Can you REALLY plan your wedding while working FULL TIME?
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Can you REALLY plan your wedding while working FULL TIME?
Yes, you CAN! I can't promise it wont be tough at times, but if you follow these 12 practices, I promise it will be much smoother sailing than without them.
1. Prioritize
2. Be Organized
3. Budget
4. Meet After Hours
5. All Inclusive
6. Beware Office Policies
7. Make Your Lunches
8. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
9. Cut Back Hours
10. Preferred Vendors
11. Hire a Planner
12. Downtime
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I find the suggestion that people would quit working full time whist planning a wedding ludicrous. Maybe it's because I'm from the UK, but I've never even thought of not working to plan this one day of my life.
Seems utterly bonkers to me.
As an American, if I don't have a job how am I going to pay for a wedding let alone EVERY other living expense? How is this even a question??
Kitty I’ve never heard of such a thing haha! That is crazy
Do people actually do that?! WHAT?
Not gonna lie. Watching ur videos make me stress less about wedding planning 😁
Cynthia Ho I agree she makes it seem more fun :)
She is keeping me calm & sane!
Could you go over what to expect from different attire weddings? (Cocktail, formal, black-tie, casual) I’m asking from a guest perspective because I really don’t know what the bride expects
KC that’s a really good one omg!
Great video! A few questions:
1) what are some special/unique details you’ve seen couples do in the past or any ideas for special touches you have?
2) what is the craziest thing you’ve seen at a wedding?
3) how often and for what circumstances should a bride meet with a planner?
4) what is the best resource to find wedding venues?
5) everyone thinks of florals, venues, food, dress, etc. when thinking of planning a wedding, but what are some of the purchases/things/costs that most people don’t know about off the bat?
6) what is the most stressful part of the wedding planning process (for bride, groom, or planner)?
7) what information should a bride have before meeting with a planner?
8) pros and cons for having a wedding in winter, fall, spring, summer?
Jamie Wolfer yay!😁
Mimi Gaudet Great questions! Especially 7 & 8!
Thumbs up before I watched the video because, I mean, it's Jamie Wolfer... you know it's going to be good 😂💕
Danii Popss agreed
Truuueeee💕💕💕 she’s the best out there!
But really.
Danii Popss I love Jamie 🤣🤣🤣
Yas! I'm planning my wedding, working full time and I'm in school. I couldn't have gotten this far without your help! 🙌
Omg our venue is holding the ceremony and reception like 20 feet form each other. They have so many things we can rent directly from them like lighting and upgraded tables. They have an exclusive caterer who also includes linens in their pricing and has furniture and accessories we can rent form them. It’s been such a relief.
Your videos have been super helpful. I got Engaged in December and our wedding is in January. Luckily I have the big stuff planned out already. All inclusive venue, photographer, DJ, and officiant are all booked. I'm DIYing my own flowers from coffee filters and a greenary from craft stores. I could use a video on the little stuff to remember. I have about 6 months to go and that feels like a ton of time and no time at all at the same time.
What advice do you have to help keep a bride from giving up on planning and just eloping lol every day that option seems better and better.
So glad I found you to keep me company while I plan my sisters wedding :-)
Love your videos! They're always so energetic and full of valuable info.
Hey Jamie! I know you’re busy - but just wanted to drop by and maybe give a few video ideas if you ever run out! My wedding is in a few months and I’ve always wanted to have a candy bar as a sort of “take home wedding favor”. I’m also going to do a coffee bar. I’d love to see what your ideas for those things would be! Or maybe like extra (small affordable) fun things ppl could add to their weddings to make it fun and unique. You are my very favorite for my wedding planning process on UA-cam. Thank you SO much for making videos! ❤️
I have totally binged and fallen in love with your videos !! I love all things wedding and can’t seem to get enough info on them especially your content !! Thank you 😊
Cassie Lynn that’s what happened to me too 😂🤣 I binged and fell in love with her vids!
Yaaaaaaas! I’m doing it currently. Oh and I love fellow list makers 😍
I'm using the Google excel sheet for wedding planning 😊.... learnt to stick with the budget.
Thanks for taking your time to do this. We really love it, from the buttom of my heart.
It took me a long time, but I found a BNB in Goderich- and it has been wonderful working with them! When we began doing research, the initial searching took SO MUCH time, but after we found our venue and photography, we were golden, things went smoothly!
I love the fact that you pointed out to choose a venue that did multiple parts of the wedding at one place! We did this with ours, and it makes it so much easier!! We also went with preferred vendors, which ended up being easier because they don't need walk throughs of the venue and are there often throughout the year! It's made things so much easier on both of us since we both work full-time. Thank you for this video!
Love your videos! Thank you 😁
Hard, but totally doable. I work a full time accounting job AND run a very busy professional photography business (in my 8th year, woohoo!), AND spend time with my honey, AND am planning a wedding in addition to keeping up with family and friends and church. A big tip I can suggest is to set routine. I wake up at 4am to answer emails and messages before work, use my lunch period to scour social media and use my after work to edit photos and talk with my baby on the phone. We set three full date days together on Fri-Sun. Lastly, stay focused! Focus is the biggest factor I think. 😊👏🏼 Hard, but possible!
OMG! Finally someone who can truly understand how stressful it is planning your own wedding and working full time! I have a coordinator and thankfully my fiancé's support and involvement but it's not enough. They make it look so effortless in the movies and IG but the reality of it is truly hard. I have days where I am just finding myself feeling like I'm drowning. It's such a burden because financially if your on a budget too and everything has gotten ridiculously expensive since the pandemic in the state of California. I can barley keep up. No one truly understands unless you have gone through it yourself. Plus the pressure to look your best on your wedding. OMG! Why all this pressure! I feel so bad and horrible for judging other people's weddings and how they turned out cheap or awful sometimes. I didn't realize how hard it is and I'm so sorry!!!! LOL forgive me! Thank you Jamie. I'm so glad you can relate and understand what I'm going through. LOVE your videos!
Really loving your channel! How can I make things easy for friends/family who are helping to set up or tear down for the wedding?
You should definitely do a fun and quick Q&A! I've seen so many good questions in the comments that I'd love to know the answers to!
What are your best tips for choosing who to invite to your wedding? I was invited to my neighbors wedding and I knew her but had never met the groom. Now I don't know if I should invite both of them or just stick with the person I know? What's your advice?! Especially with a smaller wedding (100 and lower) and what's your recommendation with large families? Who do you cut?
As always I loved the video! Always so helpful!! Some questions I have: 1.) How do you create a budget? Like how do you do the math off of what the bride and groom make in their jobs? I have no clue what our budget should be. 2.) What's the average cost of having a planner/day of coordinator travel for their services? Like coming to another state and/or country for the wedding/reception. Would the bride and groom be financially responsible for air fare/transportation, hotel stay, etc?
Thanks for this 😻 my partner and I live around 7-8hrs away from where we want to get married (live regional nsw and want to get married in Sydney) and we both work full time so we will definitely getting a planner for our wedding
Please do a registry/wedding website video!! I cannot decide if Zola is a good idea or not!
Cutting costs by making your lunches and such seriously helps. I was spending $15 daily for 5 days a week on coffee and a breakfast on the way to work… just because I would run out of time to eat by doing my full beat makeup and hair routine… $300 a month… for breakfast 😅
Hello Jamie love your videos 😊 can you make a video about all the vendors you should have like a vendor checklist and what they should provide? I feel like I’m forgetting something 😔
Have you ever been a wedding planner for a college student? I think that would be something very helpful to cover for the younger brides. Any advice is always welcomed and taken to heart when considering how to balance classwork, (probably) a job (or two), and then planning a wedding. I have some friends who had their wedding almost immediately out of college or even during! So, yeah, just think it could be neat to hear some advice :) thank you!
Any tips on how to make kids entertained during the wedding day? It's a long day and I want both the kids and the parents to be able to enjoy themselves. I'm guessing we'll be having only a few kids at our wedding so there won't be a large group that can run around together, but I still want them to have fun. Any ideas from a wedding planner and mum? 😊
And also, what's a good day of emergency snack that won't leave stains but also not take up too much space? I get reeeaal cranky when I'm hungry... 😅
And could you give some examples how X hours photography booked translates for what you get pictures for? Like is four enough for ceremony and photo shoot, and if you want morning of and first dance go for six? Just approximately 😊
And I'd love to know more about you! What was your job before becoming a coordinator? Where did you and your husband meet? Proposal story? How was he in the wedding planning?
Katja Oksanen that’s a really good one!!
Hey Jamie,
Thank you for all your videos. I am planning my own budget wedding and all your videos are a fantastic guide to help me plan my wedding with destination UK. :) xoxoxo
I was looking at this google sheet you have shared. But unable to download it. Could you please allow downloading the template?
Love,
Trupti
Binging these videos while I’m at work...😳 😂 luckily no one has ever said anything and ya know secret air pods
Planning my wedding with a full time AND part time job..... because weddings are expensive! And I'm done ahead of schedule.
Hi Jamie! I’ve been watching your videos back to back. I think you explain things very well and you have a lot of valuable tips.
Just wondering, you mentioned this in this video, but how much do you usually charge for a 2-hour consultation?
I LOVE your videos! Been a subscriber since there were only 300ish of us! My question is how much (on average) does a day-of coordinator cost in California? Side note: It would be a dream to have you as my coordinator whenever my boyfriend decides to pop the question ;) so glad your channel is gaining more popularity!
Do you coordinate weddings outside of California? I love you and your videos! So helpful.
Would you consider making a similar video but for brides that are planning while in school? I’m wondering how it’s going to be possible planning a wedding while managing graduate school (ahhh) or just reply with your tips? Thanks so much in advance and love your channel!
I just love your content, your advice has helped me so much!! Do you have any advice for day time weddings?
So we're thinking of hosting a brunch wedding, mostly my question is what does the timeline look like? Will people still expect to have a full cocktail hour? thanks!
Jamie, I work a full time job, a 2nd 20hr part time job, and a 3rd 20hr weekend job. We have a budget of $8,000. I'm also in school full-time. She is also in school full-time and works full-time. Our budget requires a lot of diy without tons of help from friends or family. I don't think we can avoid crazy-ville. What tips can you offer those who can't avoid crazy-ville?
Thoughts on favors/not doing favours
Best ways to manage a 2yr old through a wedding (planning a babysitter from after the meal..is this a good idea)
How to handle guests expectations.. we have under 60 guests and not inviting the entire family members so just aunts, uncles not cousins and they aren't all v happy about this!)
Bridal prep (skincare etc. Any what not to do)
Cheap or low key bridal shower ideas (which don't involve eating?!)
Anything you regret or most common regrets from the day/run up
Thanks!!
If my family was ticked about not inviting everyone I wouldn't have a bridal shower. Then again I think bridal showers are just present grabs. If you can find a cousin that isn't mad at you then ask them to babysit.
Hi Jamie, do you mind share the google spreadsheet again ? The version listed in the content cannot be downloaded.....
Yes I agree the Google sheets look very helpful but I am not sure how to use and access them. Thank you!
What are your tips on planning a wedding in the US (Colorado) while living abroad (Japan)?
What do you reccomend doing for RSVPs? We have a wedding website & can have then through that, but I know that may not be as convenient as mailing them. Any tips?
you mentioned booking condultation hours with a planner- i'm interested in this but not sure how to go about it. can you give more details of how to ask a planner for this?
Not me watching this video having already hired a team to plan my wedding because I’m so busy 🙈
How do you feel about name tags for pre-wedding events like engagement parties?
Totally unrelated question to this video: Can floral arrangements have a mixture of real and fake flowers? I love the look of real silver dollar eucalyptus & the fake eucalyptus I've seen dont look that great. But I also don't want to spend too much money on real flowers and Michael's have amazing fake ones! Loved your vid!
There will be no wedding I didn’t work full time 🤷🏽♀️ lol I’ve done a lot of pre planning and list making so things so smoothly
Ooooh! Ooooh! Q&A question! I’ve been meaning to ask you this. I know one time on a budget video you said something about RSVP websites (having people RSVP not through snail mail i mean). But I wanted to know what your thoughts are on that in general. Do people think it’s tacky? Am i likely to get RSVPs in a more timely manner? Less timely manner? Etc. I’m trying to gauge whether it’ll actually make it easier for people to RSVP because I’m notoriously terrible at even putting a pre-stamped envelope in the mail because... I never mail things. Like who does, really?
Also, not that I’d have an e-vite for my wedding or anything. I’d mail a a physical invite.
Jamie Wolfer as always, you’re the besttttttt!
Love your videos! I am getting married next May in western Washington state:) We have an earlier ceremony(11am), followed by the reception. My question is: Given that our wedding is around lunchtime, if appetizers are served how long should/can we wait to set out the buffet?
@@JamieWolfer Thank you!
What are some tips to plan a wedding that is going to take place in another state?
Do you only coordinate for weddings in California or could you coordinate in a different state? I live in Arizona and would love to hire you to do my wedding. I think your sooo ahhhmazing😍
I have a question! Two, actually haha. How do you normally advise clients who want to do a toss exit photo? At our church it has to be done outside, but the bride and groom typically leave before everyone else as they lead the recessional. Would you advise they wait off to the side for people to gather outside of the church, or is this usually a staged shot?
Along the same lines, how do you advise doing a sparkler exit? I see them everywhere, but our photographer will likely be gone by the time we exit. Is this worth trying to have a friend capture, or should it be skipped if we don't have an official photographer?
Love your videos, thanks in advance! Xo
Good questions!!
Can you do a video on what to pawn off to who?
is it okay to skip the first dances if father of the bride and the groom are not big on dancing, especially in public? how do you handle stubborn men in the bridal party who dont want their picture taken? - thanks! love your channel jamie💖
How important is it that your wedding baker is licensed and insured? I met with someone with yummy cakes that I really liked, but she is a start up and works from her home kitchen. It's a small cake for only 35 people, but still...not sure about this. What are your thoughts?
We’ll see how well this goes… working FT, renovating/safety the crap house I bought myself a year ago, minor surgery and… the wedding is in four months… 😳
Oh and DIY on a total $4K budget
EVERY second counts. Listening to this at work, haha, and using lunch breaks.
Lol I don’t do down time. And I haven’t watched TV in about 6 months.
I have a mid coordination planner. And it is 2 months before wedding. I have coordinated all requirements and suppliers. She does not even ask how it was going on until I update her that it was done already. What to do? I already hate her.
My current struggle!
Can you do a video on seating charts? I’m putting mine together and I don’t where our parents’ friends versus our friends should go and so on.
Jamie Wolfer I’m sitting here trying to figure out if our grandparents should sit at a table together or if they should sit with their kids. How much we should mix our family members and it’s very confusing.
My wedding is going to be Totally DIY... Why? It's a courthouse wedding and just a small gathering of friends and family after... It's my second wedding so I'm going small and cute. And making it how I really wanted it. I'm even doing my own cake! But I believe is much more expensive than otherwise.
Do you offer consulting hours on the phone or FaceTime to brides not in your area?
You just need to be organized and accomplish a few things every week. Planned my wedding in six months, working full time.
How and who should you delegate things to do?
Do you travel to other states to help brides?
Do you have any advice or experience in LGBT weedings?
I don't know how you could plan a wedding w/o working who going to pay for it
Wedding cake looks pretty, but tastes pretty gross. What are other popular wedding desserts?
What do you think about those fake styrofoam cakes that are used just for taking pictures of the couple cutting the cake together? Is it worth buying a “cake” you can’t eat?
Do you have any destination wedding advice or tips?
Jamie Wolfer thanks Jamie you're the best I love all of your videos : )
Im not sure how to edit the Google doc. Do I have to request permission to access the doc? I can't make edits I can only view it
Priscilla Villafana maybe you could copy and paste it into your own new document? Hopefully you can make changes then!
@@JamieWolfer I've got a Google account but I STILL can't edit it. Any other tips?
My fiance and I are getting married when he gets home. Hes in afganistan.hes military (army),and will be retired soon. It's his 3rd tour..once I started to think about what we wanted,etc.it is very overwhelming, but its exciting as well.we can't set a date or book anyone yet,but I have a wedding ideas journal book and I have already chosen the dress I would like, but have not baught it yet.my fiance wants an extravagant wedding,but he also wants to be married asap.lol.im laughing, because hes the one who wants it more extravagant than me.we are both divorced,and this will be our second marriage..I'm a country girl and could care less how extravagant it is.lol...however, we do both want to keep God in this relationship always...so we will be married in a church and do the somewhat traditional wedding...I have told my fiance, that I want a Cinderella/traditional/kinda wimsicle type of wedding..thank you for doing these videos all of them that I have seen are very helpful and I have just followed you on Instagram and the wedding chicks as well..I have told my fiance that we need a wedding planner, and we are in Arizona.if it works out right ,I would like you to be our planner. But first I need to speak to my fiance and we need to wait till we find out when he is coming home..
Hi Jaime I need permission to use that google doc how did you get access to use it or did you just copy and paste?
I did sign in with google but it says I need permission from the owner to use it☹ I couldn't copy or paste either Im not sure but I kinda made my own it just looks like crap haha or I guess an organized mess lol
@@JamieWolfer thank you I tried that as well using this link www.wedivite.com/wedding-planning-google-drive-spreadsheets/ but still no luck for some reason it just says view only I don't know why 😭
I figured it out! So as long as youbhave excel you can do it. So you open the document then go to file > download as> microsoft excel then save it to your computer then upload it onto your drive😁
Ashlyn Ibuado Just an update. The owner has since disabled all export options 😭 So no editing, copying and pasting, or downloading as an excel doc.
How do you feel about wedding expos???
I'm falling apart ATM, I have 10 weeks left to go, my signer has cancelled on me as she's gone out of business. My venue isn't providing table covers and sashes anymore, they've only told me now there will be only one meal option for everyone unless I pay per head to change it. My make up artist has let me down. I can get in touch with my printer for the invites so it's take us 2 months just to draft up the invites, they haven't even been printed them and there meant to be sent by tomorrow. I work as a stay in nurse, and I don't have that much money to replace anything if it goes wrong. I've been saving for 4 years and it's all going to pot. I just want to throw in the towel and give up.
Oh and my wedding coordinator quit, so now a new person has to be filled in on times and what's happening. I don't even know this new persons name yet.
Just curious as someone randomly finding this video way later...lol did it all work out?
What percentage of your yearly salary is reasonable to spend on your wedding?
40%
Can you? Yes. Should you? Honestly maybe not.