It is very exciting to plan for a wedding. Of course it will be even more wonderful since it is yours. However, a lot of brides also agree that wedding planning is something very stressful. This is because there are too many things to consider. You will need to keep reading bridal magazines and searching on the web for different information.



Since there is too much information to handle, you may not know how to start your wedding planning. The followings are five points you will can consider when you start your planning work.

1 Your budget

You will certainly need to think about the budget before you start the job. Everyone will agree that you can do nothing without your budget. You will need to think about how much you would like to spend. You will also have to consider how much you can spend. Once you have such ideas, you can allocate the budget to different items of you big day.

2 The scale and size

You need to consider the scale of your wedding. The scale will affect your budget directly. Certainly you will need to spend more money if you want to hold a large wedding. On the other hand, a small wedding can also be a perfect one since it is more intimate and you can really enjoy the time of being together with your guests.

Regarding the scale, you will also need to discuss with your family, especially your parents. Your parents may have their own guest list and this will affect the scale you are going to have. Of course your opinion may be totally different from their ideas. In this case communication will be very essential. You should discuss among yourselves so that you can come to a solution and conclusion.

3 The theme

The theme of your wedding is also very important. It will have implication on all the other decisions during your wedding planning. For example, if you are going to adopt a Asian theme, you may not choose an invitation which is in African style. You can read different bridal magazines and search on the webs for your theme. You have virtually unlimited choices. You have to make your decision base on both you preference and budget.

4 The wedding date

Deciding on the wedding date is not an easy task. You cannot just pick a day. You have to consider issues such as the availability of venues. You will also consider whether you would like to have it in the holidays of not.

For example, you will have your wedding in summer if you are going to host a beach wedding. On the other hand, you may choose to have your wedding in winter if you would like to have a holiday theme. As a result you should also consider your theme before you make your decision on the wedding date.

5 The wedding venue

The fifth point you need to consider is the wedding venue. As discussed, the availability of venue will affect your choice on wedding dates. You theme will also affect your choice of venue. You will need to book your venue as soon as you decide to get married so that you can fix all the other issues.