Wedding Planning Idea: The Rule of Three
Have you ever heard of “The Rule of 3”? I’d always heard it as a rule of comedy and writing. Things are funnier in threes, (A rabbi, a priest, and a doctor walk into a bar…). But the other day I was talking to Heather of Greatest Expectations (a Chicago-area wedding planner) and she used it in a different way.
She tells brides to think of the three most important things, and those are the three things they should not compromise on in terms of money. So, if you care about invitations, photographs, and music those are your big three. Maybe you’ll save a little money on catering, or flowers.
She also said that she advises couples to only compare three vendors at a time. So, make appointments with three caterers. If none of those work for you, then move on to the next three.
There you have it, three, it’s a magic number!
I always tell my brides to narrow down to three vendors per catagory. More than that just makes you go crazy. Three is perfect because you'll have a diverse enough pool to get a idea of what you want (and don't want).
A wedding planner gave me that advice too. not necessarily about the 3 in everything wedding planning but she said when looking at a vendor, narrow it to three- in YOUR price/quality range but of different points of your range.. She was saying this because she said "expensive is always the best, cheap isnt always the worst, but remember, sometimes you get what you pay for so please do your research and look at all 3 of the vendors and compare :) but i like the idea of the big three. i think thats great advice.. i did that in a way without knowing
The big 3; good stuff :)
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