When someone says these four words it is usually accompanied with smiles from ear to ear, excitement in their voice (sometimes it comes out as a quiet scream) and a twinkle in their eyes. They can’t wait to tell their family and friends. They start looking for the best place to marry, they start thinking about the wedding attire, who will be the best man, who will be the best woman, theme colors, indoor wedding / outdoor wedding, shoes, bridesmaids, groomsmen, and the list goes on and on.
But wait! I know this is all so wonderful and mind blowing and you want to get started right away, but there is one very important thing that couples should do before they start making plans. They should sit down quietly and start asking each other questions about how they envision the wedding. This does two things; a) you find out what each other really wants and b) you will eliminate a lot of misunderstandings down the road. Once you have gone through this phase you will have a list of ideas you can work from and that will make it easy when it comes to decision time (there will be a lot of those). AND if you decide to have a wedding coordinator wouldn’t you want to attend that initial interview all prepared.
Yes, no matter how you slice and dice it weddings are stressful, but always keep in mind why you are doing what you are doing. Remember how you felt when you got engaged? Keep THAT feeling in mind.
Congratulations!