Many Wedding Planning Websites detail their Wedding Planning Checklist in a very regimented manner. By this I mean that state 18-12 months before you must ... 12-6 months you must... and so on. Having spoken to many brides to be ,I have found that this stresses you out!! Especially if you have pasted the 12 month stage, and have not done everything they say you should do 18 months before!!
I have helped, and seen, brides pull their wedding together in a matter of months. I would not stress too much about the time lines, these are not set in stone. Your wedding will not be a disaster because you have not picked out your flowers 6 months in advance!
Having said that there are certain suppliers , who do have booking on their books as far as 18months-2 years in advance. So if you are planning your wedding on a tight timeline you may find things like venue or photographer slightly limited. Again my advice would be not to panic, there are always options. IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS DROP ME A LINE and I will do my best to help you. If I can not I have a large number of contacts worldwide who are all very resourceful and creative. I should mention that of course for group members this service is completely free!!
Back to the Wedding Planning Checklist. I , as you may have guested. am not going to do the 18-12 months... 12-6 months thing. I do not want to stress you out. A STRESSED OUT BRIDE IS NOT A PRODUCTIVE BRIDE!! So I am going to give you a guide to the order you should aim to start things. If you start in this order your planning should flow quite smoothly.
1)First things first!! Find a Partner (only joking!)
2) Set a date
3) Decide on type of ceremony, civil, religious etc
4) Decide if you want to host the whole event at one venue or two. Perhaps you may want many, it is up to you.
5) Once you have decide where you want your ceremony, book your celebrant.
6) Decide on the requirements for your venue. For more detail refer to past post Venues part one
7) Choose your bridesmaids and the Best man.
8) Find your venue
9) The Dress... This does not have to be one of the first things you do but it is the best!!
10) Photographer, more detail see past post Your Photographer and how you decide
11) Stationary for more detail see past post Wedding stationary and how you decide
12) Decide on the Grooms wear
13) Decide on the type of bridal car you want
14) Think how you will dress the room, order any extra linen you require ie chair covers etc
15) Your Florist see past post wedding florist how to decide
16) Decide on your c
ake, see past posts, bakery vs store bought
Wedding cakes, something different
17)Decide on the type of meal you want ie a sit down dinner, a buffet or even a BBQ.
18)Decide on your drinks package
19) Decide on Music for reception
20) Decide on Music for service
21) Decide if you will have any friends reading at the service
22) Gifts for Bridesmaids and best man
I have given you a rough idea to think about your Wedding planning. Following this, your planning should flow in a smooth order. I have not gone into too much detail, anything which I have not covered yet I will cover in future posts.
I have helped, and seen, brides pull their wedding together in a matter of months. I would not stress too much about the time lines, these are not set in stone. Your wedding will not be a disaster because you have not picked out your flowers 6 months in advance!
Having said that there are certain suppliers , who do have booking on their books as far as 18months-2 years in advance. So if you are planning your wedding on a tight timeline you may find things like venue or photographer slightly limited. Again my advice would be not to panic, there are always options. IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS DROP ME A LINE and I will do my best to help you. If I can not I have a large number of contacts worldwide who are all very resourceful and creative. I should mention that of course for group members this service is completely free!!
Back to the Wedding Planning Checklist. I , as you may have guested. am not going to do the 18-12 months... 12-6 months thing. I do not want to stress you out. A STRESSED OUT BRIDE IS NOT A PRODUCTIVE BRIDE!! So I am going to give you a guide to the order you should aim to start things. If you start in this order your planning should flow quite smoothly.
1)First things first!! Find a Partner (only joking!)
2) Set a date
3) Decide on type of ceremony, civil, religious etc
4) Decide if you want to host the whole event at one venue or two. Perhaps you may want many, it is up to you.
5) Once you have decide where you want your ceremony, book your celebrant.
6) Decide on the requirements for your venue. For more detail refer to past post Venues part one
7) Choose your bridesmaids and the Best man.
8) Find your venue
9) The Dress... This does not have to be one of the first things you do but it is the best!!
10) Photographer, more detail see past post Your Photographer and how you decide
11) Stationary for more detail see past post Wedding stationary and how you decide
12) Decide on the Grooms wear
13) Decide on the type of bridal car you want
14) Think how you will dress the room, order any extra linen you require ie chair covers etc
15) Your Florist see past post wedding florist how to decide
16) Decide on your c
ake, see past posts, bakery vs store bought Wedding cakes, something different
17)Decide on the type of meal you want ie a sit down dinner, a buffet or even a BBQ.
18)Decide on your drinks package
19) Decide on Music for reception
20) Decide on Music for service
21) Decide if you will have any friends reading at the service
22) Gifts for Bridesmaids and best man
I have given you a rough idea to think about your Wedding planning. Following this, your planning should flow in a smooth order. I have not gone into too much detail, anything which I have not covered yet I will cover in future posts.
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