5 Wedding Planning Tips to Save You Time

5 Tips For Planning a Wedding

Whether you’re a professional event planner, planning a DIY wedding or a combination of the two, the gift of extra time is something every wedding planner can appreciate.

It can be difficult to come by with the oodles of to-do’s and tasks on your wedding checklist, but there are some creative and efficient ways to ensure you’re getting the most out of your wedding planning for the least amount of time.

Here are five wedding planning tips for brides, grooms, wedding planners and anyone who needs to know how to plan a wedding.

Tip 1: Create a Dedicated Communication Method

For starters, it’s okay to admit that your wedding planning will probably take on a life of its own. For many folks, their wedding is the most memorable day of their lives, and it rightfully comes with many moving parts.

For this reason, it makes sense to create a single method of communication for interacting with your guests. Popular wedding website builders like The Knot, Minted Weddings, WeddingWire, Zola and Joy are a great way to create your own unique wedding website. You can use them to feature photos of the couple, list out time, date, location and accommodation details, add a wedding registry and highlight any associated events or special details – like a welcome cocktail party or post-wedding brunch.

You might also consider creating a dedicated email address for your wedding planning coordination.

Tip 2: Delegate Tasks

Particularly if you’re planning a wedding yourself, don’t be afraid to delegate.

When your friends, family members and future spouse ask “is there anything I can do to help?” lean in and list it out!

Is there someone who can pick up the linen samples or help design your wedding invitation? What about a techie friend who can work on your new wedding website? Maybe the Mother of the Bride would be willing to book the limousines and finalize the headcount with the caterer. It’s important to be able to trust some of your closest wedding guests and definitely trust your vendors.

Tip 3: Automate Your RSVPS

One way to expedite the RSVP process is by using an online tracking system.

If you decide to send digital invitations, there are several websites and services you can use to simplify the RSVP process because, let’s face it, it can be a bit of a bear:

• RSVPify is an online wedding RSVP tool for sending electronic invitations and managing your guest list.
• WedSites lets you send digital invitations and select from several RSVP features.
• Joy is a wedding planning platform that includes online RSVP tracking for your paperless stationery, with the ability to create a custom RSVP form.
• Greenvelope has an extensive range of paperless invitations and lets you track your RSVPS and schedule automatic reminders,

Tip 4: Stay Organized

With the many moving parts of wedding planning, you need to stay on task if you’re looking to save time. A wedding planning checklist is one way to stay organized, and the feeling of crossing off an item on your to-do list is so very empowering.

Some wedding planners like to kick it old school with an Excel spreadsheet, a paper notebook and pen, or even a stack of Post-its, but there are plenty of digital tools and apps that can help you complete your wedding planning checklist without wasting time or paper.

Tip 5: Don’t Let The “Pinterest Culture” Overwhelm You

We’re not quite sure when it happened, but Pinterest suddenly became synonymous with all things wedding planning. From updos to floral arrangements to cake decorations and wedding favor ideas, there’s no shortage of inspiration to help you plan for your big day.

While it’s great to have a virtual “dream board” to help you visualize the wedding you always imagined, it’s also easy to waste valuable time trying to “keep up” with everyone else. When you sit down to plan your wedding, take a look at what other people are doing, but don’t get too hung up on a rigid set of expectations or spend hours and hours sifting through virtual time traps.

There are plenty of ways to plan your dream wedding and make it a reflection of the one-of-a-kind bond you have with your partner, not the most popular pins on Pinterest.

Remember What’s Important

When the final piece of cake has been cut and the last song is finished playing, you’ll join the ranks of the millions of people who say “it all went by too fast.”

You might not always remember those intricate details that took up so much time in your wedding planning, but you’ll always remember the way you felt that day.

That’s why we hope you can get some time back on your plate with these wedding planning tips. In the end, we wish you more time to savor the moment, celebrate the union and stay calm, cool and collected as you approach your big day.