3 Wedding Day Mistakes You Could Regret Making

Your wedding day is meant to be one of the happiest, most joyful days of your life - and in all likelihood, it will be. But anyone who has planned a wedding, specifically their own, knows that it can also come with it's fair share of stress, anxiety and chaos. No matter how well prepared you think you are, there will be certain things that will just seem out of control and somethings that actually will be as your wedding day approaches. One of those few things that many can't control is the regret they feel at the things they wish they had done or planned differently. Luckily for you, if you're reading this, your wedding is still hopefully, at least, a few months away - which gives you plenty of time to rectify anything you think you might come to regret when it's finally your wedding day.

Here are a few mistakes you could regret making while planning a wedding. Avoid them.

Also Read: A Wedding Day Checklist For The Bride-To-Be

1. Inviting people you really didn't want to invite

Calling a bunch of extra people whose presence at your wedding really won't make you a difference is, to say the very least, a complete waste. Most importantly, a waste of your money. Planning a wedding and executing the plan is expensive. In that, to add people who you won't even end up interacting with or making any fun memories with is pointless.

Having said that, we understand that Indian weddings come with their set of obligations. There are people who you or your parents will just have to invite, regardless of whether or not you actually want to. In that case, limit the guest list of people that you absolutely have to invite to one big function. If yours is an Indian wedding, you're likely to have more than just one function. If you can, keep your actual wedding day as private as personal as possible and extend your guest list on a function like the sangeet.

2. Not hiring a photographer

There are things to compromise on in order to save money - a photographer is not one of them. You might think that not hiring a photographer can save you a whole lot of money and that your friends and family will take plenty of pictures anyway. That's true, until it's not. Your friends and family will take pictures up until the point where everyone is busy having fun and lost in your special moment with you. Those are the moments you really want someone to capture. You want to be able to look back at those memories not just with your partner, but also with the rest of the people who made your special day even more special. So, hire a photographer, or you will almost definitely regret it.

3. Dressing up in a way that's really not you

Whether it's the clothes, the jewelry or your hair and makeup - you've got to dress up in a way that is true to who you are. Especially on your wedding day, you need to feel completely like yourself and beautiful and calm on the inside and out. If you're letting someone else call the shots in how you look, you could end up making yourself feel extremely uncomfortable and out of it. That's the last thing you need or want.

So make sure you pick an outfit that you love - whether it's bold and bright, or subtle and subdued. Wear your hair the way you think it looks best - whether up in a bun, down in a braid or just let loose. Make sure your makeup artist listens to your brief about the kind of makeup that you want - whether soft and dewy or out and out glamorous. It's your day, make sure you look exactly the way that you had imagined.