If you’re in a long-distance relationship, you know first-hand that there are many struggles that come along with making sure your loved one gets all the love they can get! Not being able to spend a majority of time with each other is an issue that many people have to face while being in a LDR. When you’re a newly engaged couple that is finally beginning the process of wedding planning, it’s not always the easiest thing to start, especially when one isn’t capable of being fully present with the other to help with the whole process.
Since we’re not all experts here on long distance relationships, we are letting our Business Babe, Sidney (who just got married this summer… YAY!), speak from her experience about being in an LDR with her husband, Justin, and how they tackled the wedding planning process head on (and we also get to see some of her BREATHTAKING wedding photos!)
When Justin proposed, I was getting ready to leave Alaska - our home state- and we hadn’t made any major decisions. Actually, we didn’t decide on a July wedding until October (2018) because we wanted to enjoy the season of engagement. We finally came to our senses and agreed on July 20th, 2019. From there it was a mad house. Justin wasn’t super involved in the planning process (other than keeping me on budget, of course), but I had a team of awesome girlfriends that helped me get the job done. I started looking up venues, DJs, florists, photographers, and anything else you can think of. I was 3,000 miles away from where the wedding was being held with my fiancé on the other side of that 3,000 mile mark.
At Christmas, when I went home, we talked wedding details so frequently that I think he started zoning out when I said the words, “So for the wedding…!” It was like we chose the hardest way to do things every step of the way because we weren’t together. The hardest part was that being away from him took the magic out of planning a wedding. I love being able to contribute to this piece because there are so many couples in the same boat that I was in just a short time ago and I want them to know that the planning process can still be enjoyable!
Our wedding ended up being the best day of our entire life! All the stress had finally paid off and I would do it a hundred more times if it meant that I could marry the perfect man for me again. We were surrounded by everyone who loved us and whom we loved - it was perfect.
When planning a wedding, communication plays such a vital role when you are discussing those important aspects (which also applies to your relationship in general.) There’s the whole manner of discussing where the location is going to be, how many people you both would want to invite, and everything in between that goes into making your big day the best it could be, sounds overwhelming right?
This specific season of your life is going to be stressful no matter what your circumstances are! We just hope that after you read all about Sidney’s experience, you feel a bit at ease with this whole process knowing that there are so many others that are in the same position! If you are, how have you personally dealt with it? We’d love to know in the comments below!
Photographer/Videographer | Shearer Photo & Video
Couple | Sidney & Justin
