10 things i wish i knew before wedding planning | courtney capano 

I agree. You don’t need a wedding planner. Me and my fiancé planned and found our own wedding vendors. It’s such a fun journey. It’s also a practice for couples for problem solving and figuring things out together (an important thing that you will continue to do in your marriage).

I am the groom-to-be trying to self-educate. Thankyou for this helpful video. I don't want to sit around while my fiancé plans the wedding. The humble truth is that I emotionally quite sensitive so I feel huge warm feelings which bring tears. I am also quite intimidated by the process. I am however, very happy about the engagement and have taken a new view point of my fiancé's parents and things like the potential for being a parent in the future is far more of a concrete feeling now rather than a half-dream. I had a wife who cheated which broke my trust. I thought would not marry again but now I have a relationship which I believe in. My partner and I are deeply committed to eachother and it feels good. There you go. A man told you how he felt. X

The last dance idea is something I've never heard of and that's super cute!

Thank you for discussing the topic of weight!! I am having so many emotions about trying to lose weight before my wedding, but it's true. I want to enjoy my life and not try to have a crash diet or focus on my weight this entire time. I really appreciate it!

THANK YOU for talking about not needing a wedding diet!!! Wedding planning is so stressful as it is. I totally agree that the time before your wedding should be spent living it up and having fun with your partner, not worrying about counting calories :)

I love the fact that your adding that being present, and savoring moments with your partner throughout this journey and on the wedding day is very much something I will keep in mind :)

The last dance idea is so sweet. My husband and I aren't dancers so we aren't having a dancing wedding but that sounds so stinking adorable for those who love to dance.

Can we just mention PLEASE.. the fact that she put crash dieting in here is awesome! It’s such a great thing for women, younger women, to know that you don’t have to be a “certain weight” on your wedding day..just very nice for u to add that..it important for women to remember. I just loved everything you said☺️💕 And I’m wedding planning now literally just starting so this helped thanks!!😄

Hi Courtney! I must say you are wise beyond your years! Our daughter recently got engaged on V-day, and I'm trying to soak up advice/opinions, just like you said. I agree with most everything you've commented about but of course not everything;). I married my HS sweetheart in Vegas after dating 8yrs, and my mother gave us a reception a few months later. Been together now 41 yrs total, long-distance relationship, college and 3 kiddos out of college and all, so our first wedding to plan. He and I are very excited for her wedding for next year and am sharing your video with her. I hope everything went well for you as I haven't watched your other videos yet. Thanks for sharing your wonderful take on it all! Blessings and wine😊

Thanks for this! I got engaged October 2nd and getting married next October the 14th and so far have gotten a lot of the bigger things out of the way (venue, dress, makeup artist) and I’m so exited ! I don’t know why though I have to say I want my fiancé to see me for the first time on the aisle because it gets his most genuine reaction where everyone sees and on the footage of our actual ceremony but I also totally get why many do the first looks, as a photographer / photographer assistant the first looks I have witnessed have been absolutely beautiful! One alternative I really like is the first look for the dad or special family member 🥰 great video on the timelines , ideas etc 🤍

Sooo much valuable info!! And I love your vibe, thanks for posting!

Totally agree with challenging as many traditions as possible to make it your own!

I would agree with a lot of what you're saying. The only think I would say is.. Yes, don't give into the pressure to keep everything traditional if that's not you're thing. But also, don't give into the pressure to keep everything trendy either. If you want to mix and match, go for it! Do whatever fits you and your style!

Two words: guaranteed minimum. Ask your caterer if they require one. Lots of pandemic weddings had to downsize and didn't notice that their catering contacts require you to have a guaranteed minimum amount of guests to feed. If they do, maybe don't give them the highest number to quote you because they can more easily adding more guests than subtract.

Great suggestions!! I love how your challenging the traditions to make your wedding your own 💕

I’m sooo happy I found you!! Loved your vibe right away 💖 subscribed 🙏

I honestly have watched so many videos about wedding planning, budgeting, tips, decorating, so so many topics. But your videos have helped me keep things in perspective and feel really good and excited. Thank you so much for giving practical tips while keeping the eye on the real prize!

