Was speaking with a very special friend recently and we had a good laugh about some of my very candid thoughts on weddings and wedding planning. Just thought I’d share:

• Add touches to your day that are unique to you both.
• Think about what you actually remember from other people’s weddings and pay attention to those things; If it’s the speeches, make sure you spend time with the people you want to speak to keep things real and fresh.
• Spend money on what matters most to YOU BOTH! (It your money 😎) budget everything else. For us it was our rings and honeymoon. 
• When people ask what they can do to help offer them a list of suggestions, people will shock you!
• If money is tight after the wedding, don’t worry about holiday spending money. ENSURE you take your wedding cards in the car with you when you leave, trust me, in that car ride to the hotel we were opening them cards and overwhelmed by people’s generosity. 
• ASSIGN someone, close, but not part of the wedding party, to take and look after your marriage certificate until your feet land on the ground again. Mine was lost for months then turned up under my car seat. Someone left it there to “keep it safe”. 
• If you wait till you have enough money to get married you’ll both be 85. So you get started and it’s incredible to see how things come together and God just makes a way! When we got engaged we didn’t have much money say all but by the time I walked down that isle, somehow, everything was paid for. 
• Biggest tip: You work so hard for months on the detail. When the day FINALLY comes, relax and ENJOY. Take it all in. Be present.