Hi everyone and welcome to our blog. Our intention is to write a monthly weditorial. Each month we will discuss various aspects of wedding design. This month’s weditoral I will discuss looking at the big picture.
Couples tend to focus on the details rather than the big picture or the overall feel of the wedding. I advise our clients to think about what they want their guests to remember and what they will see in their wedding photos.
Couples tend to focus on the details rather than the big picture or the overall feel of the wedding. I advise our clients to think about what they want their guests to remember and what they will see in their wedding photos.
When your guests talk about your wedding, you want them to say things like: elegant, tasteful, beautiful, classy, pretty, and fun.
In 20 years of working in the wedding industry I have never heard a guest talk about how well the colour of the roses matched the ink on the invitations or if all the bridesmaids were wearing matching shoes. I see over and over again couples stressing over little details that no one will ever notice, and not paying enough attention to things that are big contributors to the big picture like the size and scale of the centerpieces to the tables for example.
Budget also comes into play here. You want the most bang for your buck, so be careful not to use up your budget on things that will not be noticed in your pictures or by your guests. Focus your budget on the big contributors to the overall feel and look of the wedding.
This is where hiring vendors with experience and a reputation for elegant taste can be very beneficial. As well, keeping your services in one spot will help you to stay true to the big picture. If your florist offers a decorating and rental service, it will be much easier to keep everything consistent and coordinated. As well, it will save time and money. You can eliminate all the running around before and after the wedding picking up and returning rental items and often times the more services you use the better deal you will get, as well as a much more coordinated look.
In 20 years of working in the wedding industry I have never heard a guest talk about how well the colour of the roses matched the ink on the invitations or if all the bridesmaids were wearing matching shoes. I see over and over again couples stressing over little details that no one will ever notice, and not paying enough attention to things that are big contributors to the big picture like the size and scale of the centerpieces to the tables for example.
Budget also comes into play here. You want the most bang for your buck, so be careful not to use up your budget on things that will not be noticed in your pictures or by your guests. Focus your budget on the big contributors to the overall feel and look of the wedding.
This is where hiring vendors with experience and a reputation for elegant taste can be very beneficial. As well, keeping your services in one spot will help you to stay true to the big picture. If your florist offers a decorating and rental service, it will be much easier to keep everything consistent and coordinated. As well, it will save time and money. You can eliminate all the running around before and after the wedding picking up and returning rental items and often times the more services you use the better deal you will get, as well as a much more coordinated look.
Another piece of advice I give my clients is when you look at your pictures 10 or 20 years from now you still want to see timeless elegance, not a short lived trend. Be careful with your wedding design. If you go with things and colours that are very trendy, you may have regrets when looking at those photos in the future.
At the end of the day when you look at your wedding photos (in reality that is all your will have is your photos, memories and that shiny new ring) you want to see an overall picture of elegance and taste that is timeless.
You wouldn't believe the amount of brides I see on the planing website I frequent stressing over the smallest things that won't really matter in the grand scheme, and won't listen to some of the other brides or even newlywed ladies when they suggest not to stress and that no wedding is going to be exactly, 1000% perfect, and not to sweat the small stuff.
ReplyDeleteI know I feel a lot more relaxed about the main details of my wedding will be in your capable hands. I'm excited to see how the blog develops too :)