decide what genuinely matters to you – that doesn’t necessarily mean what’s expected, or what looks good online, just what feels most important and what’s going to make you both happy.
For some people, that’s going to be the ceremony itself, or it could be the food, or maybe it’s just having the right people in one room. But whatever it is, once you’re clear on that, everything else becomes a lot easier to trim back.
Keep The Guest List Manageable
The size of your guest list changes everything, from the budget to the venue to the catering and seating plans – the more people you’ve got coming, the more complex the whole thing’s going to be (not to mention, the more expensive it will be).
And just because you’ve got a smaller list, that doesn’t mean you’ve got to have a smaller day, but it does mean you can properly focus on the people who are there. You can have good conversations, and the atmosphere tends to feel better, not to mention the fact that you’ll feel more relaxed because you’re not spending the entire reception trying to greet everyone quickly.
Make Fewer, Better Decisions
It’s tempting to customise every single detail, but that’s usually where you’re going to find things get stressful, so instead of designing everything from scratch, just choose the things that feel right.
That might mean picking a venue that doesn’t need a lot of decoration, for example, or choosing wedding suits that are classic and well-fitted rather than something overly complicated that needs loads of fittings and last-minute adjustments. Basically, simple choices make for a simple day, and if that’s what you want, that’s what you’ve got to do.
Don’t Try To Impress Anyone
A lot of wedding pressure tends to come from feeling like the day needs to impress people, but it’s good to remember that the guests are actually there because they care about you, not because they’re judging everything you’ve decided on.
What you need is good food, comfortable seating, and a relaxed atmosphere, and those things can go a lot further than anything extravagant ever could – especially when a lot of the small details that take up so much time and money often go unnoticed anyway. In the end, when you forget about trying to put on a show, everything gets easier, more enjoyable, and more like you.
Thanks for stopping by!
Magda
xoxo