Wedding planning can be inherently challenging and stressful, which can affect your relationship with your partner and family and friends. So many of my couples are faced with lots and lots of opinions while planning their weddings — I always remind them that at the end of the day it is their wedding. What is important to them?

It is so important to prioritize what is important to the two of you. Experts agree that a good strategy when it comes to setting priorities is for each person in the couple to write down the things that are most important to them in the wedding process—flowers, food, wedding gown, photographer, venue etc. Any elements that don’t align will be areas where compromises and agreements will have to be reached.