WEDDING PLANNING
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How long does it take to plan a wedding?
Medium (50 guests) to large (100 guests) size weddings take about a year to
plan. The larger churches, synagogues, popular reception sites, and caterers
usually need to be booked a year in advance. The first step to planning a
wedding is to tell both sets of parents and start spreading the news to the
rest of your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. The first decisions you
and your fiancé should decide on are a
wedding
date, formality of the wedding, number of guests, and location for the
ceremony and reception. It is also important to decide whom the
wedding
attendants will be (maid
of honor,
bridesmaids,
best
man, and
ushers)
since they will have an active role in helping to plan the wedding. Somewhere
along the way you should have an engagement photo taken and send it into local
newspapers to publicly announce your engagement. Some important decisions that need to be made are the following: • Formality of the wedding: formal/semiformal/informal wedding • Setting: inside/outside for the ceremony and reception • Rural/suburban/urban setting • Date and time • Location – ceremony and reception • Guests – how many and who • Music – live performers or DJ • Caterer • Florist • Photographer and videographer • Wedding invitations • Wedding favors • Dress • Honeymoon- location, date and duration Get the terms of every service or sales agreement in writing! You will be able to refer to them later if you have a question on what was decided on. You will also be able to hold the services accountable. By Nicole Mazzeo Wrapwithus wedding favors |