Do-It-Yourself Planning for your Wedding

So you want to be your own wedding planner but you don't know where to start planning.

You have been yearning and eccentric to hit the bridal shops and find your wedding dress and entourage attire at the same time you want to check the florists and instruct her for your ideal magical vision of your wedding decorations.

STOP!!!

If you go planning like that, you'd end up wasting time money and effort all at the same time. If you have no background or event the slightest idea as to what is wedding planning is all about, then you need a little poke in the head and pay attention to what I am about to write below.

So you think you can be the superwoman for your wedding and do not need a professional help. Nonetheless, I will give you these tips for your DO-IT-YOURSELF WEDDING PLANNING:

1. Book the Church and Reception Venue. Most brides would want to hit the bridal dress shop first and try on those gorgeous to their eyes dresses but the first thing to do for your DIY Your Own Wedding Project is to find a church and reception venue. Ask if the date you want to get married is still open and PAY the reservation fee.

2. Visit the City Hall. The City Hall is where the City Registrar's Office is. That's where you fill up forms for Application for Marriage License. They will give you instructions for the requirements to obtain, attend family planning seminars and marriage bans.

3. Research, research, research. After the two most crucial steps of wedding planning, you can now find the rest of the wedding suppliers. Ask for friends' advice and recommendations from those who have already married. Research for wedding packages and promos. Find your photographer, videographer, florist, make-up artist, baker, caterer, souvenirs, invitations, wedding host and other wedding details you want to add for your wedding.

4. Prepare the money and book their reservation fees to make sure that they will be there to supply for your wedding.

5. If you are done with all the wedding planning and you want to endorse these things and people to professional wedding coordination, then you can hire On-the-day Wedding Coordinators and give them the instructions of how your DIY Wedding Project should be executed!

All the best with your hands-on do-it-yourself wedding preparations! If you ever get caught up with the stress of planning, then dial-a-wedding planner, that's me!

tete-a-tete!

10 Filipino Attitudes During a Wedding Event

Filipino wedding traditions are unique and sometimes funny. As a wedding planner, I have observed how Filipino wedding guests behave during the entire wedding event from the church ceremony to reception and have listed 10 most common Filipino attitudes during a wedding in the Philippines.

Soon to marry couples must be aware of these trademark Filipino traits and expect any or all of these things to happen during your wedding day in the Philippines.

Here are the 10 FILIPINO ATTITUDES DURING WEDDINGS:

1. If you invite one person, expect attendance of five guests.

2. No matter how the event coordinator guards the souvenirs, there will always be Filipino wedding guests who will grab 2 pieces of wedding souvenirs, sometimes even 4 pieces and that's usually a dominant relative of the couple.

3. Family members and including the wedding guests will bring foods that are not consumed during the reception so be ready with containers and plastic bags for "bring home"

4. Single men and women are NOT willing to participate in the bridal and garter toss even if there's a designated prize for it.

5. 80% of the entire guest count will disappear after eating. Some will go out for a smoke and mostly others go home or have other appointments after eating.

6. There is always one relative of the couple, usually a female who has dominant attitude, who will act as if she is in-charge of everything.

7. Wedding gifts are mostly housewares and photo albums. For every family invited, usually only one gift.

8. 10% of the Filipino wedding guests will attend the church ceremony and will come on time. 20% are late during the church ceremony and 70% go directly to the reception area.

9. Upon arrival on the wedding reception site, if there's cocktail served, it's would always be consumed in sixty seconds.

10. Filipino wedding guests love the camera. Expect nothing less.


For those who are getting married with foreigners, explain to them these things so they won't get shocked with how things are handled here in the Philippines. I hope this article helps you prepare for wedding reception scenes!

Have a happy wedding event!