Stress-Free Wedding Planning Podcast #175: Achieve A Dream Wedding With These Top 5 Expert Tips
Five timeless tips for couples to remember while planning their dream wedding.
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This week’s edition stresses the importance of self-care, planning, budgeting wisely, personalizing the event, and hiring a day-of wedding coordinator.
Additionally, planning your dream wedding can indeed feel overwhelming, but our expert advice will help you prioritize what truly matters, ensuring a fun, stress-free, and unforgettable experience.
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Stress-Free Wedding Planning Podcast #175: Achieve A Dream Wedding With These Top 5 Expert Tips
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Achieve A Dream Wedding With These Top 5 Expert Tips
DJ Sal: In today’s edition, we’ll explain five timeless tips for couples to keep in mind while they plan their big day. It’s easy to get caught up in trying to make every detail flawless, but in reality, no one will remember everything. What they will remember are the highlights that matters most to you.
DJ Sam: Planning a wedding is one of the most exciting and meaningful times in a couple’s life. But it can also feel overwhelming with all of the moving parts.
DJ Sal: Thank you for joining us. I’m Sal from After Hours Events of New England. That’s After Hours Events Of N.E. dot com.
DJ Sam: I’m Sam from Atmosphere Productions. That’s all the W’s dot Atmosphere hyphen Productions dot com. Learn more about our experience and the journey to help you with stress-free wedding planning in the trailer or pilot of this podcast.
DJ Sal: To help you navigate this special journey, here are five [00:01:00] timeless tips for couples to keep in mind as you plan your big day.
DJ Sam: Take care of yourself. Make sure to schedule breaks, stay hydrated, and get enough rest as the big day approaches.
DJ Sal: Plan ahead and prioritize. Identify what matters most, like the venue, the photos, the food, and direct your energy toward those aspects.
DJ Sam: Heed your budget wisely. Remember to focus on allocating funds for major expenses first, while keeping an eye on the hidden costs, taxes, tips, alterations, et cetera.
DJ Sal: Embrace personalization. Incorporate unique elements that showcase your personalities to make your day truly memorable.
DJ Sam: Consider hiring a day of wedding coordinator. Even if you have a planner, a coordinator can help ensure everything runs smoothly on the day of the wedding.
DJ Sal: While the planning can seem daunting, focus in on what matters [00:02:00] most, your priorities, your wellbeing and small personal touches can transform the process into something joyful. Let’s explain.
DJ Sam: But first thanks to Adam and Alexandra for using our podcast to help them plan their wedding this past August in Haddam, Connecticut. Thanks for listening to the Stress-Free Wedding Planning podcast with Sal and Sam.
DJ Sal: The first of our timeless tips for couples to keep in mind as they plan their big day
DJ Sam: Taking care of yourself. Planning a wedding can definitely feel like a full-time job and it’s easy to neglect self-care amidst the flurry of decisions, phone calls and checklists. But how you feel during your wedding is just as important as how it looks.
DJ Sal: Be intentional about getting enough sleep, eating well, staying hydrated, and finding time for breaks. Even carving out a few hours each week to relax together without [00:03:00] talking about wedding details can ease the stress.
DJ Sam: When the big day arrives, you’ll be able to step into it feeling refreshed, grounded, and ready to fully enjoy the moment. Remember, a joyful couple sets the tone for the entire celebration.
DJ Sal: We can’t emphasize that. Taking care of yourself. Ladies, you wanna get your nails done. Guys, get a pedicure. Go for a couple’s massage. Do anything you can to kind of break up the monotony and relieve that stress.
The second step in planning a wedding is to dream big and decide on your priorities, as a couple. It’s easy to get caught up in trying to make every detail flawless, but in reality, no one will remember every tiny thing.
DJ Sam: What they will remember are the highlights that mattered the most to you. Ask yourself, “What are the top three things that you care about the most?”
For most couples it might be about the venue. For others, it might be the music and DJ. [00:04:00] For still others, the food, and many couples the photography is utmost and it’s non-negotiable.
DJ Sal: Establishing your priorities helps you focus your time, energy, and resources where they’ll make the biggest impact. . Once those big decisions are made, the smaller choices will naturally fall into place without causing any stress.
DJ Sam: You’ve gotta look at the big picture. Get everything that you need that is really important to you, taking care of first. That way everything else will just slot into place. Trust us. We’ve been doing this a while, and we know that’s a fact.
DJ Sal: Do you have a question or concern? Go now to Facebook and join us on the Stress-Free Wedding Planning Community and now in the Connecticut Wedding Advice Community. You can also join us on our YouTube channel. Just search for Stress-Free Wedding Planning podcast with Sal and Sam. Like comment, subscribe and get it first. We’d like to thank all of you for listening and because of [00:05:00] you, we are now ranked number 15 in the Top 60 Wedding Planning podcast by a million podcasts.com.
JR: This Is the Stress-Free Wedding Planning Podcast with Sal and Sam. A podcast for engaged couples concerned about wedding planning and family expectations, but who want a Stress-free, fun and unforgettable wedding.
DJ Sam: It’s time for a Wedding Tip Wednesday. But first, buying your wife flowers for no apparent reason is the best reason.
DJ Sal: It always keeps you on her best side too, right? In our Wedding Tip Wednesday topic today is schedule the setup. Ensure that there is sufficient time allocated for setup. If you’re renting a venue and hiring outside assistance, inquire about the earliest time that setup can begin.
DJ Sam: It’s important to check if it’s possible for the vendors to come in the day before or at the very least, to use the entire wedding day for setup before the event starts.
DJ Sal: And that’s another wedding tip from Sal and Sam.
Adam: Wedding [00:06:00] Tip Wednesday is available on the Stress-free Wedding Planning Facebook group page every Wednesday. Join the group for free.
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DJ Sam: Now let’s get back to our discussion: Achieving a Dream Wedding With These Top Five Expert [00:07:00] Tips. We’ve already explained tip number one and two, take care of yourself and planning ahead. I’m Sam from Atmosphere Productions.
DJ Sal: I am Sal from After Hours Events of New England. You ask anyone who’s planned a wedding, it is notorious that you’ll exceed your budget somehow, which is why it’s important to manage your budget wisely and set financial boundaries early on. Here’s how.
DJ Sam: Start by allocating your budget toward the big ticket items that you’ve already identified as a priority. If your dream is to make a stunning outdoor venue or a live band or a reputable dj, make sure you have the funding set aside early to do this.
DJ Sal: Many couples forget about hidden costs like taxes, gratuities for vendors, alterations, transportation, or even extra decor. Many of these will need to be decided on at the last minute.
DJ Sam: That’s right Sal. By building a cushion [00:08:00] into your budget can save you from last minute panic, and give you peace of mind and stress-free wedding planning.
DJ Sal: Remember, staying on track financially doesn’t mean cutting corners. It just means choosing wisely where your money goes.
DJ Sam: Course everybody doesn’t have unlimited budgets, so track your finances, make a budget and try and stick to it. But you know, don’t cut those corners if you have to add extra here or there, have some in your budget for that, just so that you get what you want. Which brings us to our next tip number four, which is embracing the personalization. A wedding isn’t just about the logistics. It’s reflecting your personal and unique story as a couple. So infusing the day with your personal touches is what makes it truly memorable.
I had a client that called their tables by the locations that they [00:09:00] went on vacation before they got married. They didn’t have table numbers, they had location tables, things like that.
DJ Sal: Yes, Sam. Those little touches are so cool. It, it, it makes it a lot of fun for your guests too. So, the next thing is maybe you could create a playlist with songs that remind you about milestones in your relationship, or you write handwritten notes for each guest as their place card. It could be as simple as adding your favorite dessert to the menu or crafting a signature cocktail named after your pet.
DJ Sam: That’s right. These little details don’t have to be expensive or elaborate. They just need to be genuine and from the heart. Guests will walk away feeling that they experience something heartfelt and authentic, that’s just “you”, and you’ll have a day that feels deeply personal to who you are as a couple.
DJ Sal: Now here’s a final tip. Hire a day-of wedding coordinator.
DJ Sam: Oh, [00:10:00] this helps so much, Sal. Even if you’ve planned most of the wedding yourself or worked with a professional planner, a day of coordinator can be a game changer.
DJ Sal: This is so helpful. Let me explain to you why. By getting the right day of coordinator, they’re gonna help you immensely. They work very closely with all your vendors to make sure there’s no hiccups, and if there is, we could tweak things and make things work great and smoothly where nobody even knew anything even happened. I’ve had some great vendors that I’ve worked for in the past that were coordinators that just really had it down and knew what to do in every situation if something went wrong.
DJ Sam: That’s the best part, isn’t it, Sal, that you are now able to have. Have so much more confidence because you have somebody backing you up that knows what they’re doing. You can now be fully present in the celebration without distracting about logistics. So now you can [00:11:00] focus on what really matters. Savoring every moment with your partner, friends, and family.
DJ Sal: So there you have it. While the planning can seem daunting, focusing on what matters most, your priorities, your wellbeing and the small personal touches can transform the process into something joyful.
DJ Sam: By budgeting wisely, hiring the right support people and remembering to care for yourself, you give yourself the best chance at not just a beautiful wedding, but a meaningful and unforgettable start to your married life.
Sal: Now as you spend the next week planning your wedding, if you want me, Sam, or our community of stress-free, engaged couples and wedding experts to answer any wedding-related questions, join us over in the Stress-Free Wedding Planning Facebook group. Once you’re in, go ahead and share your concerns and worries and we’ll let you know if you’re on the right track or if there’s something we need to work on.
The link to join us is in the show notes of [00:12:00] this edition, or go to Facebook and search for the Stress-Free Wedding Planning Community. A new edition is released every Wednesday. Subscribe and get it first. Remember to do something nice for someone today, and if you can’t, do something nice for yourself. We’ll catch you then. Ciao!
Sylvester: Thank you for listening to this edition. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve just heard, leave a review and share it with a friend or someone who would benefit from this information. Until next time, it’s TTFN. Tah Tah For Now.
Wayne: The Stress-free Wedding Planning Podcast is produced and copyrighted by Atmosphere Productions in association with After Hours Events of New England.
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