| Planning a wedding can be a stressful time for many | | | | 2) Date and time |
| couples. However, planning the wedding does not have | | | | 3) Setting - indoors or outdoors |
| to be. With a bit of advanced planning and a well | | | | 4) Ceremony - location, minister or clergy |
| thought out plan on how to organize your to do list, | | | | 5) Location venue for ceremony and reception |
| planning a wedding can be fun and easy. The key is | | | | 6) Guests - how many and who should attend, seating |
| not to get too wrapped up in every minute detail, be | | | | plans |
| calm cool and confident when talking with vendors, and | | | | 7) Caterer, food choices, wedding cake & dessert |
| to read every contract in detail. | | | | 8) Entertainment - Ceremony Music, DJ or Band for |
| It takes approximately a year to plan a wedding, | | | | Reception |
| especially if you are planning to have your ceremony | | | | 9) Florist and floral decorations |
| and/or location at a popular venue, or during a popular | | | | 10) Photographer - Where and what type of (black |
| time of the year. After announcing your engagement | | | | and white, journalistic, etc) |
| the first step is to plan your budget, and determine | | | | 11) Videographer |
| who is paying for which expenses. Once you know | | | | 12) Transportation |
| your budget, you can then decide how this budget will | | | | 13) Wedding Attire for the bride, groom and wedding |
| work for your wedding plan. | | | | party (including shoes and lingerie) |
| Decide on location, theme, number of guests, formality, | | | | 14) Wedding Accessories (guest book, flower girl |
| day of week, time of day. Make your preliminary guest | | | | basket, ring pillow, garter, etc...) |
| list. Approximately half of your budget will go toward | | | | 15) Jewelry for your wedding (including rings) |
| catering and the reception venue, the more people | | | | 16) Gift Registry |
| attending, the more expensive the reception will be. | | | | 17) Wedding invitations and stationary |
| With the remaining funds think of general budget | | | | 18) Wedding favors |
| estimates on how much you want to spend on | | | | 19) Gifts for the wedding party and parents |
| flowers, wedding attire, entertainment, photography, | | | | 20) Trial runs for hair and makeup |
| videography, transportation, invitations, stationary, | | | | 21) Permits, marriage licenses, passport documentation, |
| favors and gifts. | | | | religious requirements |
| It is also important at this time to who the wedding | | | | 22) Honeymoon location |
| attendants will be, as they will also take a vital role in | | | | 23) Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner |
| planning your wedding. | | | | Get the terms of every service or sales agreement in |
| Your major planning issues that need to be addressed | | | | writing. You will be able to refer to your contracts later |
| during the planning process are: | | | | if you have a question on what was decided on. Have |
| 1) Formality of the wedding | | | | a beautiful wedding and happy planning! |