Low maintenance, plain jane bride

I think I'm pretty low maintenance. I spent a lot of time on Pinterest just getting ideas of what I liked and didn't like. It will be helpful if you have a general idea of what you want or don't want. I knew I didn't want a dress with a train. I did want a venue that could do ceremony and reception. I wanted real flowers, not artificial. I actually built our entire plan around our flowers - they were the first thing decided on because they have a special meaning to us.

I think am blessed to have my older sister planning and designing my dress for the big day. My FH and I always joke about just "going t the courthouse". That's how low maintenance I am but I always did dream of having a wedding I'm excited. I recommend getting together with a friend or relative and relating your vision. Leave it all to them. Less stress of you!

I'm pretty low maintenance, but because I am creative and have had to wait 35 years for a wedding, this shin-dig has more details than it probably needs lol. That said, just don't sweat the small stuff. Make your priorities a priority and don't worry about what you don't care so much for. Don't worry about having a Pinterest wedding. No one will care if you don't have this or that when it comes to decorations. Can't afford a photo booth? No one will miss it. Uplighting not your thing? No one will miss it. Just keep it simple and keep it you.

Thanks everyone! At this point I don't even know what a theme versus a color scheme is and how they relate to one another! lol. I have 2 years to figure this out! I think I've started to prioritize and figure out the wants and don't wants and hopefully they will all come together without wedding planners, and I guess that's where friends and family will come in! Enjoy the rest of your wedding planning and have a wonderful wedding!

You definitely don't need a theme. Just pick out some colors that you like and go from there. You don't even have to go all out with a color scheme.

Dont stress too much. It will all fall into place

It's easier if you have been to a few weddings you enjoyed and can think about what aspects you liked. That will help you figure out what to prioritize. And you'll learn a ton lurking on these boards.

I like to consider myself pretty low maintenance too. I'm getting a little out of hand with decor and centerpieces. I think you can bring your low maintenance style through with your wedding dress. I'm looking for an off the shoulder satin gown... no pearls or beading. I always say less is more but a tasteful more is always welcome lol. Good luck

I started by buying some wedding magazines and flipping through them to see what I liked or didn't like. That is the easiest way to do it. You will start to form opinions as soon as you start looking.

This is so me..actually considering a wedding planner now to help with the creative aspects. I've researched so much that i have too many ideas now and no clue how to put them together.

I am super low maintenance. I started watching say yes to the dress to see what kind of styles are out there. I tried on a handful of dresses and found mine! My parents are helping me a lot and booked almost all of my venues for me. I also hired a DOC.

You don't need a theme. Hang out here, the members will give lots of help. Have fun with it.

Good for you! Well, not about getting freaked out. But I think for me not having pre-conceived notions about what my wedding day would be left me more open-minded about the options. (How could I know what kind of wedding I'd want when I hadn't even met FH yet?). Probably working in my decisiveness favor was that our engagement will be just about six months long, so we didn't really have time to dilly dally. I am an accountant by trade so lack creativity myself, and didn't really aim for anything too outside the box. We have a day of coordinator off of whom to bounce ideas, but for the most part, it's your day and you can do what you want! Enjoy!

I'm the same way! Never even thought of what my wedding would look like. Then suddenly I was engaged and every vendor wanted to know my "vision," whatever the heck that is. I was all "um, my vision is that we get married in front of people who love us. With laughter and good food. The end."

So I picked a venue that took most of that stuff off my plate - the ceremony setting and interior are already lovely and classy, and most of the stuff people obsess over (chairs, linens, etc) are included. The few things that will get added (centerpieces) are borrowed from a family friend who DIYed her daughters' weddings, so I told her whatever she's got that she thinks will look good. I didn't do two-toned "colors", just figured out what I gravitated toward while internet surfing, then gave those photos to a good florist and baker.

Don't get sucked into either the WIC idea you HAVE to have elaborate decor/themed whatever and matchy-matchy colors. But also don't get sucked into the indie bride routine of thinking everything has to be rustic/DIY/"representing WHO YOU REALLY ARE". I drove myself nuts with that last one. Because who we really are, is people who don't care about cake toppers or "colors" or fake vs real flowers. So I went with that.

I am very low maintenance and detest pretension. So I get it. The very BEST move I made was to hire a planner. FH and I described to her what we wanted, how extravagant (or not) we wanted things to be, gave her colors, approximate guest count, etc and she has emailed me pics and ideas and I simply yay or nay them. We attended a food tasting, said yes. I looked at centerpiece samples, said yes, etc. I hunted vendors, they sent her the contracts, and she has been working with them and getting my approval on stuff before it becomes part of the plan. She has worked it all up into what I expect to be pretty perfect for who we are as people. Classic, but not over-the-top, fun but still respectable..etc. See if you can find someone for that. I am fortunate in that I do not live in a metro area, so I am paying less than $1000 for her services, and she has been worth ten times that amount as far as I am concerned.