My name is Danielle. I wanted to have a spot on my website where I can offer advice. I was a DIY bride and I wish I could go back and change things that I did for my wedding. I would love to share the mistakes that I made and things I would have done differently. 

Floral Preservation: My first and biggest piece of advice would be to research and find a floral preservation company to work with. I spent so much money. So much money on flowers. That got thrown away. I wish I would’ve thought about it before my wedding. I didn’t until after and was like what are we going to do with all these flowers now. I have listed some below so go check them out. 

Delegate!: Do not try to do everything. Everyone wants to help out and I know sometimes it doesn’t feel like it. Prioritize things that you don’t care about doing yourself and delegate those tasks to other people. Try to avoid all the drama and stress. Give people clear roles and responsibilities. Assign tasks to everyone. Most importantly delegate someone to pack up food for you and your spouse. You will want to taste all the treats and food you went into planning to have at your wedding. I promise you will not have time to eat at your own wedding. 

Make it fun: Make your wedding unique. Do what you want! You do not have to make your mom or future Mother in law happy with every little detail. Incorporate your personality and make it fun. Remember this is all about you and the love of your life. 

Plan. Plan. Plan: Plan far ahead for everything. Get all the reservations and plan accordingly so if something were to happen you have time to figure it out. Always have a backup plan. 

Take time after your big day is over to sit down with your spouse and record a video together. Make a video of all your favorite moments of the day and things you hope to never forget.