| Have any of your friends married recently? Now | | | | what you can afford in total. You will have to break |
| would be a good time to have a chat with them, | | | | this down to include every little detail, and then stick |
| listening to their tips for wedding planning. They will be | | | | with it. If you spend too much in one area, you will have |
| able to pinpoint the mistakes they made while planning, | | | | to give up in another, and that is simply not an option. |
| and you can learn from their experience. | | | | Create a "complete by" schedule, and stick to it, no |
| Talking to any "wedding professional", you will most | | | | matter what. There will be times when you feel there |
| probably be told one thing time and again: Start | | | | is plenty of time left, or that small simple tasks feel |
| planning as early as possible. Simply drawing up a list | | | | senseless so long before the wedding. If leave it till |
| will help, but there could still be a lot of smaller details | | | | later you will run into the same problems you were |
| you fail to note. Get a wedding planning worksheet | | | | warned against (by people who took the same route). |
| from the internet, or go out and buy a wedding | | | | Follow these tips for wedding planning, and plan |
| planning book. | | | | carefully. A sensible plan will reduce your stress levels |
| Next on the list of essential tips for wedding planning | | | | considerably, and you could even save some money, |
| concerns your budget: Before you are able to start | | | | having allowed yourself more time to shop around. |
| forming a plan, never mind spending, you have to know | | | | |