Mountain Matrimony
written by emily pellham
Hassle-Free Nuptials
Photo by Vivian Short Photography .
enlist the pros for your wedding day
A wedding day can be extremely exciting , joyful and full of love , but it also has the potential to be stressful , demanding and expensive . According to The Knot ’ s annual The Average Wedding Cost , According to Data , the average wedding in West Virginia costs $ 31,000 . With such a steep price tag , it is understandable that engaged couples would be looking to save money at every turn . One common way a bride and groom might try to reduce their cost is by doing many wedding tasks themselves . Though there may be some perks to DIYing wedding work , hiring professionals for various wedding day components can have incredible benefits .
One of the most obvious advantages to hiring professionals is the amount of time saved throughout the planning process . When factoring in the amount of time it would take to research , gather materials and complete each task , a couple may not be saving as much as they originally hoped by planning and coordinating a wedding without help .
Kristen Duez , a West Virginia bride who had her wedding at Oglebay in June 2023 , decided to complete many wedding tasks herself .
“ We did most of the decor DIY , including the decorating the day of . We also made a good amount of desserts for our cookie table the week of the wedding — a lot of nights baking leading to the big day ,” says Duez . “ We also didn ’ t have a day-of coordinator , and I did all the coordination myself . I did everything from invites / RSVPs , how we wanted decor to look , finding all our vendors and keeping everyone and everything organized until the big day .”
While Duez enjoyed a beautiful wedding at the Wheelingbased resort , in hindsight , she would have done a few things differently .
“ I wish we would ’ ve accepted more help that was offered to us from friends , family and even our vendors ,” she says . “ It would ’ ve saved us time and the headache of trying to coordinate everything ourselves . I also wish we had hired a day-of coordinator . I think that would ’ ve taken a lot of the stress away in the weeks leading up to the wedding .”
Another benefit of working with professionals is knowing the product they deliver will be excellent , due to their experience in the field . This idea applies to photographers ,
www . wvexecutive . com 21