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So I am engaged and need to start planning the wedding. I have no idea were the heck to start. Any ideas? I know I have to organize the party, get a dress....and idk!!!
 
Dreamer03 said:
So I am engaged and need to start planning the wedding. I have no idea were the heck to start. Any ideas? I know I have to organize the party, get a dress....and idk!!!
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hire a professional wedding planner...
 
Before our wedding in August, we were lucky to go to a 3-days special event, "Wedding Sale" at the mall in May. There were a lot of booths on the center of the lobby all the way. Photographers, videographers, florists, caterers, DJs, etc. We made reservations with a photographer, videographer and DJ there in one day. It made our job easier (didn't have to drive all over places to find them).
 
start with the budget, how much is it that you can afford for a wedding?
So you will know where to start with, dress costs, food costs, and go on.

good luck..

congrats!
 
Thwre really isnt the option to hire a professional, but there will be an expo that has wedding stuff. My fianceand i will be going to that one, its around febuary. As for the budget.....i thibk its 6,000 dollars but its going to be on the other side of the border. It could be a little more maybe 7,000.
 
We used our relatives back yard right next to the lake. so we limited the number of people to invite that is enough for food music and some supplies We have relatives who can marry us with no costs. Etc.
 
I would suggest, once you know your budget, to book the venue(s) first. Then plan around that date/time for the other things you need to book.
 
Pick your venue first.
Then figure out what's important to you.... Food, DJ, Photo, etc.
some vendors book up far in advance. I currently have one client in 2015, and all others are 2014... My fall brides booked 13 months in advance.

Expos are awesome but overwhelming. If you go to them prepare a list of sticky labels with pre-typed contact info... Smartest brides I've seen yet at expos... You'll likely share your info 25+ times on contact sheets!

Websites...
Weddingwire.com
The knot
Green wedding shoes
The little black book

Lots of pros have lists of recommended vendors too to push you in the right direction for people who will help keep your day running smoothly. Ask their referrals and opinions

Book key people first... Venue, photo/video, DJ, officiant, etc.
ask a wedding vendor if they know of tutorial events like DIY nights for brides which they plan to keep budget lower.

You can also make unique bouquets and center pieces that aren't organic so you can DIY well before the big day

Congrats :)
 
If you want to have a church wedding, then find out what kind of favorite theme that you both like or yourself like. It is not that easy to plan the wedding if you have not start thinking about what kind of wedding you want to have. I think it is entirely up to the Bride to make the plans but you can get help from the Groom, too. Got to find a way around your budget on what you want to use on your wedding. It look like you are hearing. So make some phone calls.

Or get marry at the Justice Of The Peace at the courthouse or at the Chapel. You both have to make the choice. Good luck on your adventure to being married. :)
 
Well i have the venue (thats the place were celebration is at, right?) And while am an atheist, my fiance is catholic and so is all of our family so yeah we are marryong by church. We know what church and priest (he is friend of family. But wr cant think of a theme, and dresses arent my thing. Food wr are serving, we are looking into serving chinese food but we are looking at options.
 
Dreamer03 said:
Well i have the venue (thats the place were celebration is at, right?) And while am an atheist, my fiance is catholic and so is all of our family so yeah we are marryong by church. We know what church and priest (he is friend of family. But wr cant think of a theme, and dresses arent my thing. Food wr are serving, we are looking into serving chinese food but we are looking at options.
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Just because he's Catholic doesn't mean you can't use some of your own cultural/personal influences too on the ceremony. If you like cooking for example you can do a salt covenant (it's a new spin on the native american "sand ceremony") http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/aa/ce/f1/aacef19a5a55ab91e08eceaf83ad9d1d.jpg

For inspiration for themes the best I can suggest is theknot.com.... advertising is VERY biased (ads run for $5,000 which mean the vendors will be very expensive if they're featured!) but weddingwire.com is awesome.... find one person you like on there and they often link to further vendors they'd recommend.

DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT do Craigslist for vendors.... Even if you're on a budget those are horrible experiences. I've seen DJs from CL struggle to get the sound working, screw up sound.... I've never seen anyone have a positive experience with anyone who advertises on CL, to the point where they've made people cry/get upset.
 
I read through my emails.....and i am surpised. My favorite band as offered to play at my wedding for me. ( service of a cousi. Who i did not know was friend with them) woo!!!!!!
 
Pick out your primary colors, that's always a good place to start. When you have your colors then you can start to think about decorations and all that other stuff. :D Congratz again, planning a wedding is a real headache! However, I'm sure it will be worth it in the long run! :)

This is why if I ever get married I will do a tiny wedding with finger foods and such. The idea of spending so much money on one day hurts my head! I want to save most of the money for an awesome honeymoon! :D Hope you have a good Honeymoon spot picked! :D
 
Lol, that was the original plan. To do a small thing but then we realized tha we both have a lot fo family...kind of not possible. Without exaggerating I have about 100 cousins and so does him. Plus aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, parents, friends.......too much people... and we wan tto go to Italy and then form there to Japan. That's why im nto willing to spend more than 6,000 on the wedding. Rest goes fomr honymoon
 
I guess the days of a $100 wedding (like mine) are long gone. :lol:
 
Reba said:
I guess the days of a $100 wedding (like mine) are long gone. :lol:
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I was wondering a similar thing! I am single but grew up in the days when a church wedding and then cake, punch & coffee at a reception in the church fellowship hall was the most common. One classmate even made her own wedding dress.
 
Jane B. said:
I was wondering a similar thing! I am single but grew up in the days when a church wedding and then cake, punch & coffee at a reception in the church fellowship hall was the most common. One classmate even made her own wedding dress.
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For my wedding, my mom gave me $100 for my dress, hat, and flowers. Hubby and his best man wore their uniforms. My maid of honor wore a pants suit. One of our friends hosted the reception at her house and provided a small but pretty cake and punch. Hubby paid the chaplain, and our ceremony was in the small base chapel. Friends took a few snapshots. That was it.

For our daughter's wedding we spent about $500. Small church. handmade decorations, simple flowers. The beautiful cake was a gift from a family friend who professionally made wedding cakes. The reception was held in the church hall. Bigger wedding than mine but still simple and small by most standards.

We're still happily married, as are my daughter and her hubby, so apparently the cost of the wedding didn't impact our marriages. :)
 
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