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I'm so laid back! Probably too much! I'm not worried about all the little details. As long as my groom and I are there and we have some one to marry, it's all good!
I love, love, love all of this planning! Its just too much fun!
...but don't get me wrong, it will be nice when things are "normal" again!
I planned everything but everyone (including my husband) kept saying how laid back I was. I felt like I could plan the wedding and not act like a chicken running around with my head cut off. Near the end, I didn't want to make any more decisions and just let people make them on their own. Everything went off without a hitch and it was perfect!
Honestly, there were a lot of things I cared about and some that I just didn't spend as much time on. My husband and I chose the venue and our food together. I chose my dress and the color scheme. My BM chose their own dresses and shoes. My mom did the favors and centerpieces completely (although she showed me a mock-up that I okayed). We DIYd flowers and just kind of played around with them until we were happy with the look.
Overall, I think I was too busy to do a lot of the stuff I might have done otherwise. I was working, taking classes full-time and had two different practicum placements for school. Yikes!
@rchel234 I added an option (I would delegate if I could...) that might be right for you to the poll.
I was very lucky to have someone to help plan my wedding! My mom was awesome.
I thought I was b/c I'm choosing to simplify things and not making it super fancy. The problem is, I must not be that laid back because every time my mom wants to make a decision I think she's trying to take over. She and I have different styles. I'm sure you are very grateful to have been able to plan WITH your mom.
I have to say, the one thing I've been stressing about it our invites. I'm DIYing them so I'm very particular about. My FMIL, her sisters, and my SIL are helping out a lot.
I'm pretty laid back. I don't care about a lot of the things I see a lot of brides being into. Like I could honestly care less about my hair and care only marginally about my make-up. I have crafted some neat details into our wedding, and I'm happy with what I've done and can't wait to see how it plays on the day. But on that day I have a DOC, so she'll be doing the worrying for me!
I chose a venue that I have always liked, and they happen to do complete wedding packages. Food, flowers, cake, decorations, ice sculpture (ha ha), sound system, wait staff, the works. Fiance and I met with the guy a couple of times, tasted food and cake, gave him swatches and a list of flowers we like (and ones we just hate), and that's pretty much it. So the reception is pretty easy.
I only tried on about a dozen dresses, if that, and ended up with the third one I tried on.
I told my MOH (sister) to find a dress she liked, any colour, although I reserved veto rights. :-) She chose a nice deep lilac which looks great. My nieces asked if they could be flower girls, and I couldn't say no. My sister volunteered to make their dresses, but I honestly didn't care what they wore as long as they were happy and looked cute.
I spent a bit of time agonizing over invitations, because as a graphic designer, that's the kind of thing I get nitpicky about. I designed them myself and it took forever, with endless overhauls and tweaks of the design. I'm also doing the programs, and I expect it will be much the same process.
FH and I spent a fair amount of time picking out readings and music for our Catholic ceremony, because that is very important to both of us.
Photographer is my very talented next door neighbour, who is giving us a very good deal.
I think I'm pretty laid back, but I do want everything to go well, so I'm starting to fret a bit now and am starting to make a lot of lists. It's just over 3 weeks now!
I'm being pretty hands on for several reasons - I know where my money is going, I'm enjoying mulling over all the details, I like to be crafty! That's not to say I am doing it all. My parents have been a great help stepping in when I can't be in town to take care of things.
I was both obsessive and laid back. I had a very clear idea of what I wanted for everything and did almost everything myself. I only let my husband and family help on projects I knew they'd be able to do well (and even then I still tended to look over their shoulder hehe). However, I tried to get everything done as early as possible so I wasn't too stressed at the last minute.
As much as I knew what I wanted, I also kept in mind what really mattered and tried not to let it get to me when things went wrong. All you can do is just try to fix what you can and beyond that you just have to brush it off (or sometimes laugh it off) and move on. My grandmother said I was the most relaxed bride she'd ever seen, despite the fact that it decided to pour about 30 minutes before our ceremony (which was scheduled to take place outside). We just moved to plan B and enjoyed our day!
I feel like I've been really laid back this entire time. Now with two weeks to go I feel like my inner bridezilla is seriously about to come out. Deep breaths...
I'm totally taking care of every detail! My fiance gives input and my mom and bridesmaids are helping also. But mainly, its me! I just love being crafty and thinking about how its all going to turn out!
My overall mood and personality is extremely serene to begin with BUT I'm very very obsessive about every last detail of the wedding. Everyone tells me that I'm the most relaxed bride they've ever seen.
I am addicted to WeddingBee, bridal magazines and obviously the rest of the internet in all it's bridal glory. Haha.
So I guess I'm obsessive but laid back.
Its one of the main reasons why I wanted a small wedding with intimate details - so I can put in my two cents and make sure everything i want was in there rather than having to mass produce everything. I am doing alot by myself but I do have a unique vision and creative approach to most things so it would be hard for me to let go of many details when i know how much they mean to me!
I wish I could choose 2 options, because I think I was laid back but I did plan that majority of the wedding myself, with friends, family & husbands input. There were little details I made sure to have but I didnt stress out about too many of them. I am a very "theme" person and wanted to make sure that everything went together.
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Lots of people on Weddingbee get really into the details of the wedding. To all those folks, I love reading your posts and seeing your cool creations!
But me, I was so much more hands-off when it came to planning my wedding. My wedding was 500 miles away in my hometown and my mom planned lots of it (she has great taste and I trusted her to this task). For example,
I was really happy I delegated these decisions. I did put a lot of personal and detailed effort into our photographer, cake, programs, and my attire---so I had my taste of wedding minutiae. I still went a little crazy over the wedding planning, but it helped to have decision-making help!
In what ways are you (or were you) a laid-back bride? What decisions have you delegated or kept your hands out of? What ones have you put more attention into? Are you happy with your decisions?