{"id":61046,"date":"2020-04-27T08:37:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T08:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/tips-for-stress-free-wedding\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:41:58","slug":"tips-for-stress-free-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/tips-for-stress-free-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips For a Stress-Free Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16545 size-full\" title=\"5 Tips For a Stress-Free Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tips-for-a-stressfree-wedding-1610003032.jpg\" alt=\"Newly Wed Couple Are Socialising With Guests At Their Wedding Meal\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, you&rsquo;ve probably read through blogs and articles that appear to be seemingly endless strings of text. And usually, when you&rsquo;ve finally found what you&rsquo;re looking for, it makes up a mere paragraph that&rsquo;s of little or no use to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For you to have a stress-free wedding, I thought I&rsquo;d provide you with a no-nonsense info sheet on things that&rsquo;ll make your big day less stressful, on-time, and a heck of a lot easier to manage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also watch:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AmmwCssT3oc\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">&#65279;<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let&rsquo;s explore in detail, a cheat sheet for stress-free wedding planning for the stress-free brides on their big day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Hire-a-wedding-planner-or-day-of-coordinator\"><\/span>1. Hire a wedding planner or day-of coordinator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16542 size-full\" title=\"Hire a wedding planner or day-of coordinator\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hire-a-wedding-planner-or-day-of-coordinator-1610003032.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Girl Wedding Coordinator Near The Bed And Holding A Notebook With A Pen\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Bottom line:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You don&rsquo;t want to be your own wedding planner or the day-of planner, nor do you want your mom to take on that responsibility either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless, for a stress-free wedding, <\/span><b>you will want someone (preferably an outsider professional) to be your <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/qualities-in-a-wedding-planner\/\"><b>designated wedding planner<\/b><\/a><b> or day-of planner.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Why?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Essentially, you don&rsquo;t know what you don&rsquo;t know. Being your own wedding planner or having your mom do all the planning is a massive responsibility, especially on the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The designated planner or day-of planner will orchestrate the catering, the event, the timeline, etc. and this should come from one person who knows what&rsquo;s required, and can get it all done for you without stressing you out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A professional can take all of these responsibilities off of your hands, giving you and your family and friends the opportunity to simply enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Consider-having-a-first-look\"><\/span>2. Consider having a first look<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bottom line: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A first look is a great way in which to have a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress-free wedding. It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relieves tension, removes jittering butterflies, and you would be able to spend as much time with your friends and family as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because a wedding day is all about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/family\/spending-time-with-family\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spending time with loved ones<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it&rsquo;s only natural that the bride and groom would want to do just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while <\/span><b>it&rsquo;s more traditional not to have a first look, by doing so, you could have your <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/wedding-photo-trends\/\"><b>formal wedding photos<\/b><\/a><b> taken before the ceremony.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will free up a lot of time after the ceremony so that you can spend time with your friends and family during cocktail hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, if you don&rsquo;t have a first look, your timeline may have a kind of domino effect in that, you&rsquo;re going to have your formal photos after the ceremony whilst your guests are enjoying cocktail hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the photos, you&rsquo;re then going to want to join in on the fun which could lead to one of two things:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A delay in your timeline:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cocktail hour may go on for a longer period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Not enough time to do everything:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you choose to do your mingling during dinner, it means that you may not have enough time to have dinner or to spend special alone time with your partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended<\/strong>&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/marriage-courses\/pre-marriage-course\">Pre Marriage Course Online<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Limit-your-locations\"><\/span>3. Limit your locations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bottom line: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To have a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress-free wedding choose one location to get ready and to get married.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the bride and groom choose to get ready at different locations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/how-to-plan-your-wedding-ceremony\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the ceremony is at a third location<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and perhaps the reception at a fourth, there are major opportunities for everything to be delayed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could then cause chaos in your timeline and, ultimately, for your big day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wedding day involves a handful, if not more, of people who all need to work together to pull off a perfectly-orchestrated event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If one aspect of a wedding is delayed in some way, it causes a domino effect for things that need to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the ceremony, being served dinner, the photographs&hellip; all of these things need to happen. And when you&rsquo;re pressed for time, it creates a ton of stress not only for you but all of the other people involved in the planning process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you choose to have more than one location for getting ready, the ceremony, etc. <\/span><b>you could also run into a slew of issues that can cause delays <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as a car breaking down, traffic, getting lost, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, if you and the wedding party are running around throughout the day, some of your wedding team (like the wedding photographer and videographer) would need to follow you around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means paying more as they&rsquo;ll have to spend extra time driving from A to B to C and back. That&rsquo;s a lot of extra money simply to drive around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;re prone to stress, choosing one location for both bride and groom to get ready and to have the ceremony at the same location means less worry and a simpler timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Know-when-you-are-putting-your-dress-on\"><\/span>4. Know when you are putting your dress on<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16541 size-full\" title=\"Know when you are putting your dress on\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/know-when-you-are-putting-your-dress-on-1610003033.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Choosing Wedding Dress In Shop\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Bottom line: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress-free wedding, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the most important activities that should be on-time is when you put on your dress. <\/span><b>Your mom should be 100 percent ready to go (dressed, make-up and hair done, etc.) before you put on your dress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To have a stress-free wedding and to keep the flow of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wedding timeline on-schedule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, getting your dress on when you&rsquo;re scheduled to would be absolutely pivotal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you have your first look at 2 p.m. and you&rsquo;re set to get into your dress at 1:15 p.m. you&rsquo;re giving yourself some wiggle room to take your time, relax, not stress, and to even sit down and have a breather or a drink of water beforehand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there isn&rsquo;t a set time to put your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/marriage-preparation\/tips-to-find-the-wedding-dress-of-your-dreams\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wedding dress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on, it can cause a ripple effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to your mom, she should be one of the first, if not the first, in the make-up and hair process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;re planning to put on your dress at 1:15 p.m., then mom should be good to go by 12.45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is to ensure that your mom can also have a more relaxed timeline, be there to support you, and be ready when it&rsquo;s time to have your photos taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-Hire-professionals-who-work-well-in-a-team\"><\/span>5. Hire professionals who work well in a team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bottom line: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To have a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress-free wedding, you need to make sure that whether your professionals know each other or not, they can work well within a team in order to orchestrate your timeline and needs perfectly without any hitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Essentially, you&rsquo;re taking a handful of professionals and asking them to make your dream day happen effortlessly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But realistically, <\/span><b>your professionals may not know each other, which could inhibit everything from running smoothly if they&rsquo;re not good at working within the team.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s highly recommended that you research your chosen professionals to see whether they are communicative, friendly, and flexible, as well as having the ability to negotiate and give up what they want to do for the greater good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last thing you want is your photographer yelling because they&rsquo;re not ready for the first look, creating tension and even tears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only that but you&rsquo;ll, of course, want to hire them for their skills and ability, too, making these the two most important things to look out for when hiring professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do yourself a favor and spend that extra bit of money to make sure all of your chosen professionals are not only talented but also play well within a team. This can make a huge impact on your big day and will be money well-spent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With these top five wedding planning tips for the bride to have a stress-free wedding, you can reduce stress and create a wedding day that runs smoothly and effortlessly, which is the ultimate goal (besides joining souls with the one you love, of course).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, you&rsquo;ve probably read through blogs and articles that appear to be seemingly endless strings of text. And usually, when you&rsquo;ve finally found what you&rsquo;re looking for, it makes up a mere paragraph that&rsquo;s of little or no use to you. For you to have a stress-free wedding, I thought I&rsquo;d provide you with a no-nonsense info sheet on things that&rsquo;ll make your big day less stressful, on-time, and a heck of a lot easier to manage. Also watch: &#65279; Now let&rsquo;s explore in detail, a cheat sheet for stress-free wedding planning for the stress-free brides on their big <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1253,"featured_media":61047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2505],"tags":[2636],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61046"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118923,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61046\/revisions\/118923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}