Wedding planners reveal their best advice for engaged couples planning their nuptials

The INSIDER Summary:Planning a wedding is stressful, so INSIDER spoke withseveral wedding planners to find out their best advice for engaged couples.They recommendfixinga budget from the start, setting priorities, and making your wedding personal in creative ways.Planning a wedding is notoriously stressful. But for wedding planners,putting on a huge event is a pieceof cake.With wedding season coming up,INSIDER consulted a number ofexperienced weddingplannersto find out their best advice for engaged couples preparing for their big day.Here's what the professionalssay you should absolutely do.Set a budget."Having a budget is super important," Amy Shey Jacobsof Chandelier Eventstold INSIDER."Money is a really tough thing to talk about, especially when it is your money,"orthere are "multiple parents contributing to the wedding.""My big thing is don't leave the money discussion 'til the end," she said, addingthat the wedding budget informs the shape of theevent, down to the type of venue and size of the guest list."You want to understand how much you have before you go shopping for the wedding youre going to have. Onceyou have that structure it allows you to figure out your priorities."Prioritize.Celebrity wedding planner Andrea Freeman of Andrea Freeman Eventssaid she asks her couples to think of fivewedding "must-haves," around which theycan begin to plan the wedding and spreadthe budget accordingly."For example, if fashion is really important to the bride, were going to make sure that a good portion of their budget is allocated towards bridal" style, she said.Jacobs' approach to planning is similar. "If food and a great band and photographer are your big three priorities, then thats where you put the bulk of your budget," she said. "If your priority is more abouthaving as many people in the room as possible... you could have a wedding during the day on a farm, because you can fit so many people in the space and the food might cost less.""Pick your priorities and map it outwith your budget, with your nuts and bolts."Consider your guests.Yes, thewedding isabout the couplebut it's also about the guests.Jacobs recommends sorting out your guest list early on in the planning process, so you know how many people you can comfortably cater to.Planner Amy Katz of Amy Katz Events advises her couples to consider their guests when they pick their wedding date. "Avoid wedding datesclose to holidays, especially in the summer," she told INSIDER.Where your guestsstayis also important. "Do give your guests several options for accommodations when traveling," Katz said. Giving multiple accommodation optionsshouldsuit a range of budgets, and make your guestsfeel more comfortable.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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