These are some of the questions you should ask during the planning stage of your wedding. You have got a lot of things to consider down the process. But what does an amazing wedding experience look and feel like? What really are the essential things to consider in planning your wedding? More importantly you should ask, what are the elements of a beautiful wedding?
More than just the dress and decorations, there are a lot in play to create a close-to-perfect beautiful wedding. There isn't a perfect wedding because humans are not perfect but there is a wedding close to perfection. Let's talk about them here.
1. Food and Venue
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| The Royal Ballroom of The Royal Mandaya Hotel Davao City | Sharyn @ 18 |
The venue makes or breaks it. And sometimes, it also breaks the bank. The venue is about 40% of the entire wedding budget. Some venues come with inhouse chefs and some venues allow different catering companies to supply the food for the occasion. Food is life of the event. Sometimes with alcohol too. People will compliment the food and venue first and foremost.
The most common venues are hotels. The more "elite" the hotel you choose, the better chances of having an amazing wedding event you can have. There are also open venues, such as garden or top of a hill venue. Both kinds of venues offer a different dining experience with nature and a great view. Other prefer beach, ranch, and likes of it. Exquisite venues that offer a different ambiance than the oridnary will definitely top the list.
2. Set up and Decorations
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| Davao Trade and Convention Center | Erick & Katty Wedding |
If the venue is already awe-inspiring as it is, then enhancing with mesmerizing details in the decorations will make the cut. The added flowers and wedding elements will bring out the ecstatic factor that's already in the venue. It is important to be really clear how you want the place to transform. Some venues may be very bland and bare at first but with a little fairy magic of the decorators, you could never imagine it becoming that way. The aisle will also matter so much as you walk down the aisle and everything is captured in photo and video. Good lighting will also create beautiful photo effects.
3. Photo and Video
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| Philip Cuison | Philip Cuison Photography |
Speaking of photo and video, this is the one thing where you should stretch your budget a little bit. This is the only aspect in your wedding that will last a lifetime and the next generations. Having a great team of photo and video directors will be worth the buck. A good photo remembrance of the grand day will resonate in your memory throughout the years.
If you are doing your own wedding planning, you should research and compare prices and work portfolio of different Photographers and Video graphic designers. Seek for recommendations and read reviews of their different online accounts.
4. Dress and Makeup
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| Laiza's Wedding Dress | Loleng's Mountain Spring Resort |
If you have the perfect venue and have splurge on the photography and video team, it is very essential to also splurge a little bit more on the dress and makeup artist. Cheap quality will reflect on the photos and videos. After all, you want to look fabulous, elegant, radiant on your wedding day, be prepared for these aspects of the wedding. Your wedding dress is THE DRESS that will define the wedding tone.
5. Wedding Planners and Coordinators
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| Leah Jacobe Weddings and Events Team of Coordinators and Decorators |
Without wedding planners and on-the-day coordinators, your wedding will totally be "CHAOS". They are the crowd control, and directors of the day. They will guide your guests where to sit, what to do, and sometimes help with the speech. Without them, people will just walk past through you, get on the way of the photographers and probably will also ruin some moments that are supposed to be solemn. It is non-negotiable not to include wedding coordinators in your big day!
Also, find a good emcee that could bring the fun and good cheer during the program! Among the other minute details, please don't forget also the cake, invitations, souvenirs, photobooth, bridal car, dj, mobile bar, sounds and lights system and many more you want to incorporate in the wedding!
Happy wedding planning!!!
