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I got married last september, and my best advice is to stay organized. I bought one of those wedding planners (you can get them at any bookstore) and it was fantastic because it gave price breakdowns, what questions to question each vendor, spaces to write down things during interviews, etc. The best thing I did was to keep my wedding list in an excel spreadsheet with a column for names, buzz #s, addresses, accept/decline, and gift. I can’t tell you how much it helped with thank you cards (for the showers and the wedding) and then later for things like christmas cards, celebration party invites, etc.Now I have a list of all of the names of our family members and friends, their buzz numbers, and their addresses saved aptly on my computer. I could also just use mail merge whenever i wanted to take up envelopes, it is such a time saver. Best Wishes!!
I deal with weddings on a constant basis and honestly too much for my liking…
But take this advice and I only hope it helps you
Preparation is only preparation. It is all about the marriage you are about to start together. Don’t try for a perfect wedding, just try for a fantastic day and do it only for eachother. So much I see couples who are so concerned and caught up with the reception and their hotel accommodations, they are forgetting the purpose of the day. How it has become so lost, truly boggles my mind.
Google wedding preparation "budget" key word and I imagine a million and one links will come up!
As for your parents and being worried about how they may react… as it is with everything- if you believe in a touch or driven to do a touch - people will follow. Be sure that when you & your fiance announce your plans of marriage, hold eachother, show your family how aptly you are for eachother, it’s all about you guys! If you truly like and believe in eachother, everyone will find their place in supporting both of you. If people accurate to you do not jump at the moment you tell them, don’t be shocked, as you may have just shocked them. Be sure to wait it out and take up again discussions. In the end, no parent wants more than for the son/daughter to fall in like with the aptly person and be truly pleased!
Excellent luck
The most vital thing to remember, especially as the day gets accurate is that you like this person, and upcoming marriages tend to amplify Small disputes into "can I really marry a guy who does that?" But its just the tension, and getting married will be one of the most wonderful days of your life. Other than that, delegate as much as you can to friends and family who offer, Get things done as far in advance as possible, and make sure you take the time to delight in the excellent parts, like the marriage shower, or trying on a thousand dresses til you find the aptly one. Those are finances of passage and should be esteemed. Also, try http://www.theknot.com, its fun to look at their galleries of dresses and hairstyles, and they give you thoughts about things you did’t even know you had to do! My wedding is in 18 days, and this is really crunch time, but I feel excellent about it, I hope you do too, excellent luck and congrats!
A cheap favor i dea that we are doing is to take all the songs that you use (ceremony, first dance, etc..) and place them on cds with a picture of you and your honey and the wedding date, and hand them out to your guests, its personal and inexpensive. Also, try looking at informal dresses and not the formal ones, they are just as gorgeous and most of the time alot cheaper.
There are many web sites out there that can help you with the timeline for preparation. Try http://www.theknot.com, or http://www.weddingchannel.com
Try searching for wedding preparation, there are so many out there! Excellent luck!
theknot.com. Its free to join, they have a budget calculator, a checklist with a timeline, photo galleries, a shopping list, tons of advice and articles on every aspect of preparation a wedding, free wedding websites (simple way to announce date and keep guests informed of details), a guest list manager, and tons of other stuff. I’ve plotted my entire wedding using that website and its a godsend. They even send you special offers and updates in your e-mail. Those people have preparation a wedding down to a science. Excellent luck! It can be overwhelming, but its a lot of fun if you can keep yourself in check. Get preparation!
theknot.com is a excellent website to use. plus there are a lot of books out there on the market that will give you step by step of preparation and checklists that you can use to plot your entire wedding.
First of all set a budget for what you would ideally like to spend and go from there, and make a list of what things are most vital for you to have at your wedding and reception.
I’m in the midst of preparation myself, so if you need any help, let me know, there’s a lot to it that’s hard to just place into a yahoo answer! :o)
Excellent luck and congrats!
First off you need to do some research. Do you want a huge wedding, a nice size wedding but not expensive. Choose how many people you are inviting. Just a ballpark.
Do some research online for a place to have it. Find out how much money it will cost you to rent it. Do the wedding and the reception int he same place. This will cut down on cost. Have your family or accurate friends break down the ceremony chairs and set up for the reception. Do the wedding on a Sat around 12:00 to 1:00. This way all you need to do it have small food. Sandwiches or platters. Chips, dip. Veggies.
Food is the most expensive thing for a wedding. If you make your own bouquets it will be cheaper. I am preparation my own aptly now and would be pleased to help you in any way. email me if you want. rachell624@yahoo.com
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For a do-it-yourself wedding preparation book and free preparation worksheets, visit the link below. This includes a timeline, tips on budgeting, and so forth. The budget is broken down by percentage of total, which helps in understanding how much of your budget should be spent on what. Shop around for everything.