Buy a Miss Manners book on weddings before you start preparation anything. You've got to get your etiquette aptly, first and foremost! No one will remember what food you served or what your colors were, but people will tell tales for generations about tacky, rude brides and grooms with no manners.
You should also check the local discussion boards for those cities at theknot.com– this is not a local board, it's international, so we can't help with specifics.
I'm from Detroit. We had some friends who had their reception at the Gem Theatre downtown. It was really nice. It depends what kind of wedding you want to have, even if. There is also The Whitney, Traffic Jam Restaurant (maybe for a shower). Lots of huge and gorgeous churches in Detroit. If you don't want downtown, I don't reckon there is much in the 'burbs. Also, if you don't mind a bit of travel you could have your wedding on Mackinac Island. That is where I had mine. Surprisingly affordable and absolutely gorgeous. Excellent luck! Let me know if you have questions.
I am also getting married and have been finding tons of websites with preparation tips and any other wedding information you may need. Try some of these: http://www.brides.com http://www.weddingchannel.com http://www.theknot.com http://www.weddingsolutions.com
I even set up a new email take up specifically for wedding information to be sent to. I like to stay organized so I've also started word documents with wedding thoughts that I come up with and spreadsheets to list all of the many things you need to do and buy.
Congratulations and excellent luck!!
Don't hire a wedding planner it's an expense you don't need. If you want to plot the day YOU want and not someone else's vision then do it yourself.
After the date, pick ceremony location, then reception location. Look at inclusive venues (catering, decor, bar service etc.) and then price out some of the services if you hired separately. Get a DJ and Photographer about 12 months before your set date. Hire ones you have seen before or get word of mouth references. Look for a dress and get it fit and ordered. Your husband's tux will take a month or two so he has time to look around. Start shopping for flowers and look at real vs. silk. Save money on silk flowers at the ceremony location where they truly will not be noticed.
Remember to have fun, "getting there is half the fun!" and that is very right with wedding preparation.
Your fiance may not be as excited about cake, colours or flowers as you are and that's NORMAL. He's a man, forgive him and go on.
Relax and don't give in. It's YOUR day and you do it the way that will make YOU pleased. They are YOUR memories you are making, no one elses.
My main tips would be organise it yourselves, more people caught up the more complicated it becomes and you don't really know who's done what, the other is remember that it's about you two and DO WHAT YOU WANT, don't do what it say's in a book just 'cos it says you have to. If you want fruit cake have it, if you like chocolate cake have that instead.
More practical tips are to check out loads of mags for thoughts and inspiration and get a BIG pad and place all your wedding stuff in there - it will become your wedding bible and is a lifesaver.
Excellent luck with it all - wish you a wonderful stress free day.
well i went out and bought a book called preparation a wedding to remember.By beverly Clark.Her book has helped me out a bunch. It shows you all kinds of things like how to make out a budget and stuff like that.as far as finda a place to get married
i'd get married in Nashville because it is very pretty there. and if you get married in the fall its even better.best of luck
Don't hire a wedding coordinator/planner. They rarely are worth what they do. Paid a lot, do very small. They are only excellent for negotiating prices w/ their vendors.
Buy a Miss Manners book on weddings before you start preparation anything. You've got to get your etiquette aptly, first and foremost! No one will remember what food you served or what your colors were, but people will tell tales for generations about tacky, rude brides and grooms with no manners.
You should also check the local discussion boards for those cities at theknot.com– this is not a local board, it's international, so we can't help with specifics.
I reckon my best tip would be to not do it.
Choose on your reception and how that will look and top all the other details around it. Congratulations!
Hire a wedding planner and delegate, delegate, delegate….
Send an e-mail to Jennifer……the Runaway Bride. If you have no clue as to where to start, perhaps youare nopt ready to get married.
Many websites have a preparation guides going from about 1 year and counting down.Try the preparation checklist
http://www.wedalert.com/
Every marriage magazine I looked at had one. - like hire the dj now, reserve your hall now, etc.
I had one printed out and checked stuff off as we got it done. very helpful!
I'm from Detroit. We had some friends who had their reception at the Gem Theatre downtown. It was really nice. It depends what kind of wedding you want to have, even if. There is also The Whitney, Traffic Jam Restaurant (maybe for a shower). Lots of huge and gorgeous churches in Detroit. If you don't want downtown, I don't reckon there is much in the 'burbs. Also, if you don't mind a bit of travel you could have your wedding on Mackinac Island. That is where I had mine. Surprisingly affordable and absolutely gorgeous. Excellent luck! Let me know if you have questions.
I am also getting married and have been finding tons of websites with preparation tips and any other wedding information you may need. Try some of these:
http://www.brides.com
http://www.weddingchannel.com
http://www.theknot.com
http://www.weddingsolutions.com
I even set up a new email take up specifically for wedding information to be sent to. I like to stay organized so I've also started word documents with wedding thoughts that I come up with and spreadsheets to list all of the many things you need to do and buy.
Congratulations and excellent luck!!
Don't hire a wedding planner it's an expense you don't need. If you want to plot the day YOU want and not someone else's vision then do it yourself.
After the date, pick ceremony location, then reception location. Look at inclusive venues (catering, decor, bar service etc.) and then price out some of the services if you hired separately. Get a DJ and Photographer about 12 months before your set date. Hire ones you have seen before or get word of mouth references. Look for a dress and get it fit and ordered. Your husband's tux will take a month or two so he has time to look around. Start shopping for flowers and look at real vs. silk. Save money on silk flowers at the ceremony location where they truly will not be noticed.
Remember to have fun, "getting there is half the fun!" and that is very right with wedding preparation.
Your fiance may not be as excited about cake, colours or flowers as you are and that's NORMAL. He's a man, forgive him and go on.
Relax and don't give in. It's YOUR day and you do it the way that will make YOU pleased. They are YOUR memories you are making, no one elses.
My main tips would be organise it yourselves, more people caught up the more complicated it becomes and you don't really know who's done what, the other is remember that it's about you two and DO WHAT YOU WANT, don't do what it say's in a book just 'cos it says you have to. If you want fruit cake have it, if you like chocolate cake have that instead.
More practical tips are to check out loads of mags for thoughts and inspiration and get a BIG pad and place all your wedding stuff in there - it will become your wedding bible and is a lifesaver.
Excellent luck with it all - wish you a wonderful stress free day.
well i went out and bought a book called preparation a wedding to remember.By beverly Clark.Her book has helped me out a bunch. It shows you all kinds of things like how to make out a budget and stuff like that.as far as finda a place to get married
i'd get married in Nashville because it is very pretty there. and if you get married in the fall its even better.best of luck
For info on a place near Detroit, check out this site…
http://www.thelittleweddingchapel.com
The lakeside chaple is nice.
Don't hire a wedding coordinator/planner. They rarely are worth what they do. Paid a lot, do very small. They are only excellent for negotiating prices w/ their vendors.
check out some wedding websites for advice
http://www.theknot.com/
http://www.weddingsolutions.com/pointer.cfm