Here's a simple but important tip to help you in your wedding planning. It's especially useful if you're trying to save money by planning the whole thing yourself.
Along with my free wedding checklist which you can get from my website, you'll also need a day planner, a wall calendar, and the "swap space" notebook.
A great day planner option is Google Docs. Google Calendar is a great calendar option too. And visually a pin up wall calendar will be helpful.
A great day planner option is Google Docs. Google Calendar is a great calendar option too. There's no physical planner or calendar, and instead everything is online. This way it's easy for you, your betrothed, and your wedding planner if you have one to be on the same page. Everyone sees the same information, and anyone can update the document (assuming you've given them editing permission). The Google Calendar is good for this too. Schedule vendor appointments and other errands, and it appears on everyone else's calendar. And if you have a phone that can access the Google Docs and Calendar, you have your planner and calendar on the go. But also utilize an offline pin up calendar. Something you can look at instantly (without logging on) and visually see the days and dates progress.
And for my important tip, the swap space notebook. This last one is something I picked up from a computer friend.
Whenever a computer is doing a task, it loads all the information it needs into its memory, or RAM. While it seems like computers do a lot of things at once, in reality they do one thing at a time, even if you have a lot of programs running at the same time. Computers make this work by loading any information they're not currently using (any information not related to the one task they're doing at the moment) into what's called "virtual memory" or "swap space". That information stays in swap space until it's needed, at which point the computer loads it back into memory.
People are like computers.
We cannot work on more than one task at a time. It sometimes seems that way but we are focusing only on one task at a time. What we are not working on stays in our (conscious memory). What we are not working on gets swapped out to our virtual memory (subconscious memory).
And yet, people are not like computers (thankfully!)
Unfortunately for humans bringing back information from virtual memory is NOT a perfect skill. How often have you ever had something on the tip of your tongue? How often have you heard a tune but the name of the song escaped you? And then how often would it be that maybe two hours after the relevant conversation it comes back to you? Unfortunately for people we are not so perfect at bringing things back from our "swap space"
To avoid moments like this in your wedding planning, you need a Swap Space Notebook.
It may sound fancy but it's really a regular little notebook and pen. Take these everywhere with you. The idea is to write down your ideas whenever they come to you. Jot them down fast and don't worry about organization, because the point is to get it on paper quickly so you can forget about it.
At any time you can flip back to your notebook. It may not be in order, but you have the security knowing it's in there somewhere so you can freely forget about it and not worry about it
You'll find this to be useful because inspiration strikes at any time. You never know when you'll suddenly think of the best wedding favor, the most perfect first dance song, the most entertaining game for your wedding reception, or those three important questions you want to ask the reception venue. But it'll happen, so be prepared! Write it down and keep those elusive important bits of information with you.
That will help you stay sane. Congratulations and good luck with the wedding planning!
Along with my free wedding checklist which you can get from my website, you'll also need a day planner, a wall calendar, and the "swap space" notebook.
A great day planner option is Google Docs. Google Calendar is a great calendar option too. And visually a pin up wall calendar will be helpful.
A great day planner option is Google Docs. Google Calendar is a great calendar option too. There's no physical planner or calendar, and instead everything is online. This way it's easy for you, your betrothed, and your wedding planner if you have one to be on the same page. Everyone sees the same information, and anyone can update the document (assuming you've given them editing permission). The Google Calendar is good for this too. Schedule vendor appointments and other errands, and it appears on everyone else's calendar. And if you have a phone that can access the Google Docs and Calendar, you have your planner and calendar on the go. But also utilize an offline pin up calendar. Something you can look at instantly (without logging on) and visually see the days and dates progress.
And for my important tip, the swap space notebook. This last one is something I picked up from a computer friend.
Whenever a computer is doing a task, it loads all the information it needs into its memory, or RAM. While it seems like computers do a lot of things at once, in reality they do one thing at a time, even if you have a lot of programs running at the same time. Computers make this work by loading any information they're not currently using (any information not related to the one task they're doing at the moment) into what's called "virtual memory" or "swap space". That information stays in swap space until it's needed, at which point the computer loads it back into memory.
People are like computers.
We cannot work on more than one task at a time. It sometimes seems that way but we are focusing only on one task at a time. What we are not working on stays in our (conscious memory). What we are not working on gets swapped out to our virtual memory (subconscious memory).
And yet, people are not like computers (thankfully!)
Unfortunately for humans bringing back information from virtual memory is NOT a perfect skill. How often have you ever had something on the tip of your tongue? How often have you heard a tune but the name of the song escaped you? And then how often would it be that maybe two hours after the relevant conversation it comes back to you? Unfortunately for people we are not so perfect at bringing things back from our "swap space"
To avoid moments like this in your wedding planning, you need a Swap Space Notebook.
It may sound fancy but it's really a regular little notebook and pen. Take these everywhere with you. The idea is to write down your ideas whenever they come to you. Jot them down fast and don't worry about organization, because the point is to get it on paper quickly so you can forget about it.
At any time you can flip back to your notebook. It may not be in order, but you have the security knowing it's in there somewhere so you can freely forget about it and not worry about it
You'll find this to be useful because inspiration strikes at any time. You never know when you'll suddenly think of the best wedding favor, the most perfect first dance song, the most entertaining game for your wedding reception, or those three important questions you want to ask the reception venue. But it'll happen, so be prepared! Write it down and keep those elusive important bits of information with you.
That will help you stay sane. Congratulations and good luck with the wedding planning!
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