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DIY Weddings: Important First Steps For Planning Your Wedding
Congratulations on your engagement!
‘Tis the season for marriage proposals! Getting engaged during the holiday season brings about a flurry of excitement among family and friends - and anxious activity for the newly engaged couple. Where do you begin?
Common among newly engaged brides-to-be is the initial reaction to begin researching online and in-print (i.e., bridal/wedding magazines) for everything weddings. The urge to plan every stage of your engagement and wedding in an instant must first yield to these three important steps, saving you time, money and wear-and-tear on your nerves:
· http://www.costofwedding.com - This site offers engaged couples an accurate research tool for setting a realistic wedding budget. Select your location (zip code) and the elements of your wedding and reception for cost estimates as a working blueprint.
· Meet with family members contributing toward the costs of the wedding and reception to finalize an accurate budget to follow throughout the planning process.
· Reserve the ceremony site and reception venue as early as possible once you have settled on a working wedding budget. Often, ceremony sites and reception venues are already booked 12 to 18 months in advance, so timing is very crucial.
With these three steps completed, you’ll be well on your way to successfully completing the remaining planning tasks.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring planning your wedding in greater detail to help you along the way.
Any questions? Please feel free to message us via “Ask Me Anything”. Your question and our response may be featured in a future post!