I love this video so much thanks for being so genuine with us Courtney. I liked that you mentioned that things will go wrong regardless of our vision. I think this is a great reminder. I also saw another wedding video that mentioned that the morning of the wedding the couple hired a yoga instructor the day of their wedding. They invited the bridesmen and groomsmen and did some yoga before they started their day. I think that idea is great just to relax and feel a little less stressed the day of the wedding.

Wow this was so helpful for me! I agreed with so much that u said! I will be using this advice

Thank you for the great tips! I needed this today.

❤ When I hear certain songs they take me right back to a memory or a certain time in my life!! ❤

Thank you! This list is spot on!!!

Thank you for talking about not dieting!!!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

These tips were so helpful! Thank you for this video!

I got choked up listening to it too 🤗 love this video btw!

I just wanted to thank you. Your video has taken so much stress and weight off my shoulders. 1 min and 15 seconds in we determined we are just going to do an elope ceramony and ugh just thank you I never thought of that

So happy I found this video!! Super helpful especially when it can be very overwhelming to plane!! Just subscribed!!

That‘s a great 10s list to warch before getting married, awesome video ❤

the last dance idea made me choke up too omg i'm definitely using this because i have 9 months to plan mine and i do want to slow it down for us

Such great advice!!!!! I just saved this video!!!l❤❤❤❤ congratulations!!!!

"Grab wine and drive to driving range" 😂😂😂

Can’t wIt to hear your ceremony playlist. Hope you’ll post that after the wedding ❤️

Can’t wait to hear what the little surprises were!

This video was sooo helpful!

Thank you for the great tips! I am getting married in May and feeling overwhelmed!

Got a lot out of this video! Thank you!

Thank you ! You're shilling good wibes !!

Thank you for sharing! For your ceremony music, do you mean when your guests are finding their seats or are you planning for music to play during the actual ceremony? Usually it’s a quiet time so I’m very intrigued by this!

I'm not using a wedding planner either! I'm doing my own research, BUT the venue I'm booking has recommended vendors and such that I can get discounts for using so I don't have to try too hard about searching for florists, food, etc. ❤

Love the idea of the last dance! Do you plan on doing it before or after the formal exit?

Though I definitely think wedding planners are a luxury and not necessary in most cases, I will say that for some people a planner can be really useful. Wedding planning is a ton of work, and if you aren’t that good at planning and organizing then you probably do need someone to help you along the way. Plus, planners have contacts with other vendors and can often find better deals on things because they’ve been in the industry for a while and have more knowledge. I’m not using a planner, however, I purchased a package made by a wedding planner that acts as a helpful guide to follow for the wedding planning process. Plus it comes with videos that delve into certain topics that might need more discussion before you decide what you’d like to do. Also, I love the idea of a private dance! Will you guys wait until everyone has left? Or will you go somewhere private for it? My fiancé and I are doing a fake send off after the cake cutting, so that people don’t feel like they have to stay the whole time just to be there for the grand exit. So I’m wondering how we’d be able to incorporate a private dance before the DJ packs up, without shooing everyone out. Love the video!

Great video, lot's of gems.

The only reason I’m doing the wedding diet, is because COVID caused me to gain about 50 lbs. I’ve never been this heavy and I’m not naturally this heavy, I just wasn’t able to hit the gym or be active during COVID. I would like to look like myself at my wedding instead of how I look now.

