I'm getting married next year. Is there anything I should know about planning a wedding?

Question

I'm not sure of what I need to do. Any suggestions will help. Is there anything you have learned from planning a wedding that you wish you had known?

Answer 1

Get a good planning guide and decide WHAT you want;

Set a BUDGET:

STICK TO your budget.

Include your future spouse he wants to be involved.

Give yourself some room to compromise.

Answer 2

1. Be organzied and KNOW what you want. Before you even pick up a wedding magazine or touch a site like theknot.com each of you make a list and decide what your #1 thing is for your wedding. For instance, mine is photographer....HTB's is food. When we are planning you ask yourself "does this make pictures better? does this make the food taste better?" If not it can be cut, for instance a custom cake set. You can't tell in photos if it's engraved or not and the cake tastes the same no matter what knife you use so we saved $200 just using the one from the hall.

2. Salespeople are in it for just that....SALES! As you are planning you will hear of things you've never thought of (like bathroom baskets) but are suddenly essential to having a good day according to the person in the shops. "If you don't have a duponi silk gown people will think you are cheap and aren't taking this seriously", "If you don't have satin chair covers guests will talk about behind your back and everything will be ugly". Even wedding magazines and planning sites like theknot.com are the same way. They have to sell ad space to stay alive and if they actually said "these are nice but you don't need them" their advertizers would pull out and they'd go under. Use them for what they are, a helpful source of inspiration. Before you buy anything you "have to have" take a set back. Don't buy it! Wait a week. If at the end of the week you are still thinking about it, then consider the purchase. Most of the time though they are just impulse buys and it will be gone in an instant.

Answer 3

Yes
* BE ORGANIZED. A simple binder with dividers is a great start. Disorganization is the quickest way to loose money.*
*BE REALISTIC. About your budget ,(you cant have have diamonds on the roof on $10,000)design concept, your limitations and of those around you.
*BE THE BOSS. It is your day not anyone elses this day should be what you want. Hopefully you only get one.

-There are 5 key elements in every wedding.
1. Attire- It decides the type of wedding black tie, formal, casual etc. Think comfort for your court and above all your self. If you find fault in the way you look and feel you will find fault in everything else.
2. Venue-This is where you will spend most of your money. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT. Where is it going to happen? This entails your offcient (the person that marries you)food, bar, and cake so tred carefully here.
3. Decorations- You must be careful here. This is where alot of brides spend their whole budget. Many think that this is most impotant but its not you can do alot for very little money.This includes favors. You can have a wedding with out flowers but not food or an actual site.
4. Entertainment-Do you want a band or a DJ? What about the kids? Band are good if you have alot of people that dont dance but DJ are the best for partying.
5. Extras-Photographers, a cantor if you are jewish, a planner/coordinator etc.

Answer 4

Get a planning book. That will really help.

Realize that people get weird about weddings - brides, parents, in-laws, family, friends.

Remember that a wedding is just a day. In the end, the really important thing is the marriage, not the wedding.

Don't sweat things that really don't matter.

Don't get crazed about doing things to impress people. You don't need to have 12 attendants, a theme, favors, matching colour schemes and a budget over the moon. Simple is less stressful for all, and can be very pleasant.

Answer 5

Start looking for photographers NOW and don't choose one simply based on cost. Look at their experience, how many weddings they've shot, an entire wedding or two (not just the best of the bunch), what you get for your money, etc.

Go with a professional photographer. Friends may mean well but the results usually are not anywhere near what you dreamed they would be and then you're stuck with a pile of happy snaps instead of professionally done portraits of the most important day of your life.

Good Luck

Answer 6

To be honest with you, Go to the drug store and get something for headaches. Get the budget down in paper and stick with it.If you are having a big wedding, my advice is to hire a wedding planner. If you are having a small wedding, plan it yourself. Most of all, be ready to be stress.

Answer 7

Three words: Viva Las Vegas.

Answer 8

you will have alot of people who want to help you so let them even if you dont want to let his 2nd cousin do things like pick up your panty hose or whatever it will help you and it will keep people from getting mad at you

Answer 9

yes,dont be very egoist.

Answer 10

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