| Well, if you're embarking on the wonderful and often | | | | A "planner book" is just what it sounds like. Whether or |
| stressful task of planning a wedding, I'd like to offer | | | | not you have a professional wedding planner or |
| you some suggestions to make your months of | | | | consultant, you will likely have a planner book. This |
| preparation more relaxed yet still preserving the | | | | book is like a scrapbook and a calendar in one. It is |
| excitement of the time. Planning properly will help you | | | | often white, lacey and bridal looking, as you will keep it |
| fend off the stress that so often comes with | | | | as a memory of your wedding. The special calendar |
| undertaking such a task. Proper wedding planning will | | | | charts milestones in the planning process with places |
| help give you the Wedding Day experience you | | | | for all important notes, colors, vendor information, |
| deserve! | | | | phone numbers, fabric swatches, etc. Using the planner |
| You want to start the planning process with sufficient | | | | book will help keep you organized with all your notes |
| time before your wedding date to allocate your time | | | | and jottings in one place. You can find one of these |
| with what needs to be done without making yourself | | | | books in most greeting card shops. If you want, you |
| frantic and stressed. Generally, the first thing you will | | | | can create your own planner book - Start with an |
| do is settle on your date and the ceremony and/or | | | | ordinary scrapbook and incorporate a calendar of |
| reception venue. You'll be filling in the other details over | | | | wedding milestones found in some of the magazines |
| time. The scheduling of the officiate, sending invitations | | | | passed out at a wedding show. |
| and save-the-dates, arranging for the ceremony and | | | | Using a professional planner or consultant who knows |
| reception music, catering, cake, your dress/his suit, will | | | | the wedding business will save a lot of grief but will |
| all be fit in. A smaller wedding or elopement will usually | | | | cost you. They will help you with allotting your time |
| take less time to organize while a larger wedding or a | | | | amongst all the minutiae and the questions, between |
| destination wedding will usually take more time. | | | | the time you decide to get married and the Wedding |
| Wedding costs are a major concern to most couples | | | | Day. When do I go to caterer tastings or get my dress |
| unless you have wealthy families that are paying all | | | | fitted? How much do I tip the DJ? Should the napkins |
| expenses. There are so many ways to work within | | | | be chartreuse or lavender? How do I seat the warring |
| your budget by using good wedding planning and | | | | factions of the family? A professional planner will |
| making sensible tradeoffs to keep the "must-haves" | | | | typically also be at your wedding for a good part of |
| that are most important to you. As well as using a | | | | the day to help with the flow and the details. |
| professional planner, there are a number of books on | | | | In summary, to have a great Wedding Day and less |
| wedding planning available. These books generally | | | | stress along the way, proper planning is of the utmost |
| have specific budgeting ideas to save you money, yet | | | | importance. |
| they also have many tips on the planning process itself. | | | | |