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Q. My fiance and I are getting married next year on April 22. I have no idea where to begin!?! When do we pick out our rings? What are some good wedding dress sites?
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This is how I have come to determine where to start:
First pick a date (you have that)
Then you pick out where the ceremony will be, then the reception
Then its time to pick out the colors for your ceremony and the dresses for your bridal party
Pick a caterer (you will want plenty of time to search and go to tastings to find the right one)
Decide on if you will have alcohol at the reception...there may be time restrictions when applying for the liquor license, if applicable
Time to pick a photographer and DJ if you will use one
Chose a place to order your wedding cake
Chose a florist for any flowers you will have, including bouquets if applicable
DONT FORGET TO APPLY FOR THE MARRIAGE LICENSE lol
Try on dresses. I wouldn't try on dresses more then 6 months before the wedding.
Order your rings. Most jewelers can have your rings within 2 weeks, so its not something you have to do way way in advance.
This is how I have come to determine where to start:
First pick a date (you have that)
Then you pick out where the ceremony will be, then the reception
Then its time to pick out the colors for your ceremony and the dresses for your bridal party
Pick a caterer (you will want plenty of time to search and go to tastings to find the right one)
Decide on if you will have alcohol at the reception...there may be time restrictions when applying for the liquor license, if applicable
Time to pick a photographer and DJ if you will use one
Chose a place to order your wedding cake
Chose a florist for any flowers you will have, including bouquets if applicable
DONT FORGET TO APPLY FOR THE MARRIAGE LICENSE lol
Try on dresses. I wouldn't try on dresses more then 6 months before the wedding.
Order your rings. Most jewelers can have your rings within 2 weeks, so its not something you have to do way way in advance.
Newly engaged and planning to have the wedding in 11 months. How do I plan?
Stacie!
I'm not at all sure where to begin.
What should the agenda be as far as month to month planning for this wedding? I have no idea when appropriate times to plan certain things are. HELP!
Answer
I remember being in the same situation. I knew nothing about planning a wedding and I had no one to help me. The good thing is that you have plenty of time. I planned mine in less than 4 months. Here is how I planned (and still planning) mine:
1) Come up with a realistic budget with your fiance. What can you afford? Also come up with a tentative guest list for quoting purposes.
2) Decide what type of wedding you want to have. Do you want to have your ceremony in a church and then the reception at a hotel banquet room? Do you want to have your wedding at a house?
3) Research available venues. I wanted a beach wedding so I googled "beach wedding venues in the bay area" and came up with a ton of information.
4) Check date availability and get quotes. Prices vary greatly from place to place. I found a place that wanted to charge $80+ a head and the place I booked is much nicer and only charges $45 a head.
5) Make an appointment to meet with the wedding coordinator to look at the place. If you like it an can afford it, make a deposit to hold your date.
6) Research and get quotes from photographers
7) Research DJ's or band in your area and pay a deposit to book their services. I found a company that offered a showcase so I got to see what they were about before I booked. Companies are better than booking individuals because they have backups if the DJ gets sick or can't make it for any reason.
8) Get an idea of what you want your colors, flowers, or themes to be. Print pictures of flowers / bouquets off the Internet and show them to florists. Get quotes and book your florist.
9) Look at wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses, and print pictures of ones you like. Make an appointment at your local bridal shop (give yourself at east 4 months or more). The dresses usually take up to 16 weeks to be tailored and sent to the bridal shop. I chose my bridesmaids dresses the same day and at the same shop I got my wedding dress from.
10) Book your officiant / pastor / rabbi. If the one you had in mind is busy on your wedding day then ask him or her for a referral. I got my officiant through a referral and she seems really nice.
11) See if your hairstylist can do your hair /and or make-up the day of your wedding. If she or he cannot travel to where you will be married then look around for local salons and get trial hair and make-up to be sure you will like what they can do for you.
12) Look for bakeries that do wedding cakes and choose what type of cake you want and how you want it to look. Book their services for your date.
