{"id":22531,"date":"2022-09-13T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridestlouis.com\/?p=22531"},"modified":"2022-09-13T16:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:24:04","slug":"22531-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridestlouis.com\/22531-2\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Common Errors Bride Make When Planning Their Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22533\" src=\"https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things-600x400.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things-600x400.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things-1000x667.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1300w, https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/exg99yw5qso.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02073940\/7-Things.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=780&amp;ssl=1 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo Credit: Mirage Photo<\/p>\n<p>Any bride who has spent even just a little time\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brides.com\/gallery\/how-to-plan-your-own-wedding\">wedding planning<\/a>\u00a0knows it takes an enormous amount of organization.\u00a0 Since this is most likely your first time, it&#8217;s easier than you&#8217;d think to fall prey to wedding pitfalls.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 7 Common Errors Brides Make When Planning Their Wedding.\u00a0 I have more, to share in future posts, but let\u2019s start with these.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FIRST &amp; FOREMOST:\u00a0 When reaching out to connect with a vendor, they need your wedding date (to make sure they are available) and the more information about your wedding day you give them, the better they are to provide the best information possible \u00a0\u00a0Emails that read &#8220;pricing and packages please&#8221; will typically NOT get a great response.<\/li>\n<li>BEWARE of LOW, LOW Prices.\u00a0 Pricing is necessary to make sure that you can stay within your budget, but beware of vendors with LOW pricing.\u00a0 It\u2019s a red flag that their service may lack the experience and qualifications to do the job you want.\u00a0 I say this especially concerning photographers and videographers, because these images will be all you have 20 years down the road.\u00a0 (By the way, all wedding professionals who are LISTED on BrideStLouis.com are vetted.\u00a0 That means NO STRESS for you, as you can depend on our vendors to provide a quality product.)<\/li>\n<li>Your wedding vendors have probably done thousands of weddings combined. And they know what works and what doesn&#8217;t.\u00a0 Listen to them.\u00a0 Let them do the job you have hired them to do.\u00a0 They have years of experience, at many different types of venues, and they really want to do the very best job for you.<\/li>\n<li>BEWARE of LOW, LOW Prices.\u00a0 Pricing is necessary to make sure that you can stay within your budget, but beware of vendors with LOW pricing.\u00a0 It\u2019s a red flag that their service may lack the experience and qualifications to do the job you want.\u00a0 I say this especially concerning photographers and videographers, because these images will be all you have 20 years down the road.\u00a0 (By the way, all wedding professionals who are LISTED on BrideStLouis.com are vetted.\u00a0 That means NO STRESS for you, as you can depend on our vendors to provide a quality product.)<\/li>\n<li>Dance Floor lights will RUIN your photos!\u00a0 If you don\u2019t mind everything having a purple \u201cglow\u201d use those purple up-lights!\u00a0 Choose lighting based on color that are going to photograph well.\u00a0 A dark reception is great for setting the mood for a dance party, but if you keep it brighter, the pictures will turn out much, much better.<\/li>\n<li>You can\u2019t do a hair and makeup trial without a dress.\u00a0 Trial runs should be booked after you have your wedding dress.<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t need the photographer there until the very end!\u00a0 You are wasting money. \u00a0\u00a0After an hour of dancing, it\u2019s all the same.\u00a0 There is one exception, and that is if you are having a grand exit with sparklers or glow sticks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Mirage Photo Any bride who has spent even just a little time\u00a0wedding planning\u00a0knows it takes an enormous amount of organization.\u00a0 Since this is most likely your first time, it&#8217;s easier than you&#8217;d think to fall prey to wedding pitfalls. 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