Valuable planning tips from La Lista brides
Photo: Yulia Longo
We asked you, our amazing knowledgeable brides for tips on how you made your wedding planning easier and the things you would do differently. These brides are your wedding cheerleaders, never tired of Italian wedding chat and always here to help. Come and meet your team in our private Couples Community.
Couple’s photoshoot
Don’t schedule the couple's photoshoot necessarily on the wedding day itself. The guests travel all the way to Italy to enjoy the time with you. You can plan a photoshoot in advance or during the honeymoon. We did this 7 months before our wedding in Rome 👌🏻🇮🇹 - L
Photo: Cassie Howard Photography
Book a wedding planner
Use a wedding planner if you’re not from Italy!!! The extra money is worth it for safety. We learned the hard way! We withdraw from our venue as we no longer had trust in them and are currently trying to get our money back, but it's incredibly difficult as we didn’t have a planner. - Alice
Photo: Sarah Joy Landon
Welcome party
Have a welcome party on the eve of your wedding if it is within your budget. We got to speak to all our guests then, and managed to enjoy ourselves without feeling obliged to speak to everyone again during the wedding itself. - Julia
Photo: Gillian Hoban Makeup Artist
Cheaper isn’t always better
One thing we learnt the hard way - don’t “cheap out” on wedding planners and florists. We went for options which were a thousand or two thousand euros cheaper as we preferred spending our money on other suppliers, but we were very disappointed with their service in the end. - Julia
Photo: Argentieri Studio
Managing vendors
You can never be too detailed when it comes down to what you expect from your vendors. - Valerie
Photo - Wedding planner: Aisling Wedding Studio
Don’t forget to eat!
Ask your planner/caterer to save you each a plate from dinner and leave in your room for after the party! We were too busy/stressed to eat and we were SO hungry when we got back to our room after. - Jessica
Photo: Colin Ross | Caterer: Class Ricevimenti
Moments together
Plan moments alone together as a couple during your day. We loved stepping away at different parts of our wedding just to look at everyone and take it all in. Spending these few moments as a couple as we saw our wedding vision come into reality! - Jeryl
Photo: Martina Ruffini
Do YOU
You don’t have to follow all the trends and add tons of things for you to do on your wedding day. You want to have time and enjoy the party too! - Patricia
Photo: Elizabeth Armitage
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