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Question: How much wedding planning did your fiance help you with?

(Posted by: ♥ ♥ on 2012-01-24 14:42:37)

My fiance and I are having a DIY wedding. I doing most of all of the DIY projects since I'm the one who is super crafty. My fiance has helped me designing the seating chart and save- the- date card wording. He has also made a song for our wedding. We both registered for our gifts together. We've picked out songs for our wedding. How much planning did your fiance help you with? I want to give him more projects to do.

Posted by: Charlotte on 2012-01-24, 14:47:28

I am getting married in 6 months He helped me choose the first dance and the wedding colours Thats basically it oh and He is choosing his own suit and helping me decorate the hall He didnt even know how the budget was allocated until yesterday

Posted by: seamstress on 2012-01-24, 14:52:21

He refused to wear clothing that was rented by fifty other men, so he went out and bought a really nice suit that I altered to fit him perfectly. That was the extent of all the help I got from him. That was find by me. He is colored blind and has no clue on how to entertain even a puppy.

Posted by: EF YEAH on 2012-01-24, 14:55:24

When it came to the wedding planning, he was involved with 100% of it at all times, even more than I was. He got the flowers sorted, we both did the music, he did his tuxes, he picked out most of the menu, we did the cake deciding, he did most of the decoration deciding, he found the invitations, my mother and I found the tables, we chose the location together, I chose my dress, he found the bridesmaids dresses (you read that right, HE found them, LOL), he found the wedding rings, we registered for gifts, and we both decided on the date. It's not that I wasn't interested or wasn't helpful. He's way more organized than I am and enjoys planning things out like this. I'm not so good at it, but everything that he decided on, you bet we talked about it first. He just happened to have the discipline and took the time to find it, LOL.

Posted by: Fallgal on 2012-01-24, 14:59:02

He was quite involved in the planning. Some of the minor details he left to me, but the major things we planned and decided together. I did much of the initial research, and would present things to him, like maybe 5 choices of this or that, and we'd decide together. He was very interested in all the major things - the venue, food, music, flowers, his attire, etc.

Posted by: Perse on 2012-01-24, 15:42:47

We were equals in wedding planning, meaning we planned our wedding together, even if in unequal amounts, but neither of us was just helping, we each created our wedding day.

Posted by: Halo Mom on 2012-01-24, 16:22:09

We both looked several reception places and pick one together We both pick the DJ We both pick out the cake We both pick out the invitation We both did the invitations(I did my side he did his) WE basically did it together He picked out the first dance song, I agree WE both agree on the Tuxes, picked them out together I did the seating chart, he agree with it(Just easier to do without him or any one else) I pick the flowers I wanted, he had no say I picked the bridesmaid and color,he had no say Here the thing with DIY Projects When I try to do things, they come out looking like a kindergartner did the project There are many people like me My dad gave us money, that was all the planning he was doing We did most of the wedding planning by ourselves My mom died when I was a child His mom told us she can not help until his brother wedding(he moved his wedding two months before ours) He may not be very good at DIY project, you may be better asking people you know they can do If you are giving Candy favors, he could put the candy in the bags

Posted by: perfectvelvet on 2012-01-24, 16:45:46

We had a very non-traditional destination wedding, so I did all of the planning (which was "contact wedding coordinator " lol). He did give his input on which beach to get married at, what kind of cupcakes to get, where to go for the reception dinner, etc. But I did the majority of the work and just double-checked with him to make sure he liked the ideas.

Posted by: armygirlfriend2011 on 2012-01-24, 18:29:38

I'm getting married in 7 months and he has done very well. He's mainly caused more trouble than help actually lol We compromised on wedding colors together. I wanted purple and yellow but he wanted orange, so now our colors are purple and orange. He picked out the song we are having our first dance to and he chimed in that he wanted some Johnny Cash played at the reception. He's been helping me look at places online for us to have the wedding and reception at and he spoke to his pastor about marrying us. He also made his side of the guest list. I've done everything else basically - picked out most of the songs for the reception, made my side of the wedding list, picked out the bridesmaids dresses and my wedding dress, picked out my hairstyle and shoes, picked out the food for the reception, asked his pastor about getting chairs and tables for the reception, have contacted everyone by email about their wedding venues, picked out the flowers, coordinated the tuxes, etc.

Posted by: La Vie Boheme on 2012-01-25, 05:38:16

Pretty much all of it. we are doing a DIY wedding as well. We picked out venue together, the decorations, plates and napkins together, the guest list together, the menu and we will share the cooking.

Posted by: PiK on 2012-01-29, 08:46:13

My husband handled the music (he's a professional musician and most of our friends are also musicians) and he tasted the food/ cake and he helped pick out the venue. He also made his 2 cents known about the centerpieces (which was my mother's project with his idea and my design). That was it. I did everything else. After our wedding he said to me, "I didn't realize how much work you put into this. " Consider yourself lucky!