PLANNING ADVICE: FROM AISLE BRIDES

Wedding advice from real brides holds unique value for anyone planning a wedding because it comes from firsthand experience. Unlike generic tips or commercial wedding blogs, real brides offer candid, practical insights shaped by what they actually went through—both the highs and the challenges. Aisle Brides share authentic, relatable experience to help guide you in the direction you may be looking for & help calm any last minute wedding planning jitters.

SHANNON: Two big things - Firstly, surround yourself with passionate vendors as the pride they have in their work will benefit you in both the planning and on the day. And secondly, have an engagement shoot!! It gives the couple and the photographer an opportunity to learn about each other. We have photos (with our pups included!) that we will treasure forever and it made us so much more comfortable in front of the camera on the wedding day.

STEPHANIE: I actually tried to zone out of advice after a while because if you listen to absolutely everyone it gets overwhelming. If I WAS to give advice, I would say enjoy being engaged for a year or two. Book your date with your venue far in advance. 

We booked ours about a year and a half earlier. As we didn’t have a wedding planner, it just made it so easy to slowly organise everything bit by bit. I couldn’t imagine having to organise a wedding within a short time frame. Also find a star of a wedding venue. Sally from Yandina Station was great if I had any questions or concerns, highly recommend!

MELISSA: Stop sweating the small stuff. No one will remember how the name cards look or if you have gold cutlery. If you can afford and arent driving yourself crazy trying to make every detail happen then do it but from a girl on a budget to another girl on a budget pick what’s important to you and focus on that. My only other piece of advice would be to get a wedding video! It’s worth every penny. Do your research, watch there previous work and go with your gut.

BRIDGET: Be prepared for things to not go to plan, be adaptable, at the end of the day, marrying the love of your life is the be all and end all. Nothing else matters.

RACHAEL: Things absolutely will go wrong. Let your bridesmaids/family/whoever your support is deal with any dramas that they can and just focus on celebrating and having a good time.

LAUREN: No matter how many challenges you face along the way, you will get to marry the love of your life, even if it wasn’t exactly how you originally pictured it.

ZERIN: Don’t be intimated by other people’s weddings friends / family. Stay true to yourselves. Read supplier reviews. Chase up your suppliers and remember you’re not getting married to impress a room full of people your getting married to the one you love.

Short and sweet wedding advice from real brides helps ground wedding planning in reality, offering reassurance, practical help, and inspiration from someone who’s walked the path before.

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