I'm Organized, Do I NEED a Wedding Planner? | BEST Advice from BRIDES

I found the bigger the wedding guest list (literally anything north of 50 people), you NEED someone in your corner. I had 125 (15 of whom rsvped TWO DAYS before) and I missed a lot of little details because I spent too much time the month of the wedding putting out fires and putting my foot down with family who didn’t talk to each other so it was a massive game of telephone with nobody listening to what we, the damn couple, wanted. I had family literally ruin memories for both me and my family because they, in their genuine wish to help, went with what they thought would be best instead of talking to my wedding party to let us know first. We had a lot of planned things go wrong because some even behind my back to change how things happened. Also I had both my mama and my aunt arguing with me about my linen picks (which I already was compromising on because I had basically 3 weddings planned at different budgets that depended on how much we’d have available), all in-front of the venue director of operations who is an old family friend – calling my picks boring and ugly (they wanted outdated prints in brighter colours and they would have clashed with what I wanted to order in flowers from Callia – which I told them about beforehand- but we went with diying our centrepieces from Michael’s, which we didn’t even know what flowers would be available on sale to pair with what was chosen in linens (all the floral colours I did choose in the end my mom also fought with me over in Michael’s which brought up 26 years of emotional issues that stem from her always trying to strong arm me into doing what she says 🫠).

Over 50 people, just hire someone, seriously 😅.

Well I can’t afford a wedding planner so oh well

I had a day of coordinator and also hired them for floral decorating along with setting up/breaking down my decor. She made sure the timeline went smoothly and also that I ate during the reception lol. Worth every penny which was reasonable. Bride brain is real. Shop around.

Please a honeymoon video!! I'm debating everything about that right now. When to go / where to go / do we do a big europe trip or an all inclusive … would appreciate any and all thoughts!

These videos are my wedding planner! So amazingly helpful. My cousin (who is a professional photographer) couldn't be more thrilled that I'd already heard about an unplugged ceremony.

I'd love to see a video about the pros and the dangers of pintrest. I have absolutely fallen down some pintrest wedding rabbit holes😂

"New level of communication unlocked" what a polite way of saying everyone goes bat crap crazy when there's a family wedding being planned. LOL grandma focusing on salmon-both the color and the food. So true. The smallest things become hyper important – like defcon orange– and always out of left field. Even my mom, who is the smartest, sanest, most tactful and loving person, was stressed out and dying on the hill over minor things that had no real impact. The rest of the family just lost it. And yes, you really see who and what your fiancé is during this time. After 35 years, my husband and I still believe if you can survive the wedding with your relationship and sanity intact, the marriage part is cake.

Would love to see the honeymoon video 🤍

My experience is that having a joint email account is a great asset even beyond the wedding planning. It's so useful when you're setting up emails for rent and billing purposes, and anything else down the road where you both need access to someone's or something's contact information, such as a realtor or your child's school. 10/10 would recommend.