You're Engaged! How To Start Planning A Wedding
North & Wild Wedding styling. Photo by Mark Bamforth
Congratulations, if you’re here it’s likely you’ve recently got engaged! You’ve come to the right place for modern, no-bullshit, non-traditional wedding inspo. Here at The Un-Wedding we’re here to help you face the wedding world head-on, and talk you through how to start planning a wedding.
No pressure, no stress. You don’t have to do everything in the way that’s been drilled into us through Hollywood movies or, perhaps, through family expectations!
Take a deep breath, cancel out any voices in your head telling you how a wedding should be, and get started on a journey of designing the wedding you want.
The Hullabaloo Collective. Photo by Caroline Opacic
Have fun gathering wedding inspiration
This is the really really fun bit. You get to pull out the metaphorical scissors and magazines and “cut out” all the cool things you find.
Pinterest is perfect for this. You can pin all of your favourite pictures, styles, colours, aesthetics, cutlery, food, and so much more to your very own personal Pinterest board. Or, if Pinterest isn’t really your vibe, why not create a folder on Instagram, saving pictures from accounts you love (be sure to check out ours!), search using hashtags, and let yourself stumble down some pretty cool Instagram rabbit holes.
Also, you’ve already hopefully found one source of inspiration - The Un-Wedding blog! We’re always sharing photoshoots, tips and advice.
When seeking out this wedding inspiration, focus on finding what feels like you first and foremost. It doesn’t need to be “wedding-y”. Just be open to finding what you like.
Iris & Co. Photo by Chloe Mary
Look for your perfect suppliers
With weddings, come food. And music. And photo-ops. And a heck of a lot more. What comes with all of these things? A team of experts who know how to do all of this perfectly.
Aka, your suppliers.
We’ve compiled a gorgeous list of suppliers in our Book of Love, from mobile food trucks to videographers to signage, everything you need can be found here, supplied by the wonderful people we trust.
Download the Un-Wedding checklist
Admittedly, there can be a LOT that comes with planning a wedding. The outfits, the music, the food, the venue, the party, the photographers… it can all feel like a bit much. So, we’ve broken down how to start planning a wedding into one easy checklist. No need to go researching what you may or may not need. Start with our checklist, a unified list of all your wedding to-dos.
Wedding planning should be joyous! Don’t get bogged down by it - we’re always here for you.
Now, get planning, hunting, and soon enough, you’ll be saying I-do!