Planning A Wedding – DIY or Not!

Yay! I am about to start planning our wedding/bryllup and will be sharing some parts of the process here… To start with, I am considering going the DIY way with many things… I mean it can’t be that terrible can it? and I think I’m quite good with organising.

As a Yoruba girl I am going to have a Traditional Yoruba Wedding in addition to a Christian Wedding. Traditions where I come from must be observed (boyfriend not particularly keen :p ). Due to Nigerian parents’ tendencies to have very strong opinions over the traditional wedding I have chosen to focus most of my creativity on my Christian Wedding and just give little requests here and there for the Traditional Wedding.

So ‘to-be brides’, wedding planners and recent brides or anyone with experience reading this… how and where do I start on planning a wedding??? We have come up with a guest list but after reaching out to two venues in/around Oslo and receiving their menu we have considered cutting the list short. We want a very intimate ceremony and party, to be surrounded by people who know us individually and as a couple.

Right now we have settled on one venue. (The view is beautiful). We have also settled to have both weddings in about a year. I know i’ll need a photographer/videographer, and DJ but do I really need a decorator? Would I be able to handle decor?

Here is a recent picture from my friends Traditional Yoruba Wedding where I was a bridesmaid(can you spot me?). Please share any wedding planning advice you may have and feel free to ask any questions you might have about my traditions.

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The Bride and her Bridesmaids :*

…To DIY the wedding or Not? I think i’ll start by buying myself an organiser.