13) 3 months before you wedding (no earlier than that or it will expire) obtain your marriage license permit in the county you will be married in. You might have to go down to the clerks office with your fiance and show your ID's and make a payment. Call or search the county recorders office in the county you will be married, and ask what they need from you. Also ask your officiant if all they need is the permit. Our officiant is going to take care of the documents after the wedding, we just need to give her the permit.
14) Search and purchase your wedding favors and wedding party gifts. Look into table numbers and seating assignment charts if you will be assigning seating.
15) Make sure your fiance makes an appointment at a tux shop with his wedding party to pick out their attire. This can be a few months before the wedding.
Note: When selecting your vendors, make sure you tell them you are on a budget (if so) and they will almost always go down in price. Our photographer gave us $500 off his regular fee and I had one guy go down half his price when he found out I was choosing another vendor who was cheaper.
I'm sure I left some things out. Just look up a wedding check list and check the items off as you go. Happy planning!
I remember being in the same situation. I knew nothing about planning a wedding and I had no one to help me. The good thing is that you have plenty of time. I planned mine in less than 4 months. Here is how I planned (and still planning) mine:
1) Come up with a realistic budget with your fiance. What can you afford? Also come up with a tentative guest list for quoting purposes.
2) Decide what type of wedding you want to have. Do you want to have your ceremony in a church and then the reception at a hotel banquet room? Do you want to have your wedding at a house?
3) Research available venues. I wanted a beach wedding so I googled "beach wedding venues in the bay area" and came up with a ton of information.
4) Check date availability and get quotes. Prices vary greatly from place to place. I found a place that wanted to charge $80+ a head and the place I booked is much nicer and only charges $45 a head.
5) Make an appointment to meet with the wedding coordinator to look at the place. If you like it an can afford it, make a deposit to hold your date.
6) Research and get quotes from photographers
7) Research DJ's or band in your area and pay a deposit to book their services. I found a company that offered a showcase so I got to see what they were about before I booked. Companies are better than booking individuals because they have backups if the DJ gets sick or can't make it for any reason.
8) Get an idea of what you want your colors, flowers, or themes to be. Print pictures of flowers / bouquets off the Internet and show them to florists. Get quotes and book your florist.
9) Look at wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses, and print pictures of ones you like. Make an appointment at your local bridal shop (give yourself at east 4 months or more). The dresses usually take up to 16 weeks to be tailored and sent to the bridal shop. I chose my bridesmaids dresses the same day and at the same shop I got my wedding dress from.
10) Book your officiant / pastor / rabbi. If the one you had in mind is busy on your wedding day then ask him or her for a referral. I got my officiant through a referral and she seems really nice.
11) See if your hairstylist can do your hair /and or make-up the day of your wedding. If she or he cannot travel to where you will be married then look around for local salons and get trial hair and make-up to be sure you will like what they can do for you.
12) Look for bakeries that do wedding cakes and choose what type of cake you want and how you want it to look. Book their services for your date.
13) 3 months before you wedding (no earlier than that or it will expire) obtain your marriage license permit in the county you will be married in. You might have to go down to the clerks office with your fiance and show your ID's and make a payment. Call or search the county recorders office in the county you will be married, and ask what they need from you. Also ask your officiant if all they need is the permit. Our officiant is going to take care of the documents after the wedding, we just need to give her the permit.
14) Search and purchase your wedding favors and wedding party gifts. Look into table numbers and seating assignment charts if you will be assigning seating.
15) Make sure your fiance makes an appointment at a tux shop with his wedding party to pick out their attire. This can be a few months before the wedding.
Note: When selecting your vendors, make sure you tell them you are on a budget (if so) and they will almost always go down in price. Our photographer gave us $500 off his regular fee and I had one guy go down half his price when he found out I was choosing another vendor who was cheaper.
I'm sure I left some things out. Just look up a wedding check list and check the items off as you go. Happy planning!
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