Hey there Courtney & Jonathan ; My second marriage was absolutely awesome. First off , when I first met Donna , I was a Luggar truck driver picking up aluminum and steel turnings from various machine shops. Donna was a maintenance mechanic at one of these plants. This was in 2004 , June or July , I decided to get her a coffee from Tim Hortons during work hours and get to know her better. Anyway , long story short , I asked her to be my Girlfriend in February 2005 , she said yes :) then Sept 14th 2005 I asked her to bring herself and her oldest boy David to my favorite Restaurant where I asked David if I could have his blessings in me asking his Mother's hand in marriage , .. David looked at his Mom and said .. " See I told you so " to which she started to cry which put a lump in my throat and I asked her if she would Marry me , to which she said yes. We were married on the farm , Blue jeans and white shirts and tops , on May 13th 2006 , Mother's day. I can tell you that we were very in tune with our hearts. ( Just a little story to bring joy to everyone's hearts. )

Omg I don’t know how the RU-vid algorithm had me find you but I’m so glad I did lol I live in Massachusetts and just got engaged after dating for 12 years…. We both want to elope and have a ceremony just us in Acadia National Park then come home and have a party with our friends. So glad I found your videos I feel like I can actually connect with you lol

I love this! We are dieting for the wedding but simply because we are both rather big and not very fit and my fomo will kill me if my weight slows me down on the day or on the honeymoon 😂 we also want to try for a baby shortly after the wedding and us being a same sex couple means we are at the mercy of a doctor and we’ve already been told that my current weight will be a huge factor when going through the process and finding a Dr to help us

Hi new subscriber 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️ great content 👍🏽

YES about the dieting! Agree with everything you said & it’s validating to hear someone else say it

What do you do when your parents have a different vision for your wedding and are putting a lot of pressure on you to do what they want?

Hello!! I got eloped secretly in 2022. We are doing our big wedding in May 2024. No wedding planner used either. I’ve used RU-vid and myself and family and friends. However, we do have a day of coordinator so its less stressful for day of. And lucky enough the day of coordinator is our DJ.

Invite the guests to greet them at the Bridal Table so the Bride and Groom don't get separated, a receiving line. They can see the Bridal table up close.

just got engaged, looking at venues, stressed, why am i crying watching this video lolol

Hello! I was wondering what was the app you mentioned you used to planned your wedding!

Can someone help me with the name of the app please?

Thank you! My fiancé and I just got engaged last month and we want to get married July or August 2024

Do we get to know the Playlist you used yet? 😅😅

Hello, New here. Watching this video. I am not entirely familiar with the Unity Candle/ Brides Family tradition. I am familiar with the unity candle. I have seen the mothers of each side light a candle, an then the bride and groom light the middle candle. I have never heard of doing it as a candle from the brides family. Could you explain that

Can you give some more examples about what musts vs wants were for you?

I just started wedding planning and I thought planning for fall of 2023 would give me plenty of time to book things but things around me are already booked solid 2 years out! 😭

Omg yea I might have my fiancé best friends be the flower guys lol

20:17 Embrace the inevitable arguments 💯💯

I planned my wedding 6 months out from engagement is that crazy lol

Great video!😍

I’m 16 and helping plan someone’s wedding, it’s my first time so any tips would be greatly appreciated

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Hi, What was the name of the checklist app you used?

If only we put the same amount of energy into the actual marriage that we do in planning the spectacle of a wedding.

Dear Courtney, congrats on your amazing work. I'm from Rio, Brazil. Would you be open to discuss a commercial partnership? Just let me know. All the best!!!

Who’s going to take care the program and all during your wedding?

I can’t find the app :/

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I have a wedding planner. But not having to pay her

This is for anyone who is currently planning their wedding, not any specific person: I literally just got done watching a video of a wedding coordinator who made a list of “10 things your guests don’t care about” and a lot of the things mentioned in this video were on her list (as far as party favors, she even inserted a video of herself at a wedding pointing out all the wedding favors that guests left behind on the tables, floors, etc.) I’m not sure if you’ve looked into any videos like that, and of course everything in your wedding is your choice and what you want to do! But maybe just keep in mind the extra things that aren’t on your list of must haves (like mentioned in this video) will likely be overlooked. So if you can or if you want to then maybe you could save your time, money, blood, sweat, and tears and put it towards something else! I don’t mean to sound rude at all, I just wanted to offer a bit of advice🤍✨💍

How is the app called? Nod app? @courtney capano?

Dang girl, I’m crying with you🥹. I love all of your suggestions about making time for little moments and will definitely be incorporating some of them into my wedding. Thank you!!

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