Use your worksheets, checklists, and forms to mark off completed items and keep track of all of your activities. This will also help you stay organized and to ensure everyone stays informed.
Set aside time to attend to your wedding planning and details. If you begin to get stressed or overwhelmed, put aside your planning, take a breather and relax. Then review the progress you have made and what you have accomplished. Use this exercise to rejuvenate yourself.
Hire a Wedding Consultant to assist you in keeping track of all of your details and to help eliminate stress. This is especially important if you have less than 6 months to plan as a Wedding Consultant can help keep the pressure off of you and allow you to enjoy this special time period in your life.
If hiring a consultant is not a possibility, delegate duties to trustworthy friends and family members who have expressed an interest in helping out.
Delegate duties to your fiancé so that he will feel a part of the planning and festivities. Envision your day: Next, use your imagination and dream for a minute about what would make your special day memorable, exciting, and romantic. Ask your groom to do the same. If you need some assistance writing down your thoughts, use worksheets “Determining your Style and Formality” as well as “Determining your likes and dislikes” at the end of this section. Your answers will aid you in determining your formality, style or theme. This exercise will also help you to convey your ideas and paint a picture to your vendors and Wedding Consultant. Once you have some insight into what is really important to you as a couple, you can begin to focus your resources, efforts, and finances on these areas.