Planning, planning, PLANNING!!!!

(Sorry for the long and waiting post. Been doing a lot since I've been married)

      So you're engaged....CONGRATULATIONS!!!! And for those that want to be married or just want to plan ahead then you are welcome to read away.

      First and foremost with any kind of planning for a wedding or ANYTHING, always know the date. And if your planning for future reference and you don't have a date, think of the time of season and location. For me and my husband, we had talked about being married while we were dating(like most girls and/or some couples do) we had always said we wanted an outdoor wedding by a lake and have an orchestra playing and everything. Yes we dreamt big. But we didn't get the dream wedding we wanted and if you want to dream that big then that's fine. Go with what your heart desires for your dream wedding. Now, when you're planning the wedding, Ladies PLEASE INCLUDE THE MEN; Men BE APART OF THE PLANNING AND HAVE A SAY SO!!!! Yes I know that everyone thinks that the women do everything and some of them do, but it makes it s
o much easier on both parties.

Step One: Location and Weather

     Most weddings and receptions are held inside; some are held outside; and others tend to flip flop where the ceremony is outside, reception inside or vise-versa. If you have it inside just make sure its somewhere you would like to have(presentable; beautiful; etc). If you want to have it outdoors, make sure its spacious for seating and CHECK THE WEATHER. You never want to do something outdoors without knowing what the weather will be like. When you plan for something outside, also have a backup plan just in case something was to happen(i.e. Extremely hot weather; rain; thunderstorm etc.).

Step Two: Renting and Pricing

     This is not too long, but when looking for a place for a wedding and a reception to rent pricing ALWAYS plays a big part. With majority of venues to rent for a wedding they include their catering service there and may charge an arm and a leg for it; Otherwise they will charge you depending on what kind of view you have, how long your renting for and an additional fee for the rehearsal the night before. Make sure you do all your research and ask questions when it comes to looking for venues to rent.

Step Three: Theme and Decoration

     While scenery has it all, decoration is the next best thing; and within the decoration having a theme is also good as well. My wedding theme was Asian inspired since me and my husband are both inspired by the Asian culture. Now we didn't go head to toe with everything, just a few decoration pieces. Depending on your theme idea, I wouldn't go to over the top due to renting time, setting up and tearing down and you never want your decorations to take away from the ceremony. If you don't to have a theme that's fine too, you can always do color scheme. Within doing color scheme decorations, I personally would suggest having it match with the bridesmaids and groomsmen. It just makes everything look nice and flow together. If you decide to have the decorations a different color from the bridal party, as long as everything looks right then go for it! Its your big day.

    Well, hopefully these tips help out. I'll try to post something on all my blogs about once a week so I'm not leaving anyone out. Next time, I'll be discussing Inviting, Invitations, and RSVP'S!