After spending a day interviewing wedding planners for a story that will run in tomorrow's paper and after watching two of my friends attempt to plan their own wedding, I have come to one conclusion. Wedding planning is stressful and definitely not a walk in the park. Oh and it's expensive. I guess that's two things.
My soon-to-be-married friend spent a recent Friday night sprawled out on an apartment floor with every bridal magazine imaginable. Her fiance is working on building them a Web site to include all the information friends and family need to find the church and the reception hall.
There are dresses to be tried on, themes and colors to be determined and music to be selected.
It kind of makes my head spin.
The wedding planners I talked to today really seemed to have it all together. They know vendors and make time lines and in general keep the bride and groom calm.
There's something to be said for both planning a wedding on your own and using a wedding planner. So what did you do when you got married? How were you able to trim costs but still have a great wedding day?
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