As Rebecca Mead says in her book One Perfect Day: "How we marry is who we are." (Did I, a wedding planner, really just quote this book? I read it recently — review to come soon!)
The biggest wedding planning regrets have to do with when we let how-we-marry get too far away from who-we-are.
If wedding option overwhelm is starting to get to you, I propose another simple test, similar to last week's 25-year-plan:
A wedding day should be made up of: you at your best and most authentic, promises to keep for a lifetime, and the first party you'll host (or co-host with family) as spouses. So ask yourself as you make your wedding planning decisions: "Is this something I would do (or enjoy) in real life?"
If you can't answer yes to this question, there's a problem.
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