How To Manage Wedding Planning Stress
The biggest favourite detail was being surrounded by all of our family and friends; we could feel the love and support all weekend. Plus, the whole ceremony itself was overwhelming in the best way. We each wrote our own vows, so we heard them for the first time during the ceremony. Ryan's brother and Rob's sister co-officiated, and it made the moment even more special for us. We still watch our ceremony video and cry every time. That moment will forever be ingrained in our memories.
There are a few points of advice we would give to other couples. One is to start venue shopping early. We created a shortlist of venues and decided to start checking them out way in advance before we were even officially engaged. However, once we visited them, we quickly realised how far out they were booked!
Another piece of advice is to hire a planner. Michelle made our planning SO easy and also so fun, and she literally took care of everything. We had heard from other couples how stressful their wedding planning was, and to be honest, the most stressful part of ours was picking out which food we wanted to serve because we liked it all. It was the best money we've ever spent.
Our final piece of advice is to hire a videographer. We originally were not going to get one, but after we knew that our grandma would not be able to attend, we opted to hire one so we could show her the videos. We are so glad we did because we can relive the memories whenever we want. Since the day flies by so fast, we feel we missed certain aspects, and we caught them while watching our footage. We couldn't be happier that we ended up with a videographer.
