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[F862]Free Wedding Planning Games

by Janet Bagchus, Jan

12 Months Prior To Your Wedding Day:

· Announce your wedding date
· Work out approximately how much it will cost.
· Check out Wedding Organizers if your budget allows.
· Assemble your guest list (Will they all go to the wedding ceremony and the receptions?)
· Think about ideas and themes for your wedding
· Reserve your Ceremony location
· Select your Master of Ceremonies
· Book your Reception
· Book a Photographer and/or Videographer
· Book Caterer
· Book Florist
· Book Music (Band, DJ, etc.)
- Choose your Wedding Song
· Select and call the bridesmaids and grooms men
· Shop for a Wedding gown, bridesmaid dresses and Tux's allowing time for alterations and fittings
· Choose one or more stores for your Bridal Registry
· Pick your Honeymoon Location.
· Apply or update your passports, if you are going out of the country for your ceremony and or Honeymoon

6 Months Prior To Your Wedding Day:

· Finalize the details of Wedding Ceremony and Reception
· Order/make invitations and thank you notes
· Make book and finalize your Honeymoon plans
· Book a caterer
· Choose a florest
· Order the Wedding Cake
· Finalize arrangements for transportation (ie., Limo) for the wedding day

3 To 4 Months Prior To Your Wedding Day::

· Deliver invitations
· Confirm wedding details and contracts
· Choose gifts for your Wedding party members
· Set a date for the rehearsal dinner (a day or two before the Wedding)
· Final alterations for the Wedding Gown, bridesmaid's dresses and Tux's
· Make an appointment with a Beauty Salon for day of wedding

1 Month Prior To Your Wedding Day:

- Confirm who will be doing readings at the ceremony and/or supply them with a suggested reading
· Obtain the marriage license
· Purchase your wedding bands
· Go over the list of music with the band or DJ (and no-play list)
· Shop for and make insurance arrangements

1 To 2 Weeks Prior To Your Wedding Day:

· Confirm the rehearsal arrangements
· Place wedding announcement in the newspapers (optional)
· Arrangements for name & address change, if any.
· Finalize details of the reception venue and the Caterer
· Pack your bags for the honeymoon
· Go over the final details of the ceremony and reception with family,bridal party and the people with whom you delegated wedding plan tasks

A Day Or Two Prior To Your Wedding Day:

· Get a relaxing manicure and pedicure (and if you can swing it, a massage!)
· Go to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
· Supply the ushers with the final guest list and seating plan.

On the BIG DAY you should have everything in order if you have followed your plan. Relax as you get your hair and make up done. Put on your wedding dress. When you get ready to go to the church make sure you take some touch up make up assessories in your clutch and also bring along a change of clothes for your honeymoon when you leave the reception.

This really is your day, enjoy. You've planned it all out to the last detail and it will run smooth as silk.

Firstly warm wishes for the to be couple. These are exciting in one's life and I said this from personal experience. The first thing that pops up is how do I start planning the wedding and from where to begin it. Grab a piece paper/note book to jot down the essentials and these noting will be your rough wedding planning requirement list.

Wedding planning initial steps -

It all boils down to budget whether it's purchasing a car or splurging on the wedding. You will have to be clear of the resources that are available you to. Mark your expenses down by at least 15-25% less so that later on unforeseen expensive do not out you in a fix. You can start your wedding planning from here onwards.

Thereafter what is of utmost importance is whether you plan to arrange you wedding yourself or you would like a professional to plan it for you. Take into consideration your work schedules, if you schedules do not permit you such freedom them it is advised that hiring a professional shall be good.

The professional does the planning for you right from starch and will be responsible for details and any problem that goes with planning. But incase you have a tight budget then its better to do the wedding planning yourself as professional can be expensive proposition.

Wedding Planning Step-by-Step Guide

It is very necessary that you plan your wedding step-by-step even if you hire a professional to help you or you are doing it yourself. Wondering where to find that wedding guide? Incase you have hired a wedding planned then they will provide you one. If not then bridal salons and bookstore do have them.

And the Internet is always there. Sites like http://theknot.com & more such give wedding planning guides for free. While if you like to find more options and search extensively the type "free wedding planning guide" on Google. Further reference can be taken from a guidebook on wedding preparations. Reading a guidebook may lead to newer and exciting ideas on planning your wedding.

How to start my own wedding planning?

When you say how do I start my own wedding planning, it means that to have reached a decision to plan it yourself, which can be quite an experience. Well waiting for what, click online and search a website that has required information to cater to your needs. Here you can find trial wedding speeches for the groom, attendees and also for the maid of honor all for free.

Wedding checklist and wedding planning guide can also found here. A few websites also checklist that are do it yourself types designed keeping in mind those who shall be planning their wedding all by themselves. You can always have a print out of these checklist, but if you rather be in constant touch with the website they shall be able to guide in moments needs. So here's the way to plan for your wedding.

I sincerely hope that I have been able to help you answer a few doubts about "How do I begin planning my wedding". These are times that will never come back so live every moment and every day to its fullest, sets backs are just temporary so never let the stress bug you. Marriage is there to lead life together and involves more than a wedding ceremony.

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