Advice for Future Brides | B2B (Bride to Bride)

A big thanks to Laura for being the second contributor to our ongoing advice feature, Bride 2 Bride. Take it away:

"There are so many things to keep in mind when planning your wedding, but something that I found made life easier is to have flexibility with your vision for your wedding day. It is much easier to work with vendors when things aren't written in stone, for example, maybe your florist will have a great idea for a type of flower that you didn't originally have in mind, and it ends up fitting in perfectly with your color scheme. I found that it reduces stress and is easier to be friendly to your budget when there is room to revise your vision as planning progresses. Also, if you're having trouble with ideas in the first place, there are so many wedding shows on TV that are a great source of inspiration and also to see what works and what doesn't!

Also, even though this bit of advice is in most wedding magazines and other wedding planning resources, I found it to be important enough to emphasize again - focus your budget on the things that are really important to you for your wedding day (for us it was food and photography). The comments we keep hearing from our guests (even 6 months later!) are how awesome food was at our wedding and how much they love the slideshow of our day that Theresa put together for us. It's easy to get caught up in the details - I'm pretty sure no one remembers the table numbers, which I agonized over for far too long… (luckily they weren't much of an impact on the budget, but had a way bigger impact on my free time than I ever would have thought was possible)!"

- Laura

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B2B (Bride 2 Bride) | Jess

In thinking about what we wanted our blog to become, Theresa and I decided we wanted it to be more than the usual here is more images type of posts. Of course showing new work is important, but we didn't want it to end there. We want our blog to be a place for ideas as well, ideas about what you want your wedding to be like, the flowers, the dress, place settings, venues, and all the difficult decisions you have to make in the planning process. So here is our first Bride 2 Bride (or B2B) installment, real advice from someone who has been there, and researched and weighed the pros and cons of all the decisions. We are hoping all our brides in the future will want to participate and shed some light on different aspects of the planning process, or the day itself that will help someone else trying to make their wedding as beautiful as it can be.


"One of the hardest things for me and my fiancé to do was to pick the site where we were getting married. We must have looked at over 20 places! Like most brides to be, I was constrained by finances but lucky enough to have some help. So, my advice would be to really decide what is most important to you and your fiancé! For us it was having the people we loved there with us, in a setting that fit our “style” and once you have weighed your options then book it! And then keep booking! The earlier the better because the little details have a way of multiplying and the sooner you can check something off your list, the sooner you can move onto the next thing. Then, once it’s all in place, I got some great advice from many people that pretty much was of the same vein… take a moment—or two if you can spare it at your ceremony or reception---and step back with your husband and just look around you…look around at all the amazing friends and family who are surrounding the two of you, who have traveled from near and far to share this special occasion with you both and support and love you. It’s an amazing feeling and even if all the little details don’t fall into place (because they won’t) it doesn’t matter. Step back and soak it up!"
- Jess

Here are a few image that show off the venues Jess + Dan decided on:
Ceremony: Howes St. Beach, Cape Cod, MA
Reception: Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA