Planning a wedding should be the most enjoyable of experiences. It is all part of the process of living through this wonderful moment of unifying your lives together. However, some can find the planning process to be one of the most stressful experiences of their lives, often due to the associated costs. So with that in mind, we are going to take a look at some ideas to remove stress and get you excited for your special day.
Photography
Your wedding day is something that you will want to remember in every way that you possibly can, and for most people that means photographs. But there is one major issue with photographers, they are expensive. Now, before we continue it is important to note that photographers can be pricey because they are experts in their fields. There is a huge difference between the photograph that the average camera user will take at a wedding versus what a professional can do with their equipment.
However, that said you might want to negotiate with the photographers that you are interested in hiring to have them for specific moments in the day rather than the full thing. A lot of photographers will tend to have price plans based around full days and half days, but you should query about having a shorter number of hours based around the key moments you want captured. Come the evening and the partying, you will have people taking intimate pictures of the events and a professional touch is not necessarily as important as it is for the ceremony.
Entertainment
There are several parts to your wedding day that you are going to want full control over to ensure it is perfect, but there are others that you can hand off to someone else. That is a top tip for any wedding planning – manage the things you need to control and let go of the things you don’t. Entertainment is arguably one of the parts of your wedding day that you can let go to the experts and just enjoy the end product. Yes you can use tools like Spotify to create your own wedding playlist, but for a lot of couples that is one step too far, so what are your options?
Well, there are two main options for you to take into account and those are the traditional options. First of all, you can go down the route of hiring a live band. The atmospheric change that comes from having live music at your wedding is one of those unquantifiable things on your big day. People respond to live music in a way that is unique to this type of entertainment and so could be the thing to set off your evening. Two issues are that logistics and cost can be a problem for your plans.
An alternative to a live band is hiring a DJ. There are many options of professionals out there who will tailor their set to meet your needs. The likes of DJ Benny Smyth can provide a similar level of entertainment to a live band but with fewer restrictions and a more amenable setlist.
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