{"id":1105,"date":"2013-05-26T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2023-01-17T12:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T17:31:50","slug":"wedding-planning-organization-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wedding-planning-organization-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Planning Organization Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1106\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Wedding-Planning-Organization-Tips.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1106\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1106\" title=\"Wedding planning\" src=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Wedding-Planning-Organization-Tips-491x384.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding rings\" width=\"450\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Wedding-Planning-Organization-Tips-491x384.jpg 491w, https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Wedding-Planning-Organization-Tips-256x200.jpg 256w, https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Wedding-Planning-Organization-Tips.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wedding Rings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/themanorrestaurant.com\/wedding-venues\/\">top NJ wedding venue<\/a><\/strong>, we\u2019ve hosted countless successful weddings and receptions. What we know is that each and every wedding is different. But what we\u2019ve also learned in helping the <strong>wedding planning<\/strong> of our many brides- and grooms-to-be is that there are a lot of things in common that make for a less stressful and more enjoyable wedding experience. Top among these is organization.\u00a0 We helped plan <strong>last minute weddings<\/strong> and <strong>elaborate weddings<\/strong> that were years in the making.\u00a0 But overall, the couples who first started with a plan, set their calendars, and stayed regimented about sticking to their schedule, found themselves more relaxed, were able to enjoy the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/pleasantdaleblog\/tag\/wedding-planning\/\">wedding planning<\/a><\/strong> process, and had a <strong>stress-free wedding<\/strong> day.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few <strong>wedding preparation ideas<\/strong> that we\u2019ve found helpful for couples <strong>planning a successful wedding<\/strong>:<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Give yourselves time\u2026and then use it wisely.<\/strong>\u00a0 After your engagement, you shouldn\u2019t feel immediate pressure to start hunting for the exact date of your wedding.\u00a0 Give yourselves time to enjoy what has just occurred.\u00a0 But at the same time, start thinking about the time of year and all of the general things, such as the type of wedding and reception you\u2019d like to have, where, and so forth.\u00a0 And then once you\u2019ve eased into the mindset of thinking about planning for your special day, then know that <strong>setting your wedding date<\/strong> is only the first step.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Set a date that is far enough in the future to give you time to reasonably accomplish all the tasks that will be before you, depending on how ambitious your wedding will be in terms of the size and scale of the celebration.\u00a0 But once you\u2019ve set the date, don\u2019t stop there.\u00a0 We know how busy the lives of our couples are, and if you\u2019re not careful that can make it very easy to procrastinate and put tasks off for \u201cjust one more day\u201d know all the time have in front of you, until it becomes apparent that there\u2019s a lot to do with little time left.\u00a0 If you\u2019re tough with yourself early on, then you\u2019ll be grateful when it gets closer the day and the pressure starts to build.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make a schedule and stick to it.<\/strong> Buy an old-fashioned planner, put a giant calendar on your wall, or sync your online calendar and smart phone with you fianc\u00e9\u2019s.\u00a0 Be honest with yourself about what type of organization would really work for the both of you to keep on track (which may be two different methods entirely).\u00a0 If you\u2019re not going to use it, then it\u2019s not going to work. Make a choice early on and let it carry you all the way through your <strong>wedding preparations.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Set a timeline for success.<\/strong>\u00a0 Once you have the method for scheduling your tasks, then the real work of setting a timeline with specific deadlines for the things you want to get accomplished (when you want to start your search for the <strong>best NJ wedding venue<\/strong> for you and when you want to have your decision for the <strong>wedding reception site <\/strong>made; the same for picking a wedding photographer, florist, invitations, and everything down the line.)<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make the time.<\/strong> This doesn\u2019t mean sitting in bed in the middle of the night with only the glow of your laptop from your Internet searches keeping you awake, because you just didn\u2019t have time throughout the day. We want to see you well-rested and energized.\u00a0 Your wedding is as important as many of the other demands on your time.\u00a0 Give it the value it deserves and try to prioritize where possible. Treat your wedding planning as you would any other important appointment or priority.\u00a0 Make appointments for yourself.\u00a0 Set aside a particular day of the week, block out hours out the day, and so on.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Divide and conquer.<\/strong> This sounds easy, but is often where things fall through the cracks, when there isn\u2019t clarity about who is supposed to do what when. Agree between each other on a division of tasks and those you\u2019ll do together, and be specific.\u00a0 Like all things, it should be a mutual decision; if there\u2019s agreement, then it\u2019s more likely to get accomplished quicker.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep a paper trail.<\/strong>\u00a0 Anything that happens throughout the day that you just don\u2019t have time to address at the moment, try to find a universal place to keep the information. An idea you had, a name or number someone passed on to you. A call you got from a vendor while you were in your car. Spend the extra second to jot it down in your planner or email a note to yourself, just so you don\u2019t forget or have to scramble to find the information when you need it.\u00a0 The same goes for the more important documents. Contracts you need to sign. Written requests to make. Orders to submit.\u00a0 Try to act upon them as they happen and make the extra effort to file them away as you go, so that one piece of paper you need isn\u2019t suddenly nowhere to be found.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, your schedule will fluctuate and all your self-imposed deadlines might not be met right on time, but at least you\u2019ll have a framework to keep the process moving forward and you\u2019ll be less worried about missing something.\u00a0 As long as you can stay organized keep a good, honest flow of communication with your fianc\u00e9 about the wedding planning, then you\u2019ll be well on your way to a wedding day that you\u2019ll can enjoy knowing that everything has already been well taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a top NJ wedding venue, we\u2019ve hosted countless successful weddings and receptions. 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