Wedding Regrets from Brides

A few months ago I did a survey on Instagram where I asked married people “If you could change one thing about your wedding what would it be?!” I loved reading through the responses.  I realized how helpful it would be to those planning their wedding. So, I’ve compiled the top responses for you! If you’re getting married soon, you’ll want to read these wedding regrets from brides.

More Flowers

I got this response a ton!! As a general rule of life: flowers make everything better. The same thing goes for weddings: flowers make them better. I know that weddings are expensive, but flowers (as well as photography ;)) isn’t something that you should skimp on. Unlike certain table decor (think burlap…), flowers are timeless. You will never wish you had fewer flowers on your wedding day. Promise.

Flowers by: The Floralette, Teresa Sena Designs, and Maui Palm Tree Floral

Smaller Bridal Party or No Bridal Party

I’ve never heard someone say they wish they had a larger bridal party. Keeping the wedding party small and intimate always seems to be something past brides wish they had done. I had 5 bridesmaids in my wedding and while I love them all SO much, I totally could have had 0. I’ve been seeing more and more couples having just 1 or 2 people in their wedding party. A lot of times it’s a sibling. It’s so cute when my brides have there brother as a “bridesmaid” and vice versa. The point that I’m trying to get across is that you don’t have to have X amount of people in your wedding party because it’s the tradition. You can do whatever the heck you want 🙂

Wedding Planner

Trust me on this one. You need to hire a wedding planner!! There is so much that goes into planning a wedding and you don’t want to do it all on your own… especially if you’re a destination couple. Planning a wedding at a location that you aren’t familiar with gives you all the more reason to hire a coordinator. You don’t want to be worrying about flowers, table designs, who the best vendors are, etc. Let a Wedding Coordinator help you so that you can enjoy every moment of your wedding day. My favorite Maui Wedding Planners are Opihi Love and K.H & Co.

Booked a Day Before or Day After Session

I have an entire blog post dedicated to this topic. You can (and definitely should) read it here!

Fewer Guests – Just Close Friends and Family

I hear this all the time… “I wish we had fewer guests.” When we were planning our wedding, we made sure to only invite people we knew we’d be friends with 10-years from now. Some couples want to invite everyone they know to have a fun party. We wanted just our closest friends and family. Don’t feel guilty about not inviting people. It is your wedding after all!

Thanks so much for taking the time to read through this! I hope you found the information helpful. If you have any questions, please reach out to me!