Getting Ready to Say “I Do”…Planning Your Wedding
By Julia Tweed If you are just recently engaged, then you are about to embark on the long journey of wedding planning. A wedding is one of the most celebrated events in our lives and many hours go into it’s planning. It’s common for the new bride-to-be to jump right in and start looking for a wedding dress, but before we get into the shopping mode let’s stop and assess where we’re at. Take the time now to enjoy your engagement. Don’t let this time slip by unnoticed; being engaged has the potential to be a lot of fun and it’s also the very best time to examine your readiness for the huge step you and your fiance are about to take with each other. During the excitement of getting engaged and with the knowledge that planning a wedding is a huge undertaking, we often get wrapped up with the event itself and forget about the part of actually being married and life after the ceremony. Take time now to wrap up any unfinished business with past relationships and I strongly believe premarital counseling is a great idea. Premarital counseling forces you to talk to each other about some very important issues that maybe you haven’t addressed yet. Your discussions should include topics such as children, politics, religion, finances, careers, and any other topic you feel passionate about. You will be required to make many decisions during the process of planning your wedding. The decisions range from the trivial, such as what color of beverage napkins you want to use, to the serious choice of words you will recite to each other as your solemn promise or wedding vows. You may be totally overwhelmed by the magnitude the wedding event. It will help, if you break it down task by task, define exactly what you need to do, and when each task needs to be accomplished. There is a logical sequence of events. The very first thing you must do is determine what type of wedding you want…formal, informal, indoor, outdoor, religious, theme, day or evening wedding. The type of wedding you choose will effect every aspect of your wedding planning. The place, setting, and theme of wedding will impact the invitations, style of wedding dress, what type of flowers, and even the food you choose to serve at the reception. An evening wedding is normally more formal than a wedding during the afternoon. Your invitations then would be much more formal than an invitation to a wedding on the beach. An evening reception with more then 200 guests would suggest that your gown be more formal with a long flowing train and you probably won’t carry a bouquet of sunflowers. You get the picture. The next major consideration in wedding planning is who is paying and how much money will be available. You will be amazed at the sheer cost of it all. Traditionally, the bride’s parents foot the bill, but today many couples pay for their own weddings. Everyone’s situation is different, so before you start spending money you need to know how much you have to work with. You can have a beautiful wedding that will provide you with many fond memories without breaking the bank. You just need to establish your line item budget before you start spending. Starting your wedding planning process with a clear cut choice of the type of wedding you wish to have along with a clear understanding of how much money is available to fund this event will greatly enhance your wedding planning process. This article was written by Julia Tweed. I have also published the ebook Getting Ready to Say “I Do”. You will find additional information regarding wedding planning at http://www.aceweddingplanner.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Julia_Tweed http://EzineArticles.com/?Getting-Ready-to-Say-I-Do…Planning-Your-Wedding&id=458416 get personal loan to consolidate bills bad credit bad credit not down payment home loan iowa hard money lenders hi commercial hard money lenders
