wedding planning guide
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The Ultimate Wedding Planning Guide
Congratulations on your engagement!
Now that you’ve let everyone know, it’s time to
start planning!
Need some help?
Tip #1You need to sit down together and decide what you can realistically spend. Don’t overstretch yourselves – no one wants to start married life in debt!
Are you getting financial help from elsewhere? Family? Factor this in.
Choose a date
Tip #1
Decide on a
budget
You should both decide on the time of year that you want to get married. Are you wanting a summer wedding or winter wonderland?
Do you want to get married at the weekend? You can often save money by getting married in the week.
Look around venues
Tip #2
Choose a
date
Write your guest list
Once you have decided on a date or month that you want to get married, you should start to look around venues.
It’s important to get it booked ASAP! Venues get booked up very quick – especially in the summer.
Look around
venues
Tip #3
Booked your chosen venue? Brilliant! Now you know how many people you can invite to your wedding, you can start to put together a guest list.
You should write this together, otherwise you might end up missing off important people.
Write your
guest list
Tip #4
Wedding dress shopping
Tip #5
Wedding dress
shopping
This is the exciting part of wedding planning – choosing the wedding dress!
Don‘t rush into any decisions – try on different styles of dresses.
Take someone with you so that you can get an honest opinion.
Have a wedding free day
Tip #6
Have a
wedding free
day
Don’t get too stressed by all the wedding planning. It’s important that you give yourself a day off.
Go out for meal, have a film night or go out on a night out!
Just don’t talk about the wedding for one whole day!
Everything else
Tip #7
Everything
else
You’ve booked the venue, bought the perfect dress, and decided on who you want at your wedding. It’s now time to book all the fun stuff!
Entertainment? Food? Flowers? Bridesmaid dresses? Transport?
If your wedding is booked a year or so in advance – take it easy! Enjoy the planning and don’t stress out.
