Planning a wedding is just as exciting as it is overwhelming. You're overjoyed to marry the love of your life, but you're also likely torn between colour palettes and seating arrangements and choosing the perfect photographer.

If you don't have people in your life that have recently tied the knot, it can also be hard to navigate budgeting and even decide on small aspects of your day like your wedding favours. For this reason, we reached out to a group of newlyweds for advice. We got the 4-1-1 on everything these couples learned during the planning process. We also asked these recent brides and groom for tips on how to take the stress out of wedding planning and what they'd do differently given the opportunity. Check out this gallery to see what they had to say!