We have had a gorgeous wedding season full of details and surprises. Couples who will say their big "YES" words later have already started planning, that's why we collected 7 wedding planning ideas from this year, which will definitely be useful in the coming wedding seasons.

1. Ask guests to prepare speeches in advance

   In order to avoid the fact that your dream wedding celebration with many addresses and surprises from friends and relatives turns into a relatively quiet dinner, before the wedding it is good to address those people from whom you would like to hear, for example, a speech.

   The bride's sister, ushers, friends or parents - it's up to you, but wedding organizers have noticed that guests like to prepare, so you shouldn't be afraid to entrust them with this honor - to give a speech. You can also create an even more exciting wedding celebration concept, where the invitation already states that you would like the guests to prepare a performance or activity that will serve both of you as the greatest gift.

2. Less is often more

   The time when couples felt the need to invite almost all the relatives and neighbors they knew to their wedding has passed, so in the next wedding season it will be useful to remember that more does not necessarily mean better. Four words that will make both wedding planning a lot easier and your wedding budget smaller are: Reduce your guest list.

3. A wedding is not a place for dates

   The wedding celebration is not the place where the couple's friends go on their first dates, so the way to further reduce the number of guests is not to indicate "plus one" in the invitation. Of course, unless the invited couple has been together for some time.

4. Unplanned expenses are a reality

   Unexpected expenses are not just a myth – rather, they are a reality that most couples face. That is why, when planning the costs of your wedding, it will be useful to include at least 5-10 percent of the total budget for unplanned expenses. They can be the most diverse - from the re-stitching of the wedding dress to the hidden costs of the venue.

   "The price policy of party venues tends to be different. There are places where everything is very well understood, but unfortunately there are still places whose price policy is so complicated that additional costs are almost or guaranteed.

   This is the case when all the obvious things need to be explained down to the smallest details," says wedding organizer Gunta Skalberga / Pop Up Sense .

5. Do not mix different traditions and wedding styles

   Photographer Billijs Lotz advises couples to understand what a church wedding ceremony and Latvian traditional rituals mean to them and to think about what to include in their wedding day, because a church ceremony and a Latvian traditional or pagan michosana are very different things.

   "I think it is better to stick to church values with a ceremony in a church
   or plan your wedding in Latvian with an alignment ceremony, but don't mix these things together on the same day," advises Billy.

6. New shoes must be worn in, even in the room

   When you buy the most beautiful bridal shoes, you shouldn't just put them in the closet until the wedding day. You should remember to walk in them so that they are as comfortable as possible. Of course, walk in, not carry. And a change of shoes to put on as you twirl on the dance floor all night long should definitely be on the list of things to bring.

7. Everything is in the details

   Beautiful Pinterest pictures don't happen by themselves, so you have to remember that details are important in a wedding - carefully prepared invitations, rings, decoration elements, a flower from the bride's bouquet - these are all things that you should definitely pass on to your wedding photographer, who will know how to use them to turn them into wonderful photos.

   PHOTO: BILLY LOTZ