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Planning a wedding without a wedding planner means every little bit counts.
It also means that the control freak inside of you needs to chill out.
Take it from one new bride who not only got hitched clear across the country, but also had to learn how to delegate tasks without seeming like she was delegating.
Chicago Marriage Examiner’s Marina Mayer sits down with a newlywed who planned her wedding from a stack of brochures and emails – and a lot of trust.
Here is the second installment from our interview:
What types of challenges did you encounter because it was a destination wedding?
Of course there was the challenge of deciding where to have our wedding and then trying to visit places. We also wanted to get married a year from the date of our engagement, which meant we had to narrow down places quickly. Luckily, my mom is a flight attendant and was able to visit some of the locations for me.
Another challenge is letting go of control and working out details long distance such as flowers, food, logistics of the day, etc. It was also a challenge because the wedding planner/vendors had a different attitude being more relaxed and not as responsive, whereas I [wanted] to plan out every little detail.
It took time for me to realize that this was how it was, especially in vacation/beach areas -- there was less advance notice for taking care of things.
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