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My largest peice of advise… Have fun with it! Its ok to not know exactly what you want, thats the fun part! My wedding is planed for Dec, 12th 2008 so I am preparation everything now. Not to rush anything, but to give myself time to delight in the administer! Some sites say to get everything real instant, or to wait to go looking. But give your self time to have fun! As for the date party, do a touch more fun then formal if you want to have a formal wedding. We are having a black-tie wedding so we are going to owing to a date party as a Bar Bar Que in 2 weeks.
Be a small greedy, too. Not too the top where everyone calls you a bitch or anything, but remember that this is a BIG day for a woman. ALWAYS take your man's oppinons to heart, but if there is a touch you want that is vital to you, Do it or have it!
My Maid-Of-Honor is the only person (other then my hunny) that knows the small details about the wedding. I do this so that no one gets too anoyed with me varying the small stuff. Just remember to have fun, don't stress, and it's your guys' day! If you have any specific questions, feel free to e-mail me. I know i'm just some mean joe, but I absolutly LOVE preparation my wedding, and I have plotted 2 others for friends
Again, congrats and have fun!!
~Faith
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Get a Wedding planner!
They Pretty much help you with Everything!
http://www.theknot.com
Go to the message boards. You can look at other brides profiles & get some fantastic thoughts. I had a destination wedding last year & made some fantastic "friends" on there. Some boards are catty, others are really encouraging w/ fantastic thoughts.
There's also local boards, for info in your city.
to stay with in a budget you have to spend your money wisely. The most vital thing from the wedding is like and devotion. so, you can just make a simple party, but it makes all people who you loved participate in it and can feel your like feeling on that day.
get a wedding planner! always helped. im from malaysia and coincidently i just came back from a wedding few minutes ago. wedding looks so exciting and i am very pleased to people who are about to walk up the altar. all the best and again, to ensure a smooth wedding, get a wedding planner. always helpful and it doesnt have to be the expensive pro wedding planner. get your best friend or retired uncle or aunts to be your wedding planner. they wouldnt mind im sure because if it was me, i would feel honored. excellent luck and have fun!
go to a pizza place for you announcement…..That way it's casual and not expensive.
Try having a band that might save you some money. Stick to beer and champagne….juice for the kids.
Try doing the flowers by yourself, If you or anyone you know has that talent…..
There's a few tips…………
First off if you plot on doing this alone I would reconsider. I plotted my wedding on my own. I was able to keep it very affordable and very special in the fact that I calculated and made many things for the wedding. Even if, you can not truly delight in yourselves if you have that on your mind constantly. If I were you I would invest in a wedding planner. Make sure that you first pick out the most vital details. You must first pick out a location. Many places are booked a year in advanced and have certain requirements and/or conditions that may have you thinking twice about it. There are several places we plotted to marry that was too expensive or that required us to use their catering or other small details that we did not agree on. If you make the reservations early it is simple to make a payment plot. It is also wise to have your reception area at the same location or near by as it is simple on guests and cost. You need to find an officiant. Find one that is special to you or one that you can get to know owing to family or friends. It was a mistake on our part to go with someone that we didn't know. He was very rude. It took away form the day. Make sure if you plot to go on a honey moon to have that plotted out well in advance as well. If you choose to go with a planner they will make sure that all the other intricate details are taken care of and that you will have input every step of the way. Hope this can help start your preparation. Remember that it is NEVER too early to start preparation. ALWAYS stick to what you desire and it is your day and no one else's. Excellent luck!
If you want to stay within a budget, first set up your budget. Find out what you are able to spend and DO NOT GO OVER IT!!! Make a list of what you HAVE to have at your wedding (open bar, tons of flowers, favors…). If you are about to go over your budget, cut back on anything except what is on your list. Those are not discretionary.
For your date party, Italian restaurants are excellent at having family style dinners. This would be casual and fun.
There is a lot to do, but don't let it stress you out. I did my wedding preparation knowing that all I really needed to make it perfect was my fiance, a priest and 2 witnesses. Everything else was gravy. On your wedding day, know that everything may not go perfect. If you go in with that attitude and at the end of the day you are married, it is a perfect wedding.
Congratulations and excellent luck!
for your engagment paty just invite you closest friends and relatives.anyone else send out wedding anouncments.then you can have a cook out at a friend or family members house to make your anouncment.if you rather not do the cook out,try your local fire specialty and see if they would let you have a small dinner party cattered there for a donation.this is a thought that i bring down from the north. you see it alot up therefor the rest of the preparation there are a lot of books out there that can be helpful as well as advise from friends and of course married family members(brothers ,sisters, and parents) it is only advise from them not what you need to do.excellent luck and co0ngradulations to both of you.
hi there
check out http://www.weddingcentral.com.au i would look up this site for thoughts.
hope this helps and excellent luck!!
you need to choose on colors and where you want to have your wedding, the type of wedding you are preparation on. Take benefit of this years prices were you can, flowers- if using silks go ahead and order, some photographers and caters will offer discounts if you plot ahead. what ever decor you use in your date party, make sure you can reuse it in your wedding, combine cost when ever possible. Best Wishes.
Instead of having an date party that becomes expensive, why not have a family and accurate friends char-grill and announce your date at that time.
You can also have save the date cards to give to your guests so that they can hold the wedding date. You can also get their email addresses and send them save the date emails.
Next since you are on a budget, you must choose how many guest you want and stick to it. Then go and book both the church and the hall at the same time. Make sure at both the church and the hall you have the pencil your name in on different dates until you choose. Remember most churches book wedding six months in advance.
Once the church and hall are set, then comes the pictures, limos, invitations, your wedding dress, the Tex's and bridesmaids dress, your jewelry, hair, makeup, favors for guests, if any, band or DJ, your mom's dress, your honeymoon and flowers. If you have people coming from out of town, then you need to block off rooms at the hotel, motel or inn near the wedding.
If you get a budget or plot book you can list every item you need the amount for each, the date you completed the task and the amount it cost you. Also keep your receipts in the book in case a touch goes incorrect.
Make sure you confirm everything with all vendors. Check out all vendors with the better affair bureau and get at least three different vendors for each item and compare them all to see who will make your day really special.
All ways take someone with you when you visit each vendor and get all estimates in writing.
If you do all this, your wedding should go off as plotted.
Excellent luck and have a fantastic day.
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You can never buy too many wedding magazined, They are fantastic for giving you thoughts,on everything from your dress to table decorations. A lot of them also focus on budgets. I'm getting married in a couple of days, and found magazines really helpful in giving inspiation. Especially when showing photo's of peoples wedding. The magazines also list web sites that you may find helpful.
Best if luck
Set a budget.
Do not settle with the first thing that becomes available. Price hagle and check your options.
Do as much as you can do yourself.
Finger foods are not always cheaper.
Remember a touch will go incorrect. It is wedding law. Do not stress it. Most people will never know. If you need help email me. I will be pleased to help you look for items you need.
First of all, SOMEONE ELSE should owing to you the date party, maybe your'e siblings or firends? I thinking that because parents usually take care of rehersal dinners, receptions, etc. Anyway, you'll need to make a list of how many you want to attend, how much you are willing to spend, do you want a backyard bbq reception? do you want an "elegant" reception? Do you want an open bar? Do you want to supply a full meal at the reception? are you going to hire a dj? photographer? florist? Make lists of what you want, and how much you are willing/able to spend? The list could go on and on.