Wedding day regrets and how to avoid them

Wedding day regrets and how to avoid them

Nestled in the heart of Punta Cana is Natalia Roldán Weddings, a team of expert wedding planners who create unforgettable moments at Huracan Café. Natalia Roldán Weddings has over 17 years of experience planning, creating and executing destination weddings for couples from all over the world. 

Natalia Roldán, who is humbly known as Nati and her team offer a highly personalised and bespoke service. They believe that each wedding is as unique as the couple who are getting married and love nothing more than taking a blank canvas, working one on one with their couples to create the wedding they always dreamed of.

After planning hundreds of weddings, Nati and her team have seen the ups and downs that couples experience on their wedding day and Nati is generously sharing the most common wedding day regret she’s seen and how you can avoid them on your big day.

Be realistic about what you can spend on your wedding day

This is one of the most important things to consider when planning your wedding. While weddings can be expensive, they shouldn’t be a financial burden on you or your family. With the right wedding planner your dream day can be achieved within your financial means. You want your wedding day to be full of joy – not something that causes financial stress between you and your partner or your family. 

Something we encourage all of our couples to do is to each right three non-negotiables of things they want on their wedding day. This may include a band or DJ, cocktail hour or videographer. By doing this, you and your partner know what’s most important to each other and will ensure these items are budgeted for first. It may mean that you miss out on other things but if they are not important to you or don’t reflect who you are as a couple – you haven’t missed out on anything. 

Plan a moment alone with your partner on your wedding day

It’s true what they say, your wedding day goes by so fast! A lot of couples say they wish they’d specifically planned a moment (even if it was only 5-10 minutes) with their partner away from the festivities. Getting married is one of the most special things you will do in your life and making sure you have time to reflect on it with your partner at some point during the day is important.

Our couples will often say to us they are worried their guests won’t have a good time but trust us, they will! Leave them to eat, drink and dance while you take an intimate and private moment with your new husband or wife. As your wedding planners, we can help you find time in the day whether that’s a First Look or a private moment alone during your couple portraits. Trust us, it’s time you won’t regret!

Trying to do it all yourself

One of the biggest regrets we see as wedding planners is couples trying to do everything themselves. Planning a wedding is a big deal and for those who haven’t done it before, it can be stressful and exhausting. As experienced wedding planners, we are pros at organisation and keeping things on track – not just on the day but in the lead up as well. 

Keep in mind that you have a life outside of wedding planning. You have a partner, family, job and social life. Often when we see couples throw wedding planning on top of all of that – it becomes completely overwhelming. We know you’re a superhuman but that doesn’t mean you have to be!

Allocating jobs to friends or family on the day

As wedding planners, we see this happen all of the time. And, while it’s done with the best of intentions we promise that allocating jobs to friends or family on the day of your wedding will cause added stress and worry. Remember that your friends and family are there to celebrate your love story and want to be able to focus on you and your partner. Not on a job that needs to be done. 

If you are thinking about asking your Maid of Honour to double as your florist or your Mum to be the wedding coordinator – ask us instead! Save yourself the grief and hire the professionals.

Doing things for other people

This is your wedding day, you are allowed to be selfish! This is your day to celebrate the way you want to. Let go of society and family expectations and only stick to the traditions that represent you as a couple. By giving in to what other people want on your wedding day means getting less of what you want. 

The best way to ensure your day reflects who you are as a couple is to sit down with your wedding planner and explain how you want the day to look and feel and they will help you achieve this. If you’re not sure exactly what you want – don’t worry! We have experience working with couples who don’t know exactly what they want. We can start with a blank canvas and bring ideas together to create something truly authentic and personal to you.

For all luxury destination wedding enquiries, you can contact Punta Cana Weddings by Natalia Roldan at Huracan Cafe here. To learn more about destination weddings in Punta Cana and to see real weddings that have recently taken place, visit our website here.