As anyone who
has ever planned a wedding knows there are a million details and it can be
overwhelming. With the average wedding taking one year to plan, the mother of
the bride and the bride need a good game plan to work down the multiple
details.
So how did we
tackle the monumental task? What we did can be applied to any major project.
2. Once we had our monthly plan, I further broke the to-do list down to weekly goals. As with any major project, you have to have small achievable goals that keep the project moving forward. We kept the weekly list to about three to four hours a week.
3. My daughter and I have a very hectic schedule, who doesn’t… so it was very important to set a day and time. This step is critical. Too many things can interfere and with a wedding months away, it is easy to put off small tasks. We held firm to that time every week.
This wedding time was valuable time for us to touch base, how was she doing, any thoughts, nerves, and generally, how was she feeling about the wedding, marriage and future.
If the tasks ended up being too long or too short, we would re-adjust.
Careful
planning allowed us to enjoy the process of wedding planning. We had heard
horror stories about mothers and daughters fighting, wedding planning nightmares
about missing important details. We still had stressful moments but I believe
we had far fewer of them.
In addition,
we were able to focus our attention and care to every small detail.
No detail
was too small. That attention to detail only comes from careful planning.
Believe me, wrapping attendant gifts three months before the actual wedding is an
important to detail.
This process
is a good lesson for any project, party or enterprise.
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