| Wedding Planning...Bliss? | | | | married surrounded by spring blossoms? |
| Newly engaged you're probably bursting with | | | | By choosing a season it narrows the date selection |
| excitement about planning the biggest and best | | | | down to around three months. The next thing to think |
| wedding of the decade! You must have so many | | | | about is, do you want to get married at the height of |
| ideas which are going to be absolutely fantastic! | | | | the season? If you've chosen a summer wedding, do |
| Nothing can dampen your elation or excitement... or so | | | | you want to marry in the middle of summer during 40 |
| you thought. Thrust into the wedding planning vortex | | | | degree Celsius heat? Or would you prefer it to be a |
| you must make your first major decision. | | | | little cooler at the start or tail end of the season? |
| Choosing the date | | | | This narrows it down to a matter of 3-4 weeks to |
| Some couples like to set their date for a significant | | | | choose from. |
| time in their relationship together, whether it is exactly | | | | Next think about public and school holidays. Having |
| one year from the date of the marriage proposal or | | | | your wedding on a public holiday weekend has pros |
| the day of your first date together. | | | | and cons. The plus side is your out of town guests |
| Other couples like to pick their wedding date based | | | | won't have to rush back for work on Monday but the |
| around a holiday such as Easter or the ever popular | | | | negative side is a lot of vendors will put their prices up, |
| wedding date - Valentine's Day. | | | | or may shut altogether. |
| While these are all lovely romantic ideas, sometimes | | | | School holidays can be equally good or bad. |
| they can be impractical. Your anniversary might fall on | | | | Remember if you want to honeymoon directly after |
| a Tuesday in the middle of winter, or Valentine's Day | | | | your wedding, if it is school holiday time airfares are |
| might be on a Monday. While these are not | | | | usually very high since a lot of families take vacations |
| insurmountable obstacles, a lot of couples don't want | | | | during the kids holidays. |
| to have their wedding in the middle of the week and/or | | | | You should have narrowed it down to one or two |
| during the coldest winter months of the year. | | | | different dates by this stage. It's now time to look at |
| So how do you come up with a suitable wedding date | | | | possible ceremony and reception venues. One or both |
| if you can't use one of the significant dates you'd | | | | of the dates you've picked may already be booked |
| prefer? | | | | out, that's why it's a good idea to have more than one |
| The first thing to do is decide on a season. Do you | | | | date to choose from. |
| want a summer wedding? Would you love to be | | | | |