Today our bride is a close friend down in Dallas. She got married just 2 months ago so these insights are fresh!!! If you’re a bride and trying to plan out every detail of your big day, take some time to read these recommendations and regrets from Shelby.
RECOMMENDATION:
I grew up in a smallish town and personally knew almost everyone in town. So when it came time to create the guest list it was overwhelmingly big! When I started looking for reception venues I was so bummed to find that a lot of the cute unique places can only hold 200 or less. I debated reducing my guest list but then decided it wasn’t worth it. We just found a basic venue and we brought the party. It was full (literally) and full of fun! My recommendation would be to invite everyone you want (within reason). I am so thankful that I got to spend that night with so many people who mean so much to me. People can’t remember the venue if they aren’t there!
REGRET:
My regret would be not having 2 photographers. We loved our photographer and are so happy with the pictures, but I wish we had more candid ones. We have plenty of the posed, planned pictures but a second shooter could have captured a lot of the little moments in between.