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We all know how stressful planning a wedding can be so hopefully this guide will help you avoid the last minute panic and help make your day the most special day of your life.
Once your engaged there are lots of important decisions to make:
- Decide upon your wedding date
- Work out your budget
- Choose where you would like to get married and check arrangements for the venue
- When visiting wedding venues don't forget to check all details no matter how trivial they seem. how many weddings do they hold in a day? what is the time between each wedding? is this enough time to have all your photos done? Can you throw confetti? Are there any extra costs involved in booking the venue?
- Decide upon your reception venue and check available dates.
- When looking around venues go prepared and take a list of questions you want to ask. Popular questions are:
- Room capacities
- What time can decorators and entertainment access the room?
- Room hire charges
- What will the venue do for you on the day? i.e. putting place cards and favours on the tables for you.
- Is a master of ceremonies included
- Running order of the day
- How the room would be set up
- Bar Prices
- Wine List
- Are the Menus current for the year of your wedding if not what is the expected increase?
- What is included in the cost?
- When looking around venues go prepared and take a list of questions you want to ask. Popular questions are:
Once you have booked the date with the wedding venue and reception venue the real planning begins:
12 months before your wedding date:
- Decide on the number of guests and make a list
- Book the DJ or entertainment for your wedding
- Book your photographer and Videographer
- Book the florist
- Book the wedding cars
- Visit a cake designer and order your wedding cake
- Start looking at and trying on wedding dresses
- Book your honeymoon
- Decide upon your bridesmaids and best man
- Send your save the date cards
6 months before your wedding date:
- Attend initial dressing fitting
- Choose your accessories
- Choose the suits for the Groom, Best man, Ushers and Father of the Bride
- Choose your wedding rings
- Order your wedding favours
- Order your wedding invitations
3 months before your wedding date:
- Send out your wedding invitations
- Book a meeting with your reception venue to go through the details you have so far,get a rough estimate of final costs and discuss the seating plan and room set up
- Decide upon your wedding list and notify your guests
- Confirm your wedding venue details
- Decide upon your wedding music or hymns
- Arrange for your order of service sheets to be printed
- Buy your bridal party gifts
- Arrange to see your hairdresser, remember to take a picture of your dress and veil along with you to help your hairdresser
- Plan your Hen and Stag parties
1 month before your wedding date:
- Arrange for the final fitting of your wedding dress
- Confirm all details with your wedding and reception venue
- Confirm details with wedding cars, photographers, Florist and entertainment
- Finalise your seating plan
- Arrange a wedding rehearsal
- Write the speeches
The week before your wedding date:
- Have your rehearsal
- Pack for your honeymoon
- Wear in your wedding shoes
- Order any foreign currency needed for your honeymoon
- Give the best man the rings and a list of all service contacts that may be required on the day
- Organise with a close friend to have an emergency wedding kit with make up essentials, dress repair kit for any emergencies
The day before:
- Take the day off work
- Pick up your bridal party outfits
- Drop off any favours, place cards and decorations to the reception venue
- Relax and enjoy an early night