#260 How a Fan of Our Show Planned Her Own Wedding

Karlie & Josh got engaged a month before the United States shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Despite the challenges and uncertainty, they were married in May of 2021.

Karlie is an avid listener of The Big Wedding Planning Podcast AND a user of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class.

With our help (yeah, we love hearing that!), Karlie was able to plan a wedding that most of her family and friends had never experienced before.

Big Takeaways

Karlie & Josh were on a strict budget, and could not afford a wedding planner. However, they were able to pay to consult with a wedding planner multiples times. Having that resource of someone who can help suss out details and ease stresses is a big game changer, even if they can’t be included in the whole process

Karlie & Josh also purchased The Big Wedding Planning Master Class to guide them in their planning and really iron out the details.

Assigning people to tasks at specific times, and having the whole day lined up before it starts allowed them to enjoy the day without sweating over each detail when they should be celebrating.

Before the ceremony, they opted to exchange gifts and read their vows to each other. These things helped ease the stress and nervousness. They read the more generic vows during the public ceremony, but kept the self-written, more intimate vows private between the two of them when they saw each other the morning of the wedding day.

Remember even the most thoughtful beings are still human, be gentle and forgiving with your partner. They will mess up sometimes.

The day was a success, but the best day in their opinion was the day after the wedding. Being done with the stress of it all was the biggest relief and it was the day they started off as a married couple.